Perhaps the worst really is behind Ball and a class that had stretched to 25 by late afternoon on National Signing Day. After initially reeling in Kyle Kalis of St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio) as a verbal commit in September of 2010, the No.
By Mark Giannotto Chances are many in the 28-member freshman class Virginia Tech officially welcomed to its football program during National Signing Day won't receive much playing time next season. “I think we took another step towards reaching our
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Chances are many in the 28-memberfreshman class Virginia Tech officially welcomed to its football program during National Signing Day won’t receive much playing time next season. But after watching three of the team’s four high-profile undecided prospects pick the Hokies on Wednesday, cementing what Rivals.com now considers the no. 20 recruiting class in the country, [...]...Read Full Story
A missed block here, a blown assignment there. Virginia Tech coaches and players say an offensive awakening is just around the corner. However, after scoring 49 against East Carolina , the Hokies reverted to their off-again ways Saturday at Boston College , scoring only one touchdown in four trips inside the red zone in a 19-0 victory. "There were several offensive plays where 10 guys are good and one guy misses a block, or blocks the wrong guy or we have a foul," coach Frank Beamer said...Read Full Story
Things are finally looking up for the Atlantic Coast Conference with a league-record five football teams ranked 20th or higher in the preseason poll and some traditional powers poised for breakout years. Or maybe it's merely another chance for the beaten-down conference to disappoint. The ACC is at a crossroads. The league is in great position to generate some positive buzz about its football prowess. However, to start changing the perception that it is nowhere near as tough as the...Read Full Story
The Virginian-Pilot Frank Beamer on LB Bruce Taylor's injury : 'It's a tough loss'; plus more info ... The Virginian-Pilot Taylor left the Boston College game Saturday with a foot injury. Monday, the school confirmed the worst: it's a Lisfranc injury , a sprain of the mid-foot, that will end his season. He'll have surgery this week. Taylor is the team leader on defense, ... Virginia Tech head trainer Mike Goforth discusses injuries Washington Post (blog) Former Virginia Tech star Kevin Jones...Read Full Story
If you haven’t heard about Daniel Rodriguez‘s story, it’s a good one. Here’s the CliffsNotes version from Brett Haber‘s story on Washingtonian.com from late December: “Daniel was a captain and three-year starter at Brooke Pointe ...
Matt Porter of the Palm Beach Post has apologized to the Virginia Tech coaching staff for attributing a series of quotes to Frank Beamer in conversation with an athlete who had just de-committed from the Hokies. It was assistant coach Charley Wiles who was ...
A restaurant bearing the name of Virginia Tech football coach Frank Beamer is opening in Roanoke and will serve local food and craft beer. The restaurant, Beamer's 25, is expected to open this spring or summer at a recently renovated apartment building ...
Virginia Tech, by and large, had a very good 2012 National Signing Day, but it was tainted a bit by an incident involving assistant coach Charley Wiles and linebacker Jawand Blue, a three-star prospect that changed his commitment to Miami.
As Virginia Tech Coach Frank Beamer's career has worn on, his longevity and success at one school had increasingly drawn comparisons to Joe Paterno.
When Paterno’s tenure as head coach at Penn State ended in November, Virginia Tech Coach Frank Beamer became the winningest active coach in the Football Bowl Subdivision with 251 career victories. After the child abuse scandal that tarnished the end of Paterno’s career first broke earlier this...
Frank Beamer (b. October 18, 1946 in Mount Airy, North Carolina) is the current head coach of the Virginia Tech college football program. Beamer grew up in Hillsville, Virginia ...
CHAPEL HILL, N.C., Sept. 20 -- Virginia Tech Coach Frank Beamer looked for an assistant coach to hug as the final seconds ticked off the Hokies' improbable 20-17 win over North Carolina on Saturday. He had reason to celebrate after overcoming a 14 ...
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