Hokies Journal: January 2, 2011 - January 8, 2011

Virginia Tech's Bud Foster interviews for Pittsburgh coaching job

Virginia Tech defensive coordinator Bud Foster interviewed for the vacant head coaching position at Pittsburgh on Friday, according to the Hokies' secondary coach, Torrian Gray. Gray said Foster informed his defensive staff this week that the Panthers had expressed interest...

By Mark Giannotto  | January 8, 2011; 12:45 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (4)
 
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What will Virginia Tech RB Ryan Williams decide?

The waiting, as Tom Petty once said, is the hardest part. That's exactly the situation most Virginia Tech football fans (and beat writers) find themselves in as it pertains to whether running back Ryan Williams will follow backfield mate Darren...

By Mark Giannotto  | January 7, 2011; 4:02 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (1)
 
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Re-tooled Hokies get first real test vs. Florida State

The personnel that the Virginia Tech basketball team will trot onto the court Saturday when it resumes ACC play will not resemble the top 25 squad that many thought it was in the preseason. But rather than dwell on the...

By Mark Giannotto  | January 7, 2011; 11:24 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (0)
 
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Virginia Tech RB Darren Evans declares for the NFL draft

Virginia Tech running back Darren Evans announced Thursday that he has decided to forgo his final year of eligibility and declare for the 2011 NFL draft. Evans, a redshirt junior, gained 854 yards rushing and scored 11 touchdowns while splitting...

By Mark Giannotto  | January 6, 2011; 3:43 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (2)
 
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Jeff Allen is the latest injured Virginia Tech basketball player

When we last checked in with the Virginia Techmen’s basketball, the injury bug had struck again. Coming off a strong non-conference win over Mississippi State in the Bahamas, senior Dorenzo Hudson and sophomore Cadarian Raines were both put on the...

By Mark Giannotto  | January 5, 2011; 11:14 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (1)
 
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Virginia Tech's struggles vs. top five teams continue in Orange Bowl

Even if the Virginia Tech football team had managed to pull off an upset over No. 5 Stanford Monday night, its record facing top five opponents would have still been a point of contention. The Hokies were just 1-26 all-time...

By Mark Giannotto  | January 4, 2011; 10:29 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (12)
 
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Hokies remarkable win streak ends with a thud

Given the somewhat schizophrenic nature of this year's Virginia Tech football team, it was hard to nail down just how this season would come to be defined. The Hokies started out so poorly, with two losses in six days. They...

By Mark Giannotto  | January 4, 2011; 7:00 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (6)
 
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How will the Hokies handle 'Lord Fangio' and the Stanford defense?

There is so much attention paid to the Stanford offense this year, and maybe rightfully so considering the Cardinal's head coach is a former NFL quarterback and redshirt sophomore Andrew Luck is widely assumed to be the best signal caller...

By Mark Giannotto  | January 3, 2011; 12:25 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (3)
 
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Virginia Tech's secondary, Stanford's Luck face their biggest tests yet

There is so much to like about Monday night's Orange Bowl. Two star quarterbacks leading two balanced offenses. The old, reliable coach (Frank Beamer) against the new, hot commodity facing NFL rumors (Harbaugh). East coast vs. west coast. A football...

By Mark Giannotto  | January 3, 2011; 10:18 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (2)
 
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Beamer, Harbaugh give their final pre-game remarks

Well, we've almost reached Monday when all the talk and rhetoric during the build-up to this year's Orange Bowl will finally make way for some actual football. If you haven't done so already, check out my stories on senior Davon...

By Mark Giannotto  | January 2, 2011; 1:45 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (0)
 
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Six Hokies players sent home from Orange Bowl for violating team rules

A day after Virginia Tech Coach Frank Beamer announced running back David Wilson and safety Antone Exum would miss the first quarter of Monday's Orange Bowl after breaking curfew on New Year's Eve, the coach revealed six other Hokies players...

By Mark Giannotto  | January 2, 2011; 9:20 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (3)
 
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