Hokies release 2010 schedule
Opener against Boise State moved to Labor Day Night
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ESPN, along with the Virginia Tech Athletics Department, officially announced Wednesday that Tech’s football game against Boise State at FedEx Field in Landover, Md., has been moved to Labor Day (Monday, Sept. 6) to open the 2010 season.
Kickoff for the game, scheduled to be televised to a national audience on ESPN, is set for 8 p.m. at the home field of the Washington Redskins.
The game had originally been scheduled for Oct. 2 (Saturday).
This will mark the first time Boise State and Virginia Tech have faced each other in football and it will be Tech’s second game at FedEx Field (Southern Cal, 2004). Continue reading “Hokies release 2010 schedule” »
Hokies, ‘Hoos prep for hardwood battle
Rivalry game takes on added significance with teams’ hot starts
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It’s a rivalry game for the fans, but for UVa. and Virginia Tech, their meeting on the basketball court Thursday night at the John Paul Jones Arena isn’t so much about the rivalry.
“It becomes a bigger game because it’s a league game, and both teams are having some success, and both teams are fighting to stay alive and be relevant within the league,” said Virginia Tech coach Seth Greenberg, whose Hokies (15-3, 2-2 ACC) are looking to steal one on the road from Virginia (12-5, 3-1 ACC).
“It’s something that our kids are aware of, but it’s not like we’re an hour away from each other, and we’re seeing each other all the time. We understand how big a game it is, because they need to win their home games, and we need to find a way to break serve on the road,” said Greenberg, who teams are 5-7 overall against their in-state rivals, but have won three of the last four. Continue reading “Hokies, ‘Hoos prep for hardwood battle” »
State Police: Remains in Albemarle appear to be Harrington
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The Virginia State Police is saying that human remains found on a farm in southern Albemarle County appear to be those of Morgan Harrington, 20, a Virginia Tech student who was reported missing after attending a concert at the John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville on Oct. 17.
“We’re fairly confident that the remains are those of Morgan Dana Harrington,” said Virginia State Police Superintendent Col. Steven Flaherty at a news conference in Charlottesville Tuesday afternoon.
The remains have been sent to the State Medical Examiner’s office in Richmond for identification and an autopsy, Flaherty said. “Until we receive word from the autopsy, we can’t say with 100 percent certainty that this is truly Miss Harrington. However, there were some significant items of evidence that makes us confident that that scientific procedure will confirm that ID,” Flaherty said. Continue reading “State Police: Remains in Albemarle appear to be Harrington” »
Breaking: Human remains found in Albemarle
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Virginia State Police and Albemarle County Police are currently on the scene of the discovery of skeletal remains in Albemarle County.
State Police were notified at 9:59 a.m. this morning by an Albemarle County resident of the discovery, according to a news release from the State Police.
At this time, the remains and scene are being evaluated by forensic technicians. There is no further information to release at this time, according to the State Police report.
Interest is high in the investigation with the possibility that the remains could be related to the missing-person case involving Morgan Harrington, 20, a Virginia Tech student reported missing in Charlottesville on Oct. 17.
Virginia Tech: Grant to train new green workers
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A Virginia Tech-led team of almost 20 partners has won $3.8 million in federal stimulus money to train workers for new, green jobs in the construction industry.
The grant is expected to train some 400 workers over two years.
“Faculty from the Virginia Tech College of Engineering and College of Architecture and Urban Studies will work with three community colleges to help develop a green curriculum in communities hard hit by job losses,” said John Provo, associate director of the Office of Economic Development in Virginia Tech’s Outreach and International Affairs<http://www.outreach.vt.edu/> (http://www.outreach.vt.edu/). “This will lead to jobs. We’re talking to industry partners who already create innovative products and processes in sustainable ways but need people. Everything from people installing solar panels on homes to building windmill turbines – it’s a host of things. We’re really on the edge of an emerging field.” Continue reading “Virginia Tech: Grant to train new green workers” »
Greenberg: ‘We have a good basketball team that is getting better’
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Want evidence of how wild and wacky the ACC seems to be right now? Take Virginia Tech as a case in point.
The Hokies looked like world-beaters for a half in Chapel Hill before falling apart in the second half of a 78-64 loss, then went out and ate then-#23 Miami for lunch and dinner in an 81-66 snoozer that had Tech in the lead by as many as 35 points in the first half.
To finish the sandwich, the Hokies laid an egg on the road at Florida State on Saturday in a 63-58 loss in a game that Tech coach Seth Greenberg felt the Seminoles just wanted more. Continue reading “Greenberg: ‘We have a good basketball team that is getting better’” »
UVa. gets first ACC win
Wright’s 27 lead Cavs to win over Hokies
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Monica Wright (Woodbridge, Va.) scored 27 points to lead the 24th-ranked Virginia women’s basketball team to its first Atlantic Coast Conference win of the season, a 70-56 victory over in-state rival Virginia Tech.
Virginia’s overall record improved to 12-5, while its conference record went to 1-2. Virginia Tech, meanwhile, looking for its second-straight upset over a ranked opponent after defeating No. 10 North Carolina in its last outing, dropped to 11-6 overall, 1-2 in the ACC.
Wright’s 27 points marked her 10th 20+ point performance of the season, and the senior guard moved into the ACC’s all-time top 10 scoring list. She is now the only UVa player in the league’s all-time top 10 with 2,167 career points. Continue reading “UVa. gets first ACC win” »
Halfway there
Tech looks good in half vs. UNC, but second half shows Hokies still have work to do
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For a half, Virginia Tech looked and played like a Top 10 team. But you have to play more than a half to win on the road in the ACC.
“In the second half, our defense, our transition, broke down, and I told the guys, a lot of times that’s a byproduct of what you’re doing offensively,” Virginia Tech basketball coach Seth Greenberg told reporters on his weekly conference call Monday afternoon, about 15 hours after his Hokies lost a tough one on the road at defending national champion North Carolina, 78-64. Continue reading “Halfway there” »
Worilds declares for NFL Draft
Junior defensive end to pursue shot at pro career
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Virginia Tech junior defensive end Jason Worilds announced Thursday that he will forego his senior season and enter the NFL Draft.
The Carteret, N.J., native was a two-time All-ACC performer who recorded 49 tackles this year, including 11.0 for loss and 4.5 sacks. He also had one forced fumble, one pass break up and a team-leading 32 quarterback hurries.
“Jason is a very talented player, but is also a very smart player,” Tech head coach Frank Beamer said. “He has the toughness to be successful after playing through a shoulder injury last year. We wish him a long NFL career. He was great for Virginia Tech, and we wish him the best in the NFL.”
Greenberg: ‘We’re still really trying to find ourselves’
12-1 Hokies getting ready for ACC opener with UNC
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Coaches of 12-1 teams talking about their teams “trying to find” themselves are almost always engaging in subterfuge. “I don’t want my team to think there as good as I think they are” might be what they’re really saying. That, or, “I am superstititious, and if I start thinking we’re good, then, poof, it all goes away.”
Virginia Tech basketball coach Seth Greenberg is the rare one telling the truth saying his 12-1 Hokies are still trying to find themselves. Continue reading “Greenberg: ‘We’re still really trying to find ourselves’” »
Tech’s Williams, Grimm named to All-America teams
Sporting News puts Williams on third team; Grimm earns third-team AP honors
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Virginia Tech freshman tailback Ryan Williams has been named a third-team All-American by Sporting News, and senior linebacker Cody Grimm was named a third-team All-American by the Associated Press, in voting announced on Tuesday.
Williams, from Manassas, is just the third Tech running back in school history to be named an All-American by one of the five nationally recognized squads, following Kevin Jones, who was a consensus All-American in 2003, and Lee Suggs, who was a third-team selection in 2000.
Grimm, a Fairfax native, arrived in Blacksburg in 2005 as an invited walk-on who was deemed too small (5-11, 210) to play at many schools. This season, Grimm has a team-leading 99 tackles, including 9.5 for loss and three sacks, five PBU, an NCAA-leading (tied) seven forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries. Continue reading “Tech’s Williams, Grimm named to All-America teams” »
Live Blog | UVa.-Virginia Tech
The day is here, and ACCVirginia.com will be live in Scott Stadium in Charlottesville for the annual in-state rivalry game between the University of Virginia Cavaliers and the Virginia Tech Hokies.
Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. The game is being broadcast on ABC-TV.
Editor Chris Graham will be live in the press box providing score updates, observations, commentary and analysis.
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