Halfway there
Tech looks good in half vs. UNC, but second half shows Hokies still have work to do
Story by Chris Graham
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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. Read more
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
Story by Chris Graham
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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. Read more
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. Read more
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.
Join in with your own thoughts on the game.
Frank Beamer | Weekly Press Conference
Staff Report
Opening Statement: What I know about Maryland is that they beat Clemson, held them around 200 yards for the day. They have been in every ball game recently, and have had some tough luck. I think it is a football team that we have to make a great preparation for. Defensively, they do a lot of things and bring it from a lot of different places. They have been in it enough now, where starting out they had some problems. Now they have done it enough where they are good at it, and cause a lot of problems in that regard, bringing pressure from everywhere you can possibly imagine. This is going to be another tough football game.
What can you say about this Maryland team, because they have been playing tough lately?
I think you turn on the video and you see it too, you see the difficulty they bring you, and how close they have been. I know Coach [Ralph] Friedgen. He is a good coach and they got a good staff. This is one we had better be ready for.
What has Darren Evans been able to do in practice?
He has been out there, he went through some of the things with the running backs. Then Coach [Mike] Goforth was throwing him a few balls, and being a part of it. I appreciate him wanting to be out there and be a part of it. I think he has made a great recovery. The rehab is going great from everything I understand. He has worked at it, he is a dedicated guy, the way he has played football that is the way he has gone about his rehab. You know what you are going to get with Darren every single day, and I think that is what has gotten him back so quick. Read more
VT’s Williams a Doak Walker semifinalist
Virginia Tech freshman running back Ryan Williams was among the 10 semifinalists for the Doak Walker Award named today.
Williams is one of two freshmen on the semifinalist list and one of three ACC players on the list. He has rushed for 1,109 yards and has 11 total touchdowns this year. He is ninth nationally in rushing yards per game.
The Award is named after three-time SMU All-American running back and 1948 Heisman Trophy winner Doak Walker. Walker, who also punted, returned kicks and kicked extra points, led the Mustangs to two Southwest Conference Championships. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions and led the league in scoring his rookie year. During his six years with the Lions, he led the team to two NFL championships and was chosen All-Pro four times. Walker is a member of both the College and Pro Football Halls of Fame.
