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Season tickets and two five-game mini-packages for the 2010-11 Virginia men’s basketball season are on sale beginning today, Monday, Aug. 2. This is a change from recent years when season ticket sales began after the release of the Cavaliers’ schedule by the Atlantic Coast Conference office in late August. This change allows fans to be…
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Virginia Tech at Boston College: Sept. 25 UVa. at Boston College: Nov. 20 That Montel Harris kid, yeah, he’s good. But for Boston College to take a step up in 2010, Frank Spaziani is going to have to find Harris some help. “His durability was one of the more impressive things about him. We certainly…
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Two words: national championship. It’s why they play college football, ultimately. it’s been a while since the ACC has been a relevant factor on the national-championship scene. Virginia Tech seems poised to make some noise to that end in 2010. “That’s our goal. I think if you’re in the hunt enough times, one of these…
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Tyrod Taylor is the key to the run at a national championship that Virginia Tech fans are hoping is in the offing in 2010. The key to Taylor’s season, and thus the Hokies’ season, could be the continued development of his backups. “We’re much better-equipped at backup quarterback this year than we were last year…
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Virginia Tech quarterback Tyrod Taylor talks about his team’s work toward a possible national championship in 2010 at the ACC Football Kickoff.
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It’s not easy rebuilding a culture. “I make the joke that I’ve spoken to the Boys Club, the Girls Club, the Rotary Club, the Hair Club for Men, I’ve done all those things, from Rhode Island to Florida. But that’s necessary, I think, when there’s change,” said Mike London, the new football coach at the…
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Depending on how you account for things, around half of the NFL uses a 3-4 defensive front – featuring three down linemen and four linebackers. The scheme is popular with pro coaches looking for ways to slow down West Coast offenses that rely on timing in the passing game and quick hitters on the ground….
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For a stretch in 2008, Marc Verica looked like the second coming of Matt Schaub. Running Mike Groh’s West Coast offense, Verica passed for 200 or more yards in six straight games, and led a Virginia team that had stumbled out of the gate to a 1-3 start to four straight wins and a brief…
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The cupboard is a bit bare. You have to think that. Al Groh might not be headed to the College Football Hall of Fame, but when your record is 3-9, you’re probably a 3-9 football team, if that makes sense. University of Virginia football coach Mike London knows the score to that end. “It’s in…
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Bill Lazor knew what he was getting into when he was first approached by Mike London about his interest in taking over the University of Virginia football offense. Virginia has been at or near the bottom of the I-A offensive unit rankings each of the past four seasons. Cracking the top 100 among the 119…
