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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…
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Jim Reid, you could say, discovered Mike London, hiring London as an assistant when Reid was the head man at Richmond, starting London on the track that led him to being named the head coach at the University of Virginia and later hiring Reid as his defensive coordinator. Reid told reporters at Wednesday’s UVa. football…
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Football isn’t rocket science. “My philosophy is just to get them to play hard, play fast. To me, football is a simple game. Run, tackle, catch. On special teams, if we’re returning it, block the guy and try to get our guy to return it. If we’re kicking it off, tackle the guy. Bottom line,…
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Starting in September, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Virginia (OLLI at UVa) brings its distinguished program of university-level, short courses to Staunton. Community leaders from the Valley are excited to welcome this impressive resource that offers intellectual stimulation to active adults, including the increasing number of retirees settling in this area….
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