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From the Editor's Desk

Young players create excitement with their improvement and overall play this spring

Normally, the Maroon-White game that marks the conclusion of Tech’s spring football practice lacks entertainment value. T…

The Kroger Roth Report

A year later, Hokies look better

Following the color, the pageantry and the spectacle that is a Virginia Tech spring football game (that’s a head shaker i…

VT News and Notes

Athletics department holds All-Sports Banquet

The Virginia Tech athletics department held its annual All-Sports Banquet on May 4 at the Squires Student Center and recognized…

Student Life

Tech student-athletes continue to put their leadership skills on display

There has always been a debate about whether leaders are born or made. The staff in the Virginia Tech Athletics Office of Stude…

Spring Football Game

Young standouts shine in Maroon-White game as Tech wraps up spring practice

More than 40,000 Tech fans attended the game and left excited about the upcoming 2009 season. Normally, spring games simply …

Spring Position Reviews

Taylor continues to improve as quarterback, while Clayton comes out of spring as No. 2

2009 QUARTERBACKS SPRING DEPTH CHART 5 Tyrod Taylor (6-1, 216, Jr.) 12 Ju-Ju Clayton (6-0, 215, r-Fr.) 7 Marcus Davis …

Spring Position Reviews

Tech stable full of talented tailbacks

2009 RUNNING BACKS SPRING DEPTH CHART Tailbacks 32 Darren Evans (6-0, 213, r-Soph.) 34 Ryan Williams (5-9, 205, r-Fr.) …

Spring Position Reviews

Tech's young offensive linemen enjoy terrific spring practices

2009 OFFENSIVE LINE SPRING DEPTH CHART Left tackles 77 Ed Wang (6-5, 301, r-Sr.) 54 Nick Becton (6-5, 292, r-Fr.) …

Spring Position Reviews

Tight end position may be the offense's deepest coming out of spring - even with Drager switch

2009 TIGHT ENDS SPRING DEPTH CHART 8 Greg Boone (6-3, 287, r-Sr.) 18 Sam Wheeler (6-3, 258, r-Sr.) 85 Rob Stanton (6-4, 244,…

Spring Position Reviews

A big, fast and talented receiving group continues to improve

2009 RECEIVERS SPRING DEPTH CHART Split ends 81 Jarrett Boykin (6-2, 213, Soph.) 29 Xavier Boyce (6-4, 223, r-Fr.) 7 …

Spring Position Reviews

The defensive tackle spots are in good shape, but the Hokies are hoping some ends emerge

2009 DEFENSIVE LINE SPRING DEPTH CHART Stud 47 Nekos Brown (6-2, 252, Sr.) 82 Steven Friday (6-4, 229, r-Jr.) End …

Spring Position Reviews

Tech linebackers are young, but showed their talent this spring

2009 LINEBACKERS SPRING DEPTH CHART Mike linebackers 52 Barquell Rivers (6-0, 230, r-Soph.) 51 Bruce Taylor (6-2, 251,…

Spring Position Reviews

The post-Macho era begins for Tech's defensive backfield

2009 DEFENSIVE BACKFIELD SPRING DEPTH CHART Field corners 21 Rashad Carmichael (5-10, 192, r-Jr.) 9 Cris Hill (5-11, 185…

Spring Position Reviews

Whips and rovers in good shape heading into the fall

2009 WHIPS AND ROVERS SPRING DEPTH CHART Whip linebackers 26 Cody Grimm (5-11, 202, r-Sr.) 43 Jeron Gouveia-Winslow (6-2…

Spring Position Reviews

Waldron comes out of spring in the lead to replace Dustin Keys

2009 SPECIAL TEAMS SPRING DEPTH CHART Kickers 1 Matt Waldron (5-11, 190, r-Sr.) 48 Justin Myer (6-0, 198, Soph.) 15 Chr…

Sun Bowl Reunion

REMEMBERING THE PAST - More than six decades later, the 1947 Sun Bowl team remembers its historic accomplishment - one that many have forgotten

The 1947 Sun Bowl team was the first Tech team to go to a bowl game and the first team from the state to do so as well. Over t…

Blacksburg Sports Club Feature

Blacksburg Sports Club has a long history of aiding Tech athletics

For some particular clubs and organizations in the town of Blacksburg, one must be either of brilliant mind or bulky wallet. …

Administration Feature

What it's like to work in academic support for the football team

Colin Howlett With spring football having concluded on April 25 and final exams about to take place, you know what that means …

Baseball Spotlight

Going the distance - Pitcher Rhett Ballard looks back on a career of ups and downs

Rhett Ballard When Rhett Ballard sits down to look back on his young adulthood, he can point out many instances that left him …

Women's Tennis Spotlight

Game, set, match - Inga Beermann recently concluded an impressive tennis career at Virginia Tech

Inga BeermannWhen Inga Beermann went up on stage to accept her strength and conditioning athlete of the year award at the Virgi…

Softball Spotlight

There's no catching the "Rhodesrunner"

Jenna Rhodes The running joke around Virginia Tech softball is that Jenna Rhodes, who grew up on a chicken farm in Broadway Va…

Olympic Sports Beat

Track and field squads highlight 'championship month' for Hokies

April was unofficially ‘championship month’ in the Atlantic Coast Conference, with league titles up for grabs in th…