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Virginia Tech Holds off Georgia Tech

November 04, 2010   Jim Henry   No comments

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Virginia Tech over Georgia TechBLACKSBURG, Va. — Much was made of Bud Foster’s trip to Iowa last offseason. The Virginia Tech defensive coordinator and his fellow coaches traveled to Iowa City and spent three days studying how the Hawkeyes were so successful at slowing Georgia Tech‘s triple-option in their victorious Orange Bowl.

Foster declined to discuss the specifics of his journey this week, so nobody was quite sure what he learned while there. Maybe that Spirit Lake is the largest glacier-made lake in the state, or that Quaker Oats, in Cedar Rapids, is the largest cereal company in the world.

Judging by Thursday night’s ACC showdown here against Georgia Tech, Foster and the Hokies certainly didn’t uncover an answer for the Yellow Jackets. At least until Georgia Tech’s Joshua Nesbitt, who became the most prolific rushing quarterback in ACC history during the game, was sidelined by a broken right forearm late in the second quarter.

Even then the Hokies needed a dramatic, magical finish to strengthen their grip on the ACC Coastal Division with the 28-21 victory at Lane Stadium. That’s a good thing for the Hokies, since the winner of this game has represented the Coastal in every ACC Championship game.

 

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Virginia Tech Defense Stifles Boston College in Shutout Win

September 25, 2010   Mike Shalin   No comments

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BOSTON — The news, delivered to the Virginia Tech defensive players by the media after the game here Saturday, was just icing on the cake.

The Hokies had handed Boston College its first shutout loss in 12 years. In 149 games. Since Virginia Tech came in here and did the same thing way back in 1998, when these Tech players were in grade school.

“Wow. Really?” linebacker Bruce Taylor said after the Hokies beat the Eagles, 19-0, in the ACC opener for both teams. “That’s awesome. That’s huge.”

Told Tech was the last team to blank BC, when the schools were both in the Big East, Taylor laughed, saying, “That’s great. That makes it even better.”

Said cornerback Jayron Hosley, whose first-half interception in the end zone (coming off his one-game suspension for violation of a team rule) ended one of BC’s two big scoring chances in the game: “I’m proud of our D, man.”

 

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Virginia Tech Stifles Boston College

September 25, 2010   FanHouse Staff   No comments

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BOSTON — No Ryan Williams?. No problem for Virginia Tech here Saturday.

The Hokies, playing without their star runner, used defense to cruise to a 19-0 victory over Boston College in the ACC opener for both teams.

It was the first time the Eagles (2-1) were shut out at home since Oct. 8, 1998, when the Hokies hung a 17-0 decision on BC. The Eagles had gone 148 straight games since without being blanked.

The Hokies, improving to 2-2 with the ACC-opening win, forced three turnovers and overcame a stumbling offense by suffocating a BC offense that is still looking for a quarterback. The Eagles relieved starter Dave Shinskie with fellow sophomore Mike Marscovetra in the second half, but got nowhere with either quarterback — totaling just 39 net yards of offense after halftime, and that included a late 35-yard connection.

 

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Dream Win Over Virginia Tech Biggest in James Madison History

September 11, 2010   Mike Barber   No comments

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James Madison upsets Virginia TechBLACKSBURG, VA. — Virginia Tech paid James Madison’s football team $425,000 to play a game at Lane Stadium on Saturday. But the Dukes left town with much more than cash.

JMU — after hanging around in the first half — turned in a dominant effort after the break, stunning the Hokies 21-16 to notch the huge upset.

“This is the biggest win in school history,” JMU senior quarterback Drew Dudzik said. “I’m just happy to be a part of it. Our team, we believed we could win all week. For me, it was obviously the biggest win of my life.”

In its last two trips to Blacksburg, James Madison had been outscored by Virginia Tech by a combined 90-0. But Saturday, the Dukes’ staunch defense gang-tackled Tech’s tailbacks — Ryan Williams and Darren Evans — and frustrated the already-angry Hokies, who were beaten by Boise State 33-30 on Monday night.

“We knew that we were the underdog, rightfully so,” JMU junior safety Vidal Nelson said. “We knew we were facing a great team. We knew they took a tough loss Monday. We knew they’d come out firing.”

 

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James Madison Stuns Virginia Tech

September 11, 2010   Bruce Ciskie   No comments

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It wasn’t long ago that it looked like Virginia Tech was going to be good enough to spoil Boise State‘s championship dream. With a quick turnaround, most probably figured the Hokies still had a layup Saturday, as they opened their home schedule with a date against FCS opponent James Madison.

The Dukes are a good FCS team, but they still weren’t going to beat a team that was in the top 10 of the polls as recently as Monday. Right?

Wrong.

James Madison used a timely running game and three Hokies turnovers to shock Virginia Tech, 21-16, at Lane Stadium.

Quarterback Drew Dudzik only hit five passes on the afternoon, but one of them was a 77-yard score to Jamal Sullivan in the second quarter. JMU trailed 10-0 at the time, but it could have been worse. Earlier in the quarter, Tech quarterback Tyrod Taylor fumbled inside the James Madison 35, the first of three turnovers in JMU territory by Virginia Tech.

The last of those was the most costly. After a great run by Ryan Williams to get the ball to the JMU 21, Darren Evans fumbled two plays later, and the Dukes ran out the clock from there.

 

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Virginia Tech Stumbles Early, Stumbles Late in Disappointing Defeat

September 06, 2010   Jim Henry   No comments

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LANDOVER, Md. — This was not Virginia Tech football.

That was the overriding theme from the deer-in-the headlight-looking Hokies here at FedEx Field Monday night following their 33-30 defeat to third-ranked Boise State. They searched for answers and clues, wondering what happened to the Beamerball that they are noted for inside and outside of Blacksburg, Va.

Sure, the 10th-ranked Hokies absorbed a deflating early-season loss for the third straight season. Yet, this one felt different, looked different, smelled different. There were costly penalties. Poor execution on special teams. Inconsistency and mistakes across the board.

 

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Virginia Tech, Christian Ponder Top ACC Preseason Vote

July 26, 2010   Ray Holloman   No comments

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Christian PonderGREENSBORO, N.C. — Florida State will be back, but Virginia Tech will be even better, according to the league media vote at the preseason football kickoff.

The Hokies received 50 first-place votes for the ACC championship, easily outdistancing the second-place Seminoles.

However, Florida State quarterback Christian Ponder was the big winner in preseason player of the year voting. Ponder, who has been touted by the ACC as a Heisman candidate, received 45 votes, beating out Ryan Williams and Tyrod Taylor of Virginia Tech.

Ponder led the ACC in total offense through nine games last season before a shoulder injury ended his season in early November.

The Hokies finished 10-3 last season and return a pair of 1,000-yard rushers in Ryan Williams and Darren Evans. Florida State finished 7-6 in 2009, in the final year under Bobby Bowden.


Clemson, Boston College, NC State, Wake Forest and Maryland rounded out the ACC’s Atlantic Division behind Florida State.

Miami, defending ACC champion Georgia Tech, North Carolina, Duke and Virginia followed Virginia Tech.

 

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Virginia Tech’s Tyrod Taylor Confident Offense Can Carry the Hokies

July 26, 2010   Jim Henry   No comments

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GREENSBORO, N.C. — John Graves says Virginia Tech’s defense isn’t ready to pass the torch just yet to its offense — the perception of the Hokies has changed for this upcoming season. Yet, he couldn’t help but smile as he peered across the table.

That’s where Virginia Tech quarterback Tyrod Taylor sat, confidently explaining to the media here at the annual ACC Football Kickoff on Sunday how the Hokies are prepared to lean on their potentially prolific offense this season.

Preseason chatter surrounding Virginia Tech usually starts with the defense. Not this year. The offense is receiving a majority of the attention.

 

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