The Gold Standard For Virginia Tech Athletics
These types of stories are always the most difficult to write. Today, we remember the life of former Virginia Tech cornerback Ronyell Whitaker, who passed away over the weekend at only 46 years old. Whitaker, a 5-foot-9 cornerback from Lake Taylor High School in Norfolk, was a member of Virginia Tech’s famous 1998 recruiting class. […]
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The No. 20 Virginia Tech Hokies entered this weekend’s Georgia Classic with a 7-2 record, with a chance to pick up more impressive victories on their resume. On Friday, the Hokies began this weekend’s tournament with a 7-2 win over Seton Hall. The Hokies jumped on the Pirates early, when Jordan Lynch hit a solo […]
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The Virginia Tech Hokies needed a strong performance on Saturday against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons, after back-to-back losses put them two games under .500 in ACC play. Fortunately for the Hokies, everyone showed up on Saturday, as they dominated the Demon Deacons in an 82-63 victory. Last month, it was Wake Forest who handed […]
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Wyatt Teller came to Virginia Tech in the 2013 recruiting class as a four-star defensive lineman. While Bud Foster didn’t want to lose Teller, it didn’t take the Hokies too long to realize his future was on the offensive line. Teller would move to guard, becoming a multi-year starter and ending his college career as […]
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Jeff King grew up not far from Blacksburg, starring at Pulaski County High School before committing to Virginia Tech. King enrolled at Virginia Tech in 2001, in a class that featured DeAngelo Hall, Kevin Jones, Bryan Randall, Justin Hamilton, Will Montgomery, and James Anderson, among others. Looking back, it’s one of the best recruiting classes […]
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The Virginia Tech Hokies had an opportunity for their second Quad 1 win in a week on Thursday at Miami. It was a chance for Tech to put Saturday’s ugly home loss to Florida State behind them. Unfortunately, it turned out to be another heartbreaking last-second loss, as the Hurricanes came away with a 67-66 […]
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The Virginia Tech Hokies were riding high this week, heading into the Queen City Classic. Tech upset South Carolina twice on opening weekend, winning all five games at the Gamecock Invitational to open the season 5-0. The early start helped the Hokies move up to No. 14 in the country ahead of their arrival in […]
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Tech is 3-0 after an opening weekend sweep of the visiting William & Mary Tribe. Even with the Saturday Double Header filling the entire day at Atlantic Union Bank Park, the Hokies win 2 big wins and a close one from the visitors from Williamsburg. College baseball season starts a month and a half earlier […]
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The NCAA Tournament Invitation Game is a critical factor in college basketball, and the Lady Hokies needed two Quad 1 Wins on their West coast trip. It’s a tough final three games and two road wins would put the Hokies at 20 games and lots of image points. They got them. How, is a ray […]
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Virginia Tech’s NCAA Tournament hopes received a significant boost earlier this week with a 76-66 win at No. 20 Clemson. How would the Hokies respond to their biggest win of the season? On Saturday, the Hokies hosted Florida State in Blacksburg, and, despite going into halftime with a 42-39 lead, were steamrolled by the Seminoles […]
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The Virginia Tech Hokies (17-8, 6-6) are back in Blacksburg for Saturday’s ACC clash against the Florida State Seminoles (11-13, 4-7). Saturday’s game will be the first for the Hokies against the new FSU coach, Luke Loucks. The legendary Leonard Hamilton retired after last season, and Loucks, a former Florida State guard who played for […]
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The “Third Quarter Rule” applied to the Lady Hokies in a big way as they pass Stanford with blazingly hot shooting and then held on to the lead until the final horn. Carys Baker shines with a season high 24 points. Five Hokies were in double figures; Carys, Kilah Freelon, Carleigh Wenzel, Mackie Nelson, and […]
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The long road trip to South Bend didn’t end happily for the Hokies, a rough 3rd quarter stall flipped a promising game to a road loss, and then their face-off against NC State in Cassell ran into a post and a 2nd quarter blender that ended the game by the half. The coaching staff and […]
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If you had told me that the Virginia Tech Hokies would’ve gone on the road, at No. 20 Clemson, defeat the Tigers by double digits when Amani Hansberry and Neoklis Avdalas scored a combined 15 points, I would’ve thought you were crazy. That’s precisely what happened on Wednesday night, when the Hokies shocked the Tigers […]
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The Virginia Tech Hokies (16-8, 5-6) are back on the road Wednesday for a critical ACC game against the No. 20 Clemson Tigers (20-4, 10-1). Virginia Tech badly needs a win after losing two in a row and three of its last four. While the competition has been stiff, with losses against Louisville, Duke and […]
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The Virginia Tech Hokies opened the softball season at the Gamecock Invitational with five consecutive wins, including a pair of upset wins over No. 14 South Carolina, the host of the event. After going 3-0 over the first two days, the Hokies completed a sweep on Saturday, first defeating Binghamton 11-3 in six innings. After […]
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The Virginia Tech Hokies had the opportunity to add an impressive win on their resume Saturday, facing the red-hot N.C. State Wolfpack in Raleigh. Unfortunately, a slow start would prove too much to overcome for Tech, as State won 82-73. The Hokies were terrible in the first half, shooting just under 27% from the field, […]
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After a much-needed week off, the Virginia Tech Hokies (16-7, 5-5) are back on the hardwood for a noon tipoff Saturday in Raleigh against the North Carolina State Wolfpack (17-6, 8-2). This game kicks off a critical stretch for the Hokies, who will face the Wolfpack on Saturday, followed by games against No. 20 Clemson, […]
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It’s hard to believe, by looking outside, that it’s baseball and softball season. The East Coast has been pounded by winter weather and record-breaking cold over the past three weeks, but that hasn’t stopped the No. 21 Virginia Tech Hokies’ softball team. The Hokies opened the season on Thursday against the No. 14 South Carolina […]
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When the Virginia Tech Hokies were on the verge of hiring former Penn State coach James Franklin in the fall, many wondered who he would hire as his defensive coordinator. A logical choice would’ve been former Virginia Tech head coach Brent Pry. However, the Hokies fired Pry in September. Franklin and Pry go back a […]
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The hype for Virginia Tech freshman guard Neoklis Avdalas reached epic proportions before he ever arrived in Blacksburg. It’s not often the Hokies land a five-star prospect — in any sport. Yet, here was Avdalas, the 6-foot-9 sensation from Greece, was bypassing a chance to picked in the second round of the 2025 NBA Draft, […]
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The Lady Hokies have made it seven games in a row, with another quality win over archrivals the Lady Cavaliers in the first of two Commonwealth Clashes. It was another battle through 3 quarters and pull away in the 4th. This is How the Game Went… The Lady Hokies didn’t get chased off of the […]
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When James Franklin was hired as Virginia Tech’s new head coach in November, he had a lot of work in front of him. For one, Franklin hoped to have a strong finish to the 2026 recruiting class with only weeks until signing day. That’s what Franklin did, improving the Hokies from a class ranked in […]
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The Virginia Tech Hokies have had some success against the Duke Blue Devils over the years in Blacksburg, so there was some excitement heading into Saturday’s game. Unfortunately, it wasn’t meant to be as the No. 4 Blue Devils defeated the Hokies 72-58. Duke jumped ahead early and never trailed. After the game stayed within […]
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The Lady Hokies have put 6 W’s in a row on the scoreboard, and this last one wasn’t pretty, but it pushes their ACC record to 7-3. There are many ways to win a basketball game. Grabbing the lead, early and staying ahead in a close contest is certainly one of them. How the Hokies […]
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