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The Virginia Tech Hokies dropped their first game of the season, falling to the Saint Mary’s Gaels 77-66 in the semifinals of the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament in the Bahamas on Thanksgiving Day. The Hokies received bad news before tipoff as senior forward Tobi Lawal (12.8 PPG, 10.3 RPG) was ruled out for the remainder […]
14 days ago | 1 read
What a Happy Thanksgiving Day for the future of the Virginia Tech Hokies’ offensive line. Earlier on Thanksgiving, the Hokies landed three-star offensive tackle Roseby Lubintus. Lubintus, a former Penn State and Syracuse commit, picked Virginia Tech after visiting Blacksburg last weekend. New head coach James Franklin wasn’t done. Four-star offensive tackle Marlen Bright announced […]
14 days ago | 0 reads
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. It’s a busy day for the Virginia Tech Hokies as the men’s basketball team is competing in the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament in the Bahamas, while the women’s team is in the Virgin Islands to face BYU in the Paradise Jam. Meanwhile, new head football coach James Franklin is holding down the […]
14 days ago | 1 read
The Virginia Tech Hokies defeated the Colorado State Rams on Wednesday in the quarterfinals of the Marriott Bonvoy Battle 4 Atlantis in Nassau, Bahamas. The Rams controlled much of the first half until around 5:48 remaining, when Hokies guard Ben Hammond’s layup gave Tech a 21-19 lead. A Neoklis Avdalas’ 3-pointer would extend VT’s lead […]
15 days ago | 0 reads
We said last weekend would be a big one for the future of Virginia Tech football. While the 2025 Hokies were finishing out a disappointing season on the field in a 34-17 loss to Miami, new head coach James Franklin was working on building for 2026 and beyond. On Wednesday, the first domino fell when […]
16 days ago | 1 read
This was a tough road loss. No loss is easy, but the Lady Hokies just couldn’t deal with JMU’s rebounding. Tech couldn’t contend with a smothering defense, combined with continued intermittent Hokie offensive woes. This One Stings. I was not able to watch the game, I ended up having to watch the play-by-play on the […]
17 days ago | 1 read
The Virginia Tech Hokies fell to 3-8 on the season Saturday, falling 34-17 to the Miami Hurricanes in the final home game of the 2025 season. The No. 13 Hurricanes jumped on the Hokies early, as quarterback Carson Beck was perfect on the game’s opening drive to give Miami an early 7-0 lead. The Hokies […]
18 days ago | 1 read
What a week to be a Virginia Tech fan. After weeks of speculation, it became official on Monday: James Franklin was Virginia Tech’s new football coach. Not only did the Hokies land their top target, they’re giving him every resource possible to compete with not only the ACC’s top teams, but some of the best […]
19 days ago | 0 reads
It’s that time of week again. Two more games left in this disaster of a season, and with the head coach news out of the way, there are still two games left in the season, and the first is a home game against high-flying Miami. Senior Afternoon Night The game is at noon, so why […]
19 days ago | 0 reads
Five Lady Hokies score in double figures. Niagara becomes the 5th team not to get over 60 points on Virginia Tech. The Hokies put up steady pressure and despite a few dry spells pulled away from the Purple Eagles. There wasn’t much doubt for this one. Niagara is a small program with a short bench. […]
20 days ago | 0 reads
The Virginia Tech Hokies fired head coach Brent Pry back on September 14 after an 0-3 start to the season and an embarrassing 45-26 home loss to the Old Dominion Monarchs. Pry’s 3-plus year run in Blacksburg ended unceremoniously with a 16-24 record. His best season came in 2023, when the Hokies went 7-6 and […]
21 days ago | 0 reads
The Virginia Tech Hokies defeated the Bryant Bulldogs 78-61 at Cassell Coliseum to improve to 5-0 on the season. It was a special night for the Hokies, who introduced new head football coach James Franklin at halftime. Franklin addressed the fired-up crowd in Blacksburg. Bryant jumped on Tech early when Quincy Allen made a 3-pointer […]
21 days ago | 0 reads
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22 days ago | 0 reads
In case you’ve missed it, the Virginia Tech Hokies made a pretty big hire on Monday. The Hokies finally found their new football coach, landing their top target, former Penn State coach James Franklin. The reactions were unanimously positive — unless you’re a Penn State, Virginia, or Arkansas fan. For some reason, Arkansas fans thought […]
22 days ago | 1 read
The wait is almost over. Virginia Tech is finalizing an agreement with former Penn State head coach James Franklin to be the next head coach of the Hokies, via Pete Thamel of ESPN. This news was almost a month in the making. Franklin was first connected to Virginia Tech weeks ago. Penn State fired him […]
24 days ago | 0 reads
The Virginia Tech Hokies improved to 4-0 on Sunday, defeating the Charlotte 49ers 84-76 at Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg. The Hokies controlled the game from the tip when junior forward drained a 3-pointer to give them an early 3-0 lead. Virginia Tech would continue to control Charlotte in the first half, maintaining a 10-12-point lead […]
24 days ago | 0 reads
It was an exciting day for Virginia Tech football: then the Hokies took the field. On Saturday morning, ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported on James Franklin’s negotiations with the Hokies. Newsflash: it was not news. Everyone knows Franklin and the Hokies have been speaking for weeks. However, we appear to be getting close to the finish […]
25 days ago | 0 reads
When you play what might be the worst quarter of the last few seasons, it’s good to have it be in the middle of the game so that you can recover. Coastal Carolina closes a huge gap in the 3rd, and the Hokies knuckle down to hold them off. Confession: My old arthritic knees made […]
25 days ago | 0 reads
Wow is that a sad main link title. There weren’t too many folks who had realistic expectations of the Hokies pulling this one off. FSU was just too much with too many better players, and too much to save. Sometimes you can hope so much you forget to look at what’s on the table in […]
26 days ago | 0 reads
The Virginia Tech Hokies (3-6, 2-3) face the Florida State Seminoles (4-5, 1-5) on Saturday at Doak S. Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee. The Seminoles began the season with a huge upset win over then-No. 8 Alabama, 31-17. They would win their next two games, improving to 3-0 before traveling to Charlottesville to face the Virginia […]
26 days ago | 0 reads
The Hokies travel to Tallahassee for a prime-time kickoff against the struggling FSU Seminoles. The game is probably closer than the spread, and the ‘Noles’ coach on the extreme hot seat but their baseline operation is way higher than our best effort. The realistic way to look at the game on Saturday is that it’s […]
27 days ago | 1 read
It was a game the Hokies were generally expected to win. A surprisingly feisty Gardner-Webb team put up a tough fight in the early goings, but the Hokies just piled up the points, rebounds, and defense to pull away as the game wore on. Overall Game View Gardner-Webb normally doesn’t present a big issue on […]
27 days ago | 0 reads
After a much-needed week off, the Virginia Tech Hokies (3-6, 2-3) are back on the field this weekend, as they face the Florida State Seminoles (4-5, 1-5) on Saturday night in Tallahassee. The Seminoles actually began this season with big expectations. They defeated then-No. 8 Alabama in the season opener and started 3-0. However, FSU […]
28 days ago | 0 reads
One year ago, four days before Christmas, the Saint Joseph’s Hawks defeated the Virginia Tech Hokies 82-62 to fall to 5-7 on the season. In that game, the Hawks hit 15 3-pointers, shooting almost 47% from beyond the arc, while the Hokies struggled to put the ball in the basket. Tech was also plagued by […]
28 days ago | 0 reads
The Virginia Tech Hokies have a superstar. Neoklis Avdalas, the 6-foot-9 freshman point guard from Greece, has everyone talking. In Saturday’s 107-101 overtime win over the Providence Friars in Uncasville, Connecticut, Avdalas finished with 33 points, six assists and five rebounds. Avdalas made 13 of 23 shots from the field, including five of eight from […]
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