The Gold Standard For Virginia Tech Athletics
It’s been a great few months to be a Virginia Tech football fan. Back in November, the Hokies hired James Franklin as the new head football coach. Fans watched in amazement as Franklin took a recruiting class ranked in the 100s and furiously added players over the final few weeks ahead of national signing day […]
17-10 Tech over Notre Dame. That sounds like a primo football score, doesn’t it? Well, it most certainly wasn’t a football game. Neither team seemed to manage to pitch well, and the lumber was out for both sides. Tech just brought more to the game. The ACC Tournament is becoming less and less of a […]
What a difference one year makes. One year ago, the Virginia Tech Hokies were coming off a 6-7 season, with expectations high after Tech retained most of its 2023 starters and was listed by many as a potential College Football Playoff dark horse. Needless to say, the most exciting thing happening at Lane Stadium in […]
Virginia Tech head coach Mike Young’s offense is most effective when he has multiple players who can knock down shots from the perimeter. This offseason, the Hokies have focused on reshaping the roster again, which is common in the current era. On Monday, Virginia Tech just received a commitment from Stetson transfer Ethan Copeland. The […]
The Virginia Tech Hokies added another valuable piece to their 2027 recruiting class on Wednesday, when three-star running back Javian Jones–Priest revealed his decision. Jones-Priest is the third running back to commit to Virginia Tech’s 2027 class, following Kelvin Morrison (Hermitage, PA) and Stanley Smart (Savannah, GA). The 5-foot-10, 194-pound Jones-Priest plays at Martin High […]
The Virginia Tech Hokies 2026 softball season is over. The Hokies entered Sunday needing to defeat LSU twice in the Baton Rouge Regional to remain alive in the NCAA Softball Tournament. Tech had lost to LSU on Friday, but staged in impressive come-from-behind win over Akron on Saturday to set up another showdown against the […]
The Hokies pulled off a Game 2 walk off baserunning win against the Clemson Tigers in was really a brutal pitchers’ duel. So, secured a first game bye in the ACC Tournament. Their attempt at a sweep went by the pitching meltdown wayside, however. There was a solid attempt at a late inning rally; but […]
Virginia Tech’s outstanding 2026 softball season appeared on the brink of ending on Saturday. After shutting out South Alabama, 6-0, on Friday in the opening game of the Baton Rouge Regional in the NCAA Softball Tournament, the Hokies faced the LSU Tigers first on Saturday. The Hokies have made their living all season jumping on […]
The Virginia Tech Hokies opened the NCAA Tournament on Friday with a point to prove. Despite going undefeated against the SEC in 2026 (6-0) and spending most of the second half of the year inside the top 15, the Hokies weren’t chosen as a host team for the opening regionals. Message received. The Hokies opened […]
The Hokies succeeded in turning their season around to finish on the plus side of .500 for the year, but post season appearances still depend on finishing out with wins. A big bite came out of that apple with a quality start from Brett Renfrow and a 5-1 win in Game 1 over Clemson. This […]
It’s a new day in Blacksburg — a new era at Virginia Tech. On Thursday, the Hokies received a commitment from consensus four-star quarterback Peter Bourque, beating Georgia, Penn State and others in a head-to-head battle. The 6-foot-4, 220-pound Bourque is a native of Marion, Massachusetts, and plays at Tabor Academy. He is a one-time […]
Virginia Tech women’s basketball coach Megan Duffy has been busy working on next season’s roster. Between the 2026 recruiting class and the transfer portal, the Hokies will welcome several newcomers to next season’s team. Duffy is also adding to her coaching staff. On Monday, Virginia Tech announced the hiring of Ke’Sha Blanton to the women’s […]
No surprise, the Virginia Tech Hokies are headed to the NCAA Division I Softball Championship. However, the Hokies are heading south to the Baton Rouge Regional, where they’ll face South Alabama on Friday at 4 p.m. ET. That’s right, Virginia Tech will not be hosting a regional this year. LSU, which finished the year 37-13, […]
What a week it was for Virginia Tech’s pitching staff. After allowing only one run in back-to-back wins over Virginia and Duke in the ACC softball tournament, the Hokies faced top-seeded Florida State on Saturday. Virginia Tech’s pitching was outstanding again, holding the Seminoles to just two runs, but, couldn’t get the bats going before […]
The Virginia Tech Hokies softball team will play for the ACC Championship. On Friday, the No. 3-seeded Hokies defeated second-seeded Duke 5-0 to advance to the championship game. It was a dominant pitching performance from Bree Carrico and Emma Mazzarone, one night after Mazzarone’s masterful performance in a 3-1 win over Virginia, where she struck […]
The Virginia Tech Hokies have landed another 2027 recruit. Merely hours after cornerback Chase Johnson picked the Hokies over offers from Georgia, Florida State, and others, three-star safety Elijah Butler became the latest to jump on board. Butler, a 6-foot-3, 190-pound defensive back from Baltimore, Maryland, plays at the famed St. Frances Academy. He is […]
Virginia Tech head basketball coach Mike Young continues to quietly build his roster for 2026-27. Once Young lined up the returns of Ben Hammond, Amani Hansberry and Tyler Johnson, the focus turned to filling out the rest of the roster. And there seemed to be an emphasis on defense. On Friday, the Hokies landed their […]
After a bye in the first round of the ACC softball tournament, the No. 3-seeded Virginia Tech Hokies took on their bitter rival, the Virginia Cavaliers, in the quarterfinals in Charlottesville on Thursday. Behind one of the most dominant pitching performances of the season, Virginia Tech junior Emma Mazzarone pitched a complete game, striking out […]
Virginia Tech head coach James Franklin continues to build his 2027 recruiting class. On Thursday night, a surprise for the Hokies, as four-star cornerback Chase Johnson revealed he was committing to Virginia Tech. The 5-foot-10, 150-pound Johnson is from Swainsboro, Georgia, and plays at the Emanuel County Institute. Johnson held a reported 30 offers, including […]
Virginia Tech head basketball coach Mike Young continues to build his 2026-27 roster. On Wednesday, Young added another piece, landing a commitment from Oklahoma State guard Jaylen Curry. Curry, a 6-foot-1 guard from Charlotte, North Carolina, played at Calvary Christian Academy (Florida) in high school and initially committed to the University of Massachusetts. In his […]
Rally caps. That’s a baseball thing, when you’re behind in the late innings and need some offense and serious leather in the field to get the game turned around before the last out. The good news is that as the Hokies passed the halfway point, they started to win. A Chance to Get Somewhere, Post […]
Tyrod Taylor is one of the greatest offensive players in Virginia Tech history. The 2010 ACC Player of the Year led the Hokies to two ACC titles, where he was also a two-time ACC Championship Game MVP. Taylor started 38 games over the course of his Virginia Tech career, finishing with a remarkable 34-4 record. […]
The Virginia Cavaliers defeated Virginia Tech on the gridiron in November. It was only UVa’s third football win this century over the Hokies. On Sunday, the Hokies exacted some revenge, flipping the commitment of North Cross (Roanoke, Va.) wide receiver Demarcus Brown to Tech. A 6-foot-3.5, 180-pound playmaker, Brown initially committed to Virginia back on […]
The No. 13 Virginia Tech Hokies looked to finish the regular season strong this weekend, with a road trip to New York to face Syracuse. The Hokies got off to a great start on Friday, with an impressive 12-1 win over the Orange. Much like we’ve seen all season, Virginia Tech jumped on its opponent […]
The 2026 NFL Draft is in the books, and no Virginia Tech Hokies were selected. It is worth noting that former Virginia Tech cornerback Mansoor Delane was selected No. 6 overall by the Kansas City Chiefs. Delane played three seasons for the Hokies before transferring to LSU ahead of last season. It was the second […]