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Frank Beamer is the head football coach at Virginia Tech. When Beamer accepted the job as head football coach at his alma mater in 1987, his goal was for the Virginia Tech football program to reach a consistent level of excellence. The Hokies have come a long way since that day, and along the way, Beamer has become one of the most respected and successful coaches on the college football scene, and the VT fan base has grown. Winning has been just part of Frank Beamer's success story. He and his staff at Va Tech, which includes offensive coordinator Bryan Stinespring, have also earned a reputation for getting the most out of their players. Frank Beamer's famous scar came as the result of a chi...
Frank Beamer is the head football coach at Virginia Tech. When Beamer accepted the job as head football coach at his alma mater in 1987, his goal was for the Virginia Tech football program to reach a consistent level of excellence. The Hokies have come a long way since that day, and along the way, Beamer has become one of the most respected and successful coaches on the college football scene, and the VT fan base has grown. Winning has been just part of Frank Beamer's success story. He and his staff at Va Tech, which includes offensive coordinator Bryan Stinespring, have also earned a reputation for getting the most out of their players. Frank Beamer's famous scar came as the result of a childhood accident.
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Teel Time: Virginia Tech, Virginia athletic directors profess faith in ACC's stability, future
Realignment saber rattling and subsequent media hysteria don’t unnerve Jim Weaver and Craig Littlepage. The athletic directors at Virginia Tech and Virginia, they helped chart the ACC’s last two expansions, and they’ve observed from afar...
Tags: Boston College, Georgia Institute of Technology, College Sports, South Carolina Gamecocks, Big Ten Conference
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ACC All Access: Virginia Tech's Cody Journell will plea Monday to misdemeanor; could be reinstated to football team
Virginia Tech kicker Cody Journell will plead guilty Monday afternoon to a charge of misdemeanor trespassing, according to his Roanoke-based attorney, Jimmy Turk. Since Journell will no longer have to deal with a felony charge, he could conceivably...Tags: Justice System, Sugar Bowl, Football, Virginia Tech, Punishment
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FSU’s Jimbo Fisher ranked 38th on Sporting News coaching list
Chopping Block - Seminoles Blog - Orlando SentinelThe Sporting News earlier this week unveiled its rankings of college coaches. Going 1-124, the publication weighed various factors when coming up with the list. Like most lists, this one obviously can be debated ad nausea. A combination of experience... -
Johnson earns approval of Virginia Tech players
In the days that followed former Virginia Tech men's basketball coach Seth Greenberg's firing on April 23, Erick Green admits he had one foot out the door. It would take the right hire to keep the best player on Tech's roster in Blacksburg for his senior...Tags: Sports, Atlantic Coast Conference, Basketball, Virginia Tech, College Sports
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Spring game rained out, but Virginia Tech picks up key commitments
BLACKSBURG — Sitting on the podium Saturday in Virginia Tech's postgame media room, quarterback Logan Thomas had a chance to reflect on a spring in which he played part traffic cop, part on-field tutor and part-motivational speaker.
One topic he...Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, Sports, Football, Virginia Tech Hokies
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Teel Time: Virginia Tech-Virginia football rivalry surfaces in April
Virginia drummed up plenty of pub during spring football practice. Road shows in Fairfax, Newport News and Richmond. Weekly media gabfests with coach Mike London and a marquee recruiting get the day of a spring game that showcased quarterback Michael...
Tags: Sports, Hampton Roads, Football, Virginia Tech Hokies, Mike London
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James Johnson appears comfortable, confident as Virginia Tech's head coach
James Johnson didn't act like the ACC's youngest, least-experienced and probably lowest-paid head basketball coach Tuesday. Conversely, Virginia Tech's new boss appeared comfortable during his introductory news conference. Comfortable in the spotlight,...
Tags: Joe Paterno, James Johnson (football), Miami Hurricanes, Duke Blue Devils, Virginia Tech
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How does downtown fit in new city mix?
Downtown's relevance to the city was mentioned a lot on the campaign trail this spring. Some of the candidates believed downtown to be an integral part of the Hampton experience, while others wanted to know why its streets and businesses are heaped with...Tags: Arts, Buckroe, Langley Air Force Base, Hampton Roads, Arts and Culture
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Depressing and inspiring (from April 18, 2007)
So many commencement celebrations. Beaming graduates, proud parents. So many sporting victories. Elated athletes, rabid fans. This was Virginia Tech's Cassell Coliseum and Lane Stadium -- before Tuesday. One memorial service. Grieving students,...Tags: Students, Government, Politics, Virginia Tech Hokies, Timothy M. Kaine
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Wang could be the answer at left tackle for Hokies
The Hokies' spring game is Saturday, and one of the question marks for Frank Beamer's crew this coming season is the offensive line, which lost four, 2-year starters. But one of the players the Hokies will look to on the line is redshirt junior David...
Tags: Health, Broken Foot, Injuries and Wounds
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Virginia Tech spring football game washed out
The last time Virginia Tech canceled its spring football game was back in April of 2007, in the aftermath of the shootings on campus a week before. Saturday's scheduled wrap-up to spring football practice was wiped-out too -- this time by...
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Seth Greenberg fired as Virginia Tech's basketball coach
Virginia Tech athletic director Jim Weaver announced Monday afternoon that Seth Greenberg has been fired as head coach of the men's basketball team. Greenberg was notified of the decision at 1:30 p.m. Monday. Virginia Tech sent an email about Monday's...
Tags: Sports, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Virginia Tech Hokies, College Basketball, Atlantic Coast Conference
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