“We’re kind of going through here and see what we think at the end of spring practice,” said Tech coach Frank Beamer.

Linebackers Brett Warren and Purnell Sturdivant made brief appearances last season for Virginia Tech’s football team, and the reviews were mostly good.  The one knock on the two backups?  They weren’t Vince Hall and Xavier Adibi.

The former William Campbell standout is slowly but surely returning from a Lisfranc foot injury that caused him to miss the final six regular-season games of 2007 and the Gator Bowl. The rising senior has been limited in his return after having surgery in November, participating in enough drills to knock off the rust.

UVA head coach Al Groh announced the decision during a conference call with reporters this morning

UVA freshman J’Courtney Williams, a linebacker who redshirted last season, was arrested Monday by university police

Bringing along a young quarterback is a process that coach Al Groh truly understands.  While there’s meetings, film study, weight-lifting, running, practice, and more that goes into the routine of developing a quarterback, there’s one value that towers above all others, “Patience.”

A week after landing one of Central Virginia’s best in Orange County’s Quintin Hunter, Virginia added another verbal commitment from an in-state recruit.
Sherando quarterback Ross Metheny (6-foot-3, 190 pounds) pledged to become a Cavalier Sunday after a week of visits to other schools on his final list.

Kevin Ogletree has always been an athlete, a fiery competitor first and foremost. His body had never let him down, so when the Virginia wideout got the grim diagnosis at this time last year — an MRI revealed a torn left anterior cruciate ligament, ending his 2007 season before it began — he didn’t accept it.

Virginia is heading to the “House That Favre Built” in 2009.
Well, at least to the first house.

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Wednesday marks the start of a new season for the Hokies, and after knee replacement surgery Head Coach Frank Beamer is starting to feel like a new man.

The Hokies star running back and the school have gone their separate ways

University of Virginia football player Mike Brown was arrested Friday by UVa police and charged with one count each of grand larceny, possession of stolen property with intent to sell, altering serial numbers and possession of marijuana

Caleb Porzel, a 5-foot-9, 170-pounder from Good Counsel High in Maryland, informed the coaching staff of his decision just days after visiting UVA for the program’s annual Junior Day

Virginia defensive end Jeffrey Fitzgerald is not enrolled in classes this semester

West Virginia University wants a judge to dismiss counterclaims Rich Rodriguez raised to the lawsuit over his $4 million buyout, arguing he can’t benefit from a contract, then refuse to comply with the parts he doesn’t like.

James Madison University football coach Mickey Matthews has decided to stay put, rather than leave Harrisonburg and start a new program at South Alabama.

The Keydets hired Sparky Woods to replace Jim Reid, who resigned last month.

Former South Carolina and Appalachian State head football coach Sparky Woods has been offered head coaching spot at VMI, sources said today.

Defending conference champion Virginia Tech opens its season on Aug. 30th at East Carolina.  Virginia will play at the University of Southern California on the same day.

West Virginia coach Bill Stewart dismisses 3 players charged with felony drug possession

Coach Danny Rocco signed 13 players to national letters of intent

Virginia Tech has battered the University of Virginia on the football field for most of the past decade, and the Hokies are about to pound their archrivals again. This is national signing day, and Tech’s haul of in-state recruits will overwhelm Virginia’s.

Coaches, prospects say faith can factor into college decisions

Rich Rodriguez says opening the books of West Virginia’s private fundraising arm is the only way to determine whether his abrupt resignation as football coach harmed the school financially.

Michael Joseph, a graduate of WVU, has been assistant strength coach for Notre Dame’s football team since 2003

Jim Reid resigned today, to take over as Linebackers coach for the Miami Dolphins.

Norfolk State football coach Pete Adrian was selected as the 2007 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference coach of the year.

Groh was named the Atlantic Coast Conference coach of the year.

Divisional winners Boston College and Virginia Tech each landed seven players on the first and second teams, while Clemson had a total six selections and Wake Forest had five.