539w 2010 Roster Breakdown: Senior PG Malcolm DelaneyWho better to start this series with than the Hokies own Malcolm Delaney?  Delaney has been the spark this Virginia Tech basketball team has needed to advance this program to more of an elite level.  Without his services over the past few years, the Hokies may not have even made the NIT.

Entering his senior year, Delaney should be the odds on favorite to win the ACC Player of the Year award.  Of course, he’ll have some stiff competition from Kyle Singler at Duke as well as a few others but if he continues to improve his shooting he’ll be tough to beat.

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acc football logo A Look Into the Future: Week One PredictionsA new weekly feature we here at VirginiaTechFan will bring you this fall is a look at each ACC matchup this week and our thoughts and prediction on each game. If anything, you’re welcome to use this feature as a guide to what to watch each weekend as your pass out on your couch from a beer and nacho coma.

Week one in the ACC is full of FCS opponents and really uninteresting matchups. However, there are a few that should keep any ACC fan intrigued. Below we will examine each matchup in chronological order. First up, is Wake Forest versus Presbyterian.

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x2 2845f2e Hokies To Wear Black Jersey Against Boise StateToday, pictures leaked over twitter showing Bruce Taylor wearing the Hokies new black Nike Pro-Combat jerseys that Tech will wear against Boise State on Monday.  The jersey is very similar to the all-white Pro-Combat jersey's Tech wore last year against Maryland.  However, this year's edition includes an orange stripe on each shoulder and what is rumored to be numbers on the side of the shoulder pads. Tech will also wear a black helmet along with black pants and black shoes when they take the field on Monday.  The full jersey combination will be unveiled on Wednesday September 1st in Blacksburg.

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CS Cole Recruiting Update: Michael Cole Impresses Against Staunton RiverThe one bad thing about living in southwest Virginia is that this area really doesn’t produce that much top-tier talent.  So when somebody in this area commits to a BCS level college, I do my best to spend a few Friday nights throughout the fall watching them perform on the field.  Last night I journeyed out to Cave Spring to watch Michael Cole and the Knights battle the Golden Eagles of Staunton River.

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220571 Ranking the ACC: No. 1 Virginia Tech HokiesCall me a “homer,” I don't care.  To me, Tech just looks like the best team in the ACC this year.  They start the season 6th in the Coaches Poll and 10th in the AP poll.  The Hokies are the only ACC team in the top ten in either one of those polls.  Tech returns a senior at quarterback in Tyrod Taylor, a game changer at running back in Ryan Williams, and last I checked Bud Foster is still coaching the defense.  Combine all of that together and I would be shocked if the Hokies finished this season with anything less than 11 wins.

Tech’s biggest problem this year will come in the month of November, thanks largely to a back-loaded schedule.  The Hokies will have to play Georgia Tech, Miami, and UNC all in consecutive weeks before Tech finishes up with their in-state rival UVA.

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 Top Ten Standouts in Summer PracticeWith less than two weeks until the Hokies take on the Broncos in D.C, it’s time to take a look at who has been a standout this summer for the Virginia Tech Hokies.   The two-deep is all but finalized now with Logan Thomas taking over the number two quarterback job, J.R. Collins and James Gayle adding depth at defensive end, and Jacob Sykes emerging as the number four cornerback.  All of those names you’ll see below.

Obviously, you’re going to wonder where Tyrod Taylor, Ryan Williams, and some of our other big names are on this list.  I’m not saying those guys have had a bad summer, far from it but I wanted to leave this list to some of the newer faces on this Tech squad.  If I had to, I would put all those guys on this list (especially Williams) but that would make the list a little more boring.  That’s just my opinion though.

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Surfing the Pre-Season Top 25s: Where the Hokies Are Ranked

by hokieg August 24, 2010

We are so close to college football season that I can smell it.  I just hope I can make it to the final sprint.  I’ve tried recently to feed my football fix with NFL pre-season, and I don’t recommend it.  Its gosh-awful.
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To Redshirt or Not to Redshirt

by justinc August 23, 2010

On Saturday, those inside Lane Stadium were treated to a remarkable performance by sophomore David Wilson. That performance raised some questions about him redshirting that need answering.  The Danville product was expected to redshirt last year but after Evans went down with a knee injury, Wilson was pulled in as the number three running back [...]

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Logan Thomas Named #2 Quarterback, Other News and Notes

by justinc August 17, 2010

On Monday morning, the coaches came to a decision regarding who the primary backup to Tyrod Taylor was going to be this season.  Those who had the opportunity to watch either the spring game or the scrimmage last Saturday, the choice was an obvious one.  After redshirting in 2009, Logan Thomas entered this spring with [...]

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Ranking the ACC: No. 2 Boston College Eagles

by justinc August 16, 2010

Since the ACC expanded to 12 teams in 2005, the Boston College Eagles and the Virginia Tech Hokies have been the two most consistent teams in the conference.  Since 2005, BC has only had one season in which they didn’t win at least nine games.  That season came last year.  The Eagles were picked last [...]

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