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This day in the life sort of feature on Frank Beamer has been circulating around the internet today to much acclaim. It outlines his struggles early on with the program, his triumphs and his resilience in life and how he has managed to avoid the national fanfare that Paterno and Bowden received despite his career record and running a clean program. There's also a pretty cool part about how he belies his competitive nature. It's a really great read if you've got the chance.

Why Jim Tressel's fall should make Hokies fans grateful for Frank Beamer.

Among the Top 25 teams in the BCS standings, the Hokies are tied for second in the latest graduation rate, which includes players who entered college in 2003. (HT: Norm Wood)

Some tough quotes from CPJ about his players.

Should be interesting. Last year, it brought us Smart Football's dissection of Bud Foster's defense, which is a must-read for all Hokie fans.

We're all wishing for a quick recovery for Cheryl Beamer, who suffered a nasty fall while carrying one of her grandchildren at the family's vacation home in Georgia on Tuesday. She suffered broken ribs and a broken collarbone, coming away much worse from her fall than Frank did from his.

An Atlanta sports talk radio station interviewed Frank Beamer at the Chick-fil-A golf tournament recently. Topics covered: Ryan Williams, Darren Evans, the secondary and players from the 757. H/T: Tomahawk Nation

Head coach Frank Beamer and the Virginia Tech football team announced Thursday a fund raiser to support research for Ewing's Sarcoma, in honor of Mark Herzlich, a linebacker for Boston College. Team United wrist bands will be sold for $1 each this Saturday as the Hokies take on the Miami Hurricanes at 3:30 p.m., and will be sold through Oct. 9. All funds donated will go directly to Uplifting Athletes. Uplifting Athletes is a national non-profit organization aligning college football with rare diseases and raising them as a national priority through outreach, research, education and advocacy.

Jason from Arlington got his 15 seconds of fame last year when he called in to Labatt Hokie Hotline and criticized Bryan Stinespring. Thanks to him, Frank Beamer will no longer be taking callers during his weekly radio show. Fans will still be able to ask questions via E-mail, text message and in person at Bull and Bones Brewhaus and Grill, but no more callers. Thanks, Jason. Honestly, looking at the quotes from Bill Roth in the story, it looks like the show will be much better this year. But it also won't be nearly as controversial.