2009-virginia-tech-spring-football Stories - Gobbler Country
Hokies Boast Best Attended ACC Spring Game
Think Hokies fans are excited for the 2009 season? An assumed school record 41,000 fans were estimated by the school at Saturday's spring game. According to Giggity it was the most of any ACC school. Virginia Tech 40,000 Florida State 36,000 Clemson 24,000 N.C. State 21,075 Maryland ...
2009 Spring Grades: Hokies Defense
We continue our spring grades with a look at the defense. Again, remember that I tend to be a tough grader. Kam Chancellor - Sr. - FS: A Kam has kept rolling since last year's Orange Bowl. Not only did he grab a couple of interceptions during the early scrimmages, he laid a wicked hit on Zac...
2009 Spring Grades: Hokies Offense
Spring practice has come and gone. We have numerous reports, three formal scrimmages worth of stats and three 40-play informal scrimmages worth of stats to devour, digest and turn into ... something ... for the next four months until the Hokies open fall camp. Let's see what we learned from the...
What They're Saying About the Spring Game
There were several storylines from Saturday's Maroon-White game in Blacksburg. We've already covered the day Ryan Williams had and how Tyrod Taylor was two yards away from a game-tying score on the game's final play. However, there is much more to discuss from the mainstream media in...
Ryan Williams Headlines Hokies' Spring Game
Ryan Williams' results in Saturday's spring game lived up to expectations. The freshman running back had a 56-yard touchdown catch on his first touch in a Tech spring game and compiled 151 total yards to lead Maroon to a 13-7 win over White in the 2009 Virginia Tech spring game. The White Maroon...
Who to Watch in VT's Spring Game
The Hokies' 2009 spring game will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Lane Stadium. The Maroon team will be represented by the No. 2 offense and No. 1 defense and the White team will be represented by the No. 1 offense and the No. 2 defense. It'll be fun to watch because we'll get the chance to see 1s vs. 1s...
QBs Improve in Final Tune Up Before Spring Game
The Hokies held their third 40-play informal scrimmage of spring practice Wednesday and saw an improved passing game. Tyrod Taylor and Ju-Ju Clayton put up impressive numbers during the scrimmage. Taylor during the traditional scrimmage and Clayton during situational drills. Taylor was 6-for-9...
Sprained Ankle Ends Oglesby's Spring
Sophomore running back Josh Oglesby suffered a sprained ankle during today's practice and will not participate in Saturday's spring game. That's a tough break for Oglesby, who was having a solid spring. Oglesby is listed No. 2 on the spring depth chart behind Darren Evans. However, in reality he...
Chancellor's Improvement Important for Defense
The lone interception in Tech's scrimmage Friday came from free safety Kam Chancellor. The senior has built on his momentum from the Orange Bowl and had an excellent spring so far. That's good news for the Hokie secondary, which had major communication issues last season.Last year was Chancellor's...
I'm Concerned About the Kickers (Again)
The Hokies will have their fourth different kicker in four years in 2009. So far Tech has had solid kicker after solid kicker. But will the Hokies run of good kicking fortune run out this season? Brandon Pace held Virginia Tech's kicking job for three seasons and made 58 of 68 field goal attempts....
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