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Match-Ups That Matter: Virginia Tech's Offensive Line vs. Attrition
It seems like every time the Hokies begin to build depth on the offensive line, injuries take it away. It happened again Saturday when David Wang fractured his right foot in the first half against East Carolina. Wang, Jaymes Brooks' back-up at right guard, was in for Brooks on a first-half drive...
Match-Ups That Matter: Logan Thomas vs. Loud Noises
If there's going to be an overriding theme for Virginia Tech's game at East Carolina this week, it's probably going to be quarterback Logan Thomas making his first road start. Rowdy Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium can be a tough place to play, even if this one isn't going to be at night. Since 2007, ECU...
Match-Ups That Matter: Jeron Gouveia-Winslow vs. Coachspeak
[Occasionally throughout the season we'll take a look at individual match-ups that will impact the Hokies.] Last year's whipping boy is back at outside linebacker. Jeron Gouveia-Winslow, whose struggles at whip (now called outside) linebacker often forced Virginia Tech to play five defensive backs...
Texans Five on Five: Week 15 Edition
The Houston Texans picked up some momentum last week by trouncing the Seahawks 34-7. They'll try to keep that drive going on Sunday when they travel to St. Louis to play the struggling Rams. Remember last year when the Texans were coming off an emotional victory and played the struggling Raiders?...
Texans Five On Five: Week Thirteen
The Houston Texans go to Jacksonville on Sunday to face the Jaguars. In Week 3, Chris Brown fumbled away a win on the goal line in Houston. Now the Texans will look for revenge. Here are the five matchups I feel are most important in order for that to happen. 1. Tyron Brackenridge vs. Andre...
Texans Five on Five: Week 7
This week's contest against the San Francisco 49ers will have huge implications for the 3-3 Houston Texans. If they win and establish the first streak (winning or losing) of the season, the Texans will be in the driver's seat heading into Buffalo and then a string of four pivotal division games. ...
Texans Five on Five: Week Five
Nothing like a bounce-back game against the worst quarterback in the league, but this week is a much different story. This week the Texans face an Arizona Cardinals team that features a two-time MVP quarterback and the best duo of wide receivers in the league. The Texans secondary certainly has...
Matchups That Matter: Alabama's Terrence Cody vs. Virginia Tech's Sergio Render
It's hard to single out one individual matchup from the Hokies' season-opener against Alabama as the most important. But I believe the Hokies' chances hinge on whether or not they will be able to run the ball against the Tide's daunting front seven. The anchor of that front seven is Mt. Cody: 6-5,...
Matchups That Matter: Virginia Tech's Bud Foster vs. Georgia Tech's Paul Johnson
Matchups That Matter will run occasionally this offseason looking at personnel of our opponents and what the Hokies need to do to stop them. Today we look at how the Hokies match up against Georgia Tech's version of the flexbone offense. The Hokies had a lot of things go right for them in last...
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