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Virginia Tech names Ethan Grunkemeyer as starting QBVirginia Tech officially named Ethan Grunkemeyer as its starting quarterback on Monday.,Grunkemeyer is a transfer from Penn State, where he played for first-year Hokies head coach James Franklin.,"He's been the leader in the clubhouse for a number of practices -- and maybe weeks," Franklin said of G...

Virginia Tech AD Whit Babcock moving into new roleVirginia Tech athletic director Whit Babcock will end that role on June 30 and move into a position as athletics director emeritus on July 1, the school announced Thursday.,Babcock has been the AD for 12 years, beginning in January 2014. He is the second-longest tenured athletic director in the Atla...

Virginia Tech turns down chance to play in NITVirginia Tech opted to end its season Friday rather than wait to be asked to the National Invitation Tournament.,The Hokies ended their season with a 95-89 overtime loss to Wake Forest in the first round of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament on Tuesday in Charlotte, N.C. They finished with a 1...

Wake Forest deals blow to Virginia Tech's tourney hopes with OT win

Myles Colvin scored 18 points as Wake Forest beat bubble team Virginia Tech 95-89 in overtime in the first round of the ACC Tournament on Tuesday night in Charlotte, North Carolina.,This first round game between the No. 12 Hokies (19-13) and the 13th-seeded Demon Deacons (17-15) marked the 50th over...

Virginia Tech enters ACC tournament opener vs. Wake on NCAA bubble

Seasons are on the line Tuesday in Charlotte, N.C., when 12th-seeded Virginia Tech faces 13th-seeded Wake Forest in the ACC tournament.,In the latest bracketology projections from ESPN, Virginia Tech (19-12) is among the first four teams cut from the NCAA Tournament. In his projections, Patrick Stev...

Virginia Tech, Wake Forest clash in ACC tournament

Seasons are on the line Tuesday in Charlotte, N.C., when 12-seed Virginia Tech faces 13th-seeded Wake Forest in the ACC Tournament.,In the latest bracketology projections from ESPN, Virginia Tech (19-12) is among the first four teams cut from the NCAA Tournament. In his projections, Patrick Stevens ...

No.13 Virginia gets past rival Virginia Tech

Malik Thomas and Ugonna Onyenso each scored 16 points and No. 13 Virginia finished the regular season with a 76-72 victory over rival Virginia Tech in Atlantic Coast Conference action Saturday in Charlottesville, Va.,The Cavaliers (27-4, 15-3) finished 16-1 at home in their first year under coach Ry...

Virginia Tech wary of getting caught in Boston College trap again

Boston College has been a big problem for Virginia Tech. During coach Mike Young's seven-year tenure, the Hokies have had a better overall winning percentage each year, but somehow they've won only one of seven games against the Eagles.,Young will attempt to overcome his nemesis when Virginia Tech (...