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Bowl-streaking Minnesota meets Virginia Tech in Charlotte
History suggests that Minnesota takes bowl games more seriously than many other teams.,The Golden Gophers will put that theory to the test when they kick off against Virginia Tech on Friday night in the Duke's Mayo Bowl in Charlotte, N.C.,Minnesota (7-5) closed the regular season with five wins in s...
Cooper Flagg leads No. 4 Duke past Virginia Tech
Cooper Flagg scored 14 of his 24 points in the first half as No. 4 Duke took care of business in an 88-65 victory against visiting Virginia Tech on Tuesday at Durham, N.C.,Tyrese Proctor and Kon Knueppel both had 13 points, Isaiah Evans notched 12 points and Sion James and Mason Gillis each finished...
No. 4 Duke streaks into ACC home opener vs. Virginia Tech
There's plenty of optimism around No. 4 Duke thanks to a six-game winning streak and the offensive improvement that came with it. The next stop is back home for Tuesday's Atlantic Coast Conference clash with Virginia Tech in Durham, N.C.,Duke (10-2, 2-0 ACC) will hold its conference home opener, whi...
Virginia Tech hopes to follow solid outing with win against Navy
Virginia Tech received contributions from up and down the roster Thursday when it halted a six-game losing streak. ,Now, the Hokies will try to carry some of that firepower with them into their game on Sunday afternoon against Navy in Blacksburg, Va. ,During its slide, Virginia Tech (4-6) had lost t...
Virginia Tech QB Kyron Drones, backup staying with Hokies
Starting quarterback Kyron Drones and backup William "Pop" Watson III will return to West Virginia next season, the school announced Friday.,Both had been believed to have strong value had they chosen to enter the transfer portal.,<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Drones Strik...
Virginia Tech stops six-game slide, beats North Carolina A&T
Ben Hammond scored 17 points off the bench to lead lots of offense as Virginia Tech snapped a six-game losing streak by defeating visiting North Carolina A&T 95-67 on Thursday night in Blacksburg, Va.,Patrick Wessler and Rodney Brown Jr. each supplied 13 points, Mylyjael Poteat had 11 points and Tob...
Virginia Tech dismisses DC Chris Marve, two others
Virginia Tech defensive coordinator and linebackers coach Chris Marve was one of three staff members dismissed, coach Brent Pry announced Thursday.,Pry also said that the program parted ways with offensive line coach Ron Crook and senior director of strength and conditioning Dwight Galt IV.,"I appre...
NC A&T, Virginia Tech out to improve shooting, end skids
Two teams struggling to put the ball in the basket will meet when North Carolina A&T takes on Virginia Tech in nonconference action Thursday night in Blacksburg, Va., where one losing streak will end.,Virginia Tech (3-6) has dropped its last six games, failing to score more than 64 points in any of ...
No. 18 Pitt rallies for last-minute win over Virginia Tech
Jaland Lowe scored 19 points, including the go-ahead layup in the final minute, and Guillermo Diaz Graham had a key block to help No. 18 Pittsburgh rally past Virginia Tech 64-59 in both teams' Atlantic Coast Conference opener on Saturday in Blacksburg, Va.,Lowe gave the Panthers a 60-59 lead with 5...
Jason Edwards helps Vanderbilt pull away from Virginia Tech
Jason Edwards scored 17 of his 19 points in the second half to help propel Vanderbilt to an 80-64 victory over Virginia Tech in the SEC/ACC Challenge on Wednesday night in Blacksburg, Va.,MJ Collins Jr. scored 15 points against his former team and Grant Huffman added nine points and four steals for ...
Surging Vanderbilt meets skidding Virginia Tech
In four years as coach at James Madison, Mark Byington never had an opportunity to take on in-state foe Virginia Tech.,But now in his first year at Vanderbilt, Byington gets that chance by way of the SEC/ACC Challenge, as the Commodores face the Hokies on Wednesday in Blacksburg, Va.,While Byington ...
ACC fines, reprimands four schools for sportsmanship violations
North Carolina, North Carolina State, Virginia and Virginia Tech were fined and publicly reprimanded by the Atlantic Coast Conference on Monday following altercations at their respective rivalry games on Saturday.,The amounts of the institutional fines were not released, but the Raleigh News & Obser...
Bowl bid on line in Blacksburg for UVA, Virginia Tech
Bowl eligibility is on the line for both rivals Saturday night as Virginia and host Virginia Tech finish the regular season in Blacksburg, Va., ,Both teams are 5-6 overall and 3-4 in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The visiting Cavaliers have lost two in a row and five of their last six, while the Ho...
South Carolina sends slumping Virginia Tech to 4th straight loss
Collin Murray-Boyles scored 16 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lift South Carolina to a 70-60 win over Virginia Tech in the Fort Myers Tip-Off Beach Division consolation championship Wednesday night in Fort Myers, Fla.,Morris Ugusuk played a key role, scoring 12 off the bench on 4-of-7 shooting...
4-star QB Peyton Falzone decommits from Virginia Tech
Four-star quarterback Peyton Falzone announced Wednesday that he has decommitted from Virginia Tech.,The 6-foot-5, 200-pound junior from Nazareth, Pa., had been committed to the Hokies since June. However, Virginia Tech has struggled to a 5-6 record this season and Falzone has visited Ohio State and...
Michigan stymies Virginia Tech in second half
Roddy Gayle Jr. scored 20 points and Michigan pulled away late in the second half for a 75-63 win against Virginia Tech in the Fort Myers Tip-Off on Monday in Florida.,Michigan (5-1) will play the winner of South Carolina versus No. 22 Xavier on Wednesday in the Beach Division final. The losing team...
Michigan rolls into matchup vs. struggling Virginia Tech
Michigan will look for its fourth straight win when it meets Virginia Tech in the Fort Myers Tip-Off on Monday in Fort Myers, Fla.,Virginia Tech, meanwhile, will attempt to rebound from a pair of home losses.,The winner will meet the winner of South Carolina versus Xavier.,The Wolverines (4-1) wrapp...
Maalik Murphy throws 3 TDs, helps Duke outlast Virginia Tech
Maalik Murphy threw three touchdown passes to Eli Pancol, including two that went for more than 75 yards, and overcame several mistakes as the Duke Blue Devils outlasted Virginia Tech for a 31-28 victory Saturday night in Durham, N.C., ,Pancol had 188 receiving yards on five catches as Duke (8-3, 4-...
Report: Ex-Temple G Hysier Miller focus of federal point-shaving probe
Former Temple guard Hysier Miller is the subject of a federal investigation into alleged point-shaving and manipulating the outcomes of college basketball games, ESPN reported Thursday.,Authorities are looking into whether Miller bet on his own games while at Temple. Miller transferred to Virginia T...
Jacksonville surges past Virginia Tech for road victory
Dayton transfer Zimi Nwokeji came off the bench and scored a season-high 19 points and Jacksonville overcame a 10-point halftime deficit to beat host Virginia Tech 74-64 on Wednesday night in Blacksburg, Va.,Trailing 39-29 at halftime, the Dolphins (3-2) stepped up the defensive pressure and the res...