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Virginia Tech linebacker Lyndell Gibson, a Salem High graduate and two-time Beach District Defensive Player of the Year, made his first collegiate start against East Carolina, taking the job of sophomore Jake Johnson.

Virginia Tech quarterback Tyrod Taylor dives for a touchdown during the first half against East Carolina in Greenville on Thursday.

This last week has been a tough one for Hokienation as fans have gone from booking trips to Pasadena to planning their two-hour car ride down to Charlotte for the Meinikie Car Care Bowl.

After two consecutive losses, Virginia Tech is looking for some motivation. Facing East Carolina could help provide just that.

The ACC conference is once again in the spotlight on a Thursday night ESPN game.

The North Carolina Tar Heels capped off a great fourth quarter comeback on a Casey Barth field goal as time expired to beat Virginia Tech on Thursday night, 20-17. The Heels, who led 14-10 before a T.J. Yates interception deep in its own territory led to a Virginia Tech touchdown, showed resolve down the stretch and kicked two field goals to take ...

There is something about road trips that quickens the pulse and moistens the palm of the college football player and fan.

In week nine of our Thursday night primer, the National Football Post highlights some of the keys to tonight's Virginia Tech-North Carolina game, including top players and matchups that NFL scouts will be watching.

Eight games into last season, Virginia Tech's offense needed a jolt as the Hokies prepared for their first Thursday night game of the year, against Maryland.

The No. 13 Virginia Tech Hokies hope to bounce back from their first conference loss Thursday night when they face the North Carolina Tar Heels in Lane Stadium.

The North Carolina Tar Heels have the unenviable task of playing the 14th-ranked Virginia Tech Hokies under the lights in Blacksburg on Thursday night.

UNC football will travel to Virginia Tech later this week. The Tar Heels are working hard in practice in preparation for the Hokies, because quite frankly, they still have a lot to play for.

The Hokies will play host to the North Carolina Tar Heels for their first Thursday night game of the year, and if there is one thing Virginia Tech fans look forward too, it is a Thursday night game in Blacksburg.

Virginia Tech tailback Ryan Williams, who ranks eighth nationally in rushing yards, logged his fifth 100-yard game in the Hokies' loss on Saturday night.

Virginia Tech has been known to follow the Beamerball credo religiously - get big plays on defense and special teams while the offense does just enough to win games.

BLACKSBURG Virginia Tech gets its only open date this week, and it comes at a perfect time for the Hokies, whose first seven games were among the most challenging in college football.

Despite Virginia Tech's 28-23 loss to Georgia Tech Saturday, Ryan Williams put together another stellar performance, one that set a Hokie freshman record and earned him ACC Rookie of the Week honors for the fifth time this season.

This past summer, Tyrod Taylor was one of the counselors that got to help with instruction for campers in 8th through 12th grade, but he also got some instruction from the Mannings themselves.

They don't call this the Dirty South for nothing. Virginia Tech's football team knows.

Frustrated that he was red-shirted his freshman season, Ryan Williams understood what the coaches wanted him to do.