Roland Lazenby

Coach Pry

Love in the Time of NIL

Virginia Tech football is underway, but can Coach Pry lead them to a season of victory in the time of NIL?
Man in white VT polo with arms crossed in

The Hokies and Their Coach Confront an Evolving Clarity

Read our exclusive sit-down interview between Virginia Tech Football Coach Brent Pry and legendary sportswriter Roland Lazenby.
Happier times in Hokieland. Head Coach Frank Beamer's star rose dramatically during the last decade of the last century, carried in part by the likes of stars (and current NFL players) such as Michael Vick, Lee Suggs and Kevin Jones. Over the past three seasons, the coaching offers and rumors from other programs and the NFL have ceased.

Tech Football: The Beginning of the End?

A national sports expert takes a hard look at the Hokie program.
During his 25 seasons at the helm Beamer has led the Hokies to 19 consecutive bowl appearances, four ACC titles, three Big East conference titles, six BCS appearances and one National Championship game. He is currently the winningest active coach in FBS.

Tempered Steel: How Frank Beamer Got That Way

Virginia Tech’s football coach draws strength from a family character steeped in tragedy – both deep within that family’s history and also from his own life-changing childhood accident.
Roanoke, Small Metro

Roanoke: Economic Failure or “Just a Small Metro?”

If you go looking for the Roanoke Valley in 2010, I swear you can find it right there in the broad panorama available to occupants of the high VIP boxes at Salem Memorial Baseball Stadium...
A boy becoming a man. Fan harassment is a fact of life for Redick.

Why do they hate our J.J.?

It’s been obvious for a while now just how badly people want to get a hold of the young Mr. Redick, the Duke University guard (and former Cave Spring star) with the sweetest shooting stroke in all of college basketball.
A gentleman. Lynch stays in touch with former Patrick Henry teammates.

And Then, There’s Our Other Superstar

J.J. Redick and George Lynch have little in common, except that they’re the sole inhabitants of a very exclusive club.

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