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Tech Football: The Beginning of the End?

A national sports expert takes a hard look at the Hokie program.

Defensive Coordinator Phil Elmassian: The Key to Tech’s Football Turnaround?

Virginia Tech's 9-3 '93 season, capped with a bowl win, sets expec­tations high for this year. Defensive coordi­nator Phil Elmassian says the Hokies are ready to meet those expectations.

Beamer Ball: The Business of Tech Football

A major national program has a strong financial impact on its host region.

Hokie Traditions: What Makes a VT Game Day Unforgettable

From cannon blasts to crowd-quaking entrances, these VT traditions define what it means to be a Hokie fan.

Basketball’s Mike Young: The Next Tech ‘Terrific Coach’

Does Mike Young have what it takes for this year’s Virginia Tech basketball team to go all the way?

Farewell Frank. And Thank You.

Virginia Tech head football coach Frank Beamer is retiring at the end of the 2015 season. Our Digital Publications Editor and VT alum wishes him a fond farewell.

Battle for the Commonwealth Cup: Hokies Complete the 10-Peat!

Take a look at more great photos from our Nov/Dec 2013 cover story about the VT / UVA rivalry game, and send in your own favorite gameday photos!

Places You Never Go — Virginia Tech’s Locker Room (Circa 2012)

It is the inner sanctum of Virginia Tech Football. It’s where players contemplate. Coaches motivate. And, if it’s a good season we hope for, winners celebrate. Includes photos not seen in our September/October issue!

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.

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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.
Secretary of Defense. Virginia Tech Defensive Coordinator Phil Elmassian has been credited with a major role in the turnaround of a Tech team that finished 21st in the nation last year and is projected as high as 12th in some preseason polls.

Defensive Coordinator Phil Elmassian: The Key to Tech’s Football Turnaround?

Virginia Tech's 9-3 '93 season, capped with a bowl win, sets expec­tations high for this year. Defensive coordi­nator Phil Elmassian says the Hokies are ready to meet those expectations.
From pastoral to prominence. Virginia Tech 's rural campus has taken on a new look and feel since the days before, above, the stadium addition and the consistent top-20 national rankings.

Beamer Ball: The Business of Tech Football

A major national program has a strong financial impact on its host region.
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Hokie Traditions: What Makes a VT Game Day Unforgettable

From cannon blasts to crowd-quaking entrances, these VT traditions define what it means to be a Hokie fan.
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Basketball’s Mike Young: The Next Tech ‘Terrific Coach’

Does Mike Young have what it takes for this year’s Virginia Tech basketball team to go all the way?
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.

Farewell Frank. And Thank You.

Virginia Tech head football coach Frank Beamer is retiring at the end of the 2015 season. Our Digital Publications Editor and VT alum wishes him a fond farewell.
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Battle for the Commonwealth Cup: Hokies Complete the 10-Peat!

Take a look at more great photos from our Nov/Dec 2013 cover story about the VT / UVA rivalry game, and send in your own favorite gameday photos!
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Places You Never Go — Virginia Tech’s Locker Room (Circa 2012)

It is the inner sanctum of Virginia Tech Football. It’s where players contemplate. Coaches motivate. And, if it’s a good season we hope for, winners celebrate. Includes photos not seen in our September/October issue!
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.

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“Pragmatic and Kind”

Robin Reed’s lovely summation of the Roanoke region might also apply to himself and his career.

May 1, 2023