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Virginia Tech running back Raheem Blackshear (5) attempts to evade Middle Tennessee linebacker Jurriente Davis (6) in the second half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, in Blacksburg Va. (AP Photo/Matt Gentry)
No. 15 Virginia Tech, WVU battle for Black Diamond Trophy

By John Raby Sep. 16, 2021 11:12 AM EDT

Virginia Tech's Ty Eller (39) and Jalen Hampton (36) pose with members of the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets at the start of the team's NCAA college football game against North Carolina on Friday, Sept. 3, 2021, in Blacksburg, Va. (Matt Gentry/The Roanoke Times via AP)
North Carolina at Virginia Tech 9/3/2021

Sep. 03, 2021 09:33 PM EDT

FILE - Virginia Tech head coach Justin Fuente answers a question during the NCAA college football Atlantic Coast Conference media days in Charlotte, N.C., in this Wednesday, July 21, 2021, file photo. Few Power Five programs struggled through the pandemic more than Virginia Tech. Coach Justin Fuente and the Hokies hope to restore some order this season. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond, File)
Virginia Tech looks for success and a return to normalcy

By Hank Kurz Jr. Aug. 18, 2021 01:52 PM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 3, 2018, file photo, Virginia Tech head coach Justin Fuente, left, meets with Boston College head coach Steve Addazio after an NCAA college football game in Blacksburg Va. Boston College won the game 31-21. Boston College won’t have a chance to ease into its schedule this year. The Eagles open against Virginia Tech, just the second time in coach Steve Addazio’s tenure that they have faced an Atlantic Coast Conference team in Week 1. Hokies coach Justin Fuente says BC is a tough opponent, no matter what week. (Matt Gentry/The Roanoke Times via AP, File)
No easing into it for Boston College this season

By Jimmy Golen Aug. 30, 2019 03:05 AM EDT

FILE - In this Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018 file photo, Michigan defensive back Myles Sims (6) watches from the sideline in the fourth quarter of an NCAA college football game against Penn State in Ann Arbor, Mich. With the college football season set to start for most teams this weekend, the NCAA has been handing down rulings left and right in waiver cases involving transfers seeking immediate eligibility. (AP Photo/Tony Ding, File)
Waiver woes: NCAA decisions on transfers bring relief, angst

By Ralph D. Russo Aug. 28, 2019 06:46 PM EDT

Graphic shows the number of requested and approved NCAA transfer waivers since 2014 across various sports;; 1c x 7 1/4 inches; 46.5 mm x 184 mm;
Transfer, play right away? Don't bank on it, NCAA cases show

By Ralph D. Russo May. 29, 2019 03:47 AM EDT