Virginia Tech

Brown's 2 TD passes and 1 run leads BC past Va. Tech 35-28

By Ken Powtak Aug. 31, 2019 07:31 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

FILE - In this Aug. 2, 2019, file photo, Maryland quarterback Josh Jackson works out during an NCAA college football training camp in College Park, Md. With a new quarterback and a revamped playbook with an Alabama flair, Maryland's offense under first-year coach Michael Locksley has the potential to ring up plenty of points. (AP Photo/Will Newton, File)

Locksley eager to unleash Maryland's big-play offense

By David Ginsburg Aug. 27, 2019 03:07 PM EDT

Josh Jackson earns job as Maryland starting quarterback

Aug. 26, 2019 03:35 PM EDT
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Virginia Tech transfer Josh Jackson will be Maryland's starting quarterback in Saturday's opener against Howard. First-year...

FILE - In this Nov. 23, 2018, file photo, Virginia Tech head coach Justin Fuente directs his team during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Blacksburg, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Hokies look to rebound after first losing season since '92

By Hank Kurz Jr. Aug. 13, 2019 03:37 PM EDT

North Carolina head coach Mack Brown watches players during NCAA college football practice Friday, Aug. 2, 2019 in Chapel Hill, N.C. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

ACC preview: It's 4-time champion Clemson and everyone else

By Aaron Beard Aug. 13, 2019 12:29 PM EDT

FILE - In this July 18, 2019, file photo, Miami's K.J. Osborn speaks during the Atlantic Coast Conference NCAA college football media days in Charlotte, N.C. Osborn caught 53 passes for 892 yards and seven touchdowns for Buffalo last season and may be the best of Miami’s numerous transfers. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)

QBs not the only transfers expected to make impact

By Steve Megargee Aug. 12, 2019 02:17 AM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 25, 2018, file photo, Virginia Tech defensive coordinator Bud Foster looks at the scoreboard during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Georgia Tech, in Blacksburg, Va. Foster says the upcoming football season will be his final as an assistant coach. Foster has been the Hokies’ defensive coordinator since 1995. His 33 years on staff makes him the longest tenured assistant coach in the country at the same school. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Hokies' defensive coordinator to step down after season

By Hank Kurz Jr. Aug. 01, 2019 03:54 PM EDT

Georgia Tech head coach Geoff Collins speaks during the Atlantic Coast Conference NCAA college football media days in Charlotte, N.C., Thursday, July 18, 2019. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

ACC urges fans to ask cable providers to carry new network

By Aaron Beard Jul. 18, 2019 05:42 PM EDT

Virginia Tech head coach Justin Fuente speaks during the Atlantic Coast Conference NCAA college football media days in Charlotte, N.C., Thursday, July 18, 2019. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

The Latest: Mendenhall using 2018 setbacks as teaching tool

Jul. 18, 2019 10:24 AM EDT

Pittsburgh head coach Pat Narduzzi speaks during the Atlantic Coast Conference NCAA college football media days in Charlotte, N.C., Thursday, July 18, 2019. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

ACC's Coastal Division once again appears up for grabs

By Steve Reed Jul. 18, 2019 04:01 AM EDT

Maryland snags ex-Virginia Tech QB Josh Jackson

May. 21, 2019 01:32 PM EDT
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Quarterback Josh Jackson, a star at Virginia Tech two seasons ago, has transferred to Maryland with two years of eligibility remaining. ...

Tyler Shough puts on a show at Oregon's spring game

By Anne M. Peterson Apr. 20, 2019 08:54 PM EDT
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — While Justin Herbert was his usual steady self at quarterback for Oregon, the Ducks' spring game gave redshirt freshman Tyler Shough a chance to...

FILE - In this Nov. 3, 2018, file photo. Florida State's James Blackman (1) looks to pass during the first half of the team's NCAA college football game against North Carolina State in Raleigh, N.C. Florida State coach Willie Taggart’s top _ and perhaps only _ option at quarterback is redshirt sophomore James Blackman, the full-time starter in 2017 when Francois missed virtually the entire season with a ruptured patellar tendon(AP Photo/Chris Seward, File)

ACC teams look to answer questions at quarterback

By Joedy Mccreary Apr. 18, 2019 11:01 AM EDT

Virginia Tech quarterback Quincy Patterson II (4) gets tackled by linebacker Dax Hollifield during the NCAA college football team's Maroon-White spring game in Blacksburg, Va., Saturday, April 13, 2019. (Matt Gentry/The Roanoke Times via AP)

QB battle in spotlight at Hokies' spring game

Apr. 13, 2019 08:33 PM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 27, 2018, file photo, Oregon quarterback Justin Herbert (10) throws during an NCAA college football game against Arizona, in Tucson, Ariz. As a soon-to-be senior, Oregon quarterback Justin Herbert knows this about spring football: It's a process and it's rarely smooth. A Eugene native, Herbert will be joined this coming season by his younger brother Patrick a tight end out of Thousand Oaks, California, who was among 10 early enrollees who are taking part in spring practice with the Ducks.(AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File)

Justin Herbert gives Ducks some continuity amid new faces

By Anne M. Peterson Apr. 09, 2019 07:34 PM EDT

Mississippi adds Tyrone Nix to staff as linebackers coach

Feb. 20, 2019 05:25 PM EST
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi has added Tyrone Nix to its football staff as a linebackers coach. The school said Wednesday that Nix is returning for...