- DAMIEN SORDELETT The Roanoke Times
Ayden Greene revealed Tuesday that he never wanted to transfer from Virginia Tech and didn’t allow himself “to ever think of anywhere else as an opportunity” following the season’s conclusion.
- GREG MADIA The Daily Progress
Virginia quarterback Chandler Morris is suing the NCAA in pursuit of a seventh season, and Cavaliers coach Tony Elliott addressed Morris' situation on Monday evening.
- DAMIEN SORDELETT The Roanoke Times
Redshirt freshman A.J. Brand spent Tuesday’s practice working at wide receiver for the first time after spending the first three spring practices at quarterback.
- DAMIEN SORDELETT The Roanoke Times
- DAMIEN SORDELETT The Roanoke Times
The 6-foot-3, 230-pound Taylor is rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports, On3 and ESPN. He is a top-20 prospect out of Maryland by 247Sports and On3.
- DAMIEN SORDELETT The Roanoke Times
Plus other observations from the second spring practice of the James Franklin era.
Sights and sounds from Virginia Tech's spring football practice on Thursday in the Beamer-Lawson Indoor Practice Facility.
Virginia quarterback Beau Pribula's memorable first day of practice with the Cavaliers began by throwing during UVa's pro day for its outgoing skill players who are NFL Draft prospects.
Virginia football held its annual pro day on Tuesday for NFL scouts, and defensive tackle Jahmeer Carter set the tone for the Hoos with his 31 bench-press reps. More notes from pro day here.
Plus four areas to keep an eye on throughout spring practice.
Fueled by missing the College Football Playoff, Virginia opens spring practice on Monday with work to do like getting all of its newcomers on the same page.
“To be ready to go, that doesn’t just happen when a guy goes down," O'Brien said. "That starts from the second you come on campus as a true freshman all the way up to when your number’s called. (Grunkemeyer) was a living embodiment of that right there. Preparing every week like he was the starter long before he was.”
“I think the O-line itself, the guys that are coming back are better and healthy. They’re going to be better,” Moore said.
There's skepticism whether the Flames' CUSA schedule will stick amid litigation between the league and Louisiana Tech, but Liberty's 12-game schedule is set for now.
“We’ve got some really talented guys that I feel like are going to earn the opportunity to play, but they’ve got to prove that. They’ve got to prove that every day, just like the guys returning with experience.”
"I think you build your resume by when you turn on the film,” McKenzie said. “If you can turn on the film and that particular position group is doing well, that particular team is doing well, then you feel like you have something in a gentleman."
"I look at it I’m back home in the state of Virginia. Yes, I went to Virginia and I’m an alum, but my career path brought me here to Virginia Tech and I’m going to give it everything I got.”
Getting Sean Spencer to join his staff was part of what James Franklin called “being able to get the band back together.”
"You hear Coach Franklin talk about the Virginia Tech that the parents knew and all of that," Midget said, "that’s what we’re bringing back here and that’s our goal, and that’s what we’re striving to do to get that back to where it needs to be.”
Virginia football promoted Joey Orck from analyst to O-Line coach last month, and in doing so Orck earned his first position-coach job at the FBS level in his 19th year in the profession.
Virginia Tech football coach James Franklin said in early February that adding Jarrett Ferguson to Chuck Losey’s strength and conditioning staff was “merging the best of Virginia Tech with some of the things that we’ve done in the past I think is very important and has gone very well.”