For the first time, in what seems like forever, the Hokies are going to enter the football season uncertain of what to expect from their quarterback. Historically, the Hokies have had a difficult time transitioning between quarterbacks. In 2002 Grant Noel tweaked the ACL in his left knee that he tore in spring ball to give way to starter Bryan Randall. A "convenient" season ending injury. In '05 Marcus Vick drew unfair comparisons and expectations cast by the shadow of his older brother Michael and his career was nothing short of a spectacular disaster.

Sean Glennon and Tyrod Taylor's careers got off to slow starts in '06 and '07 respectively before sharing playing time in 2008. That was like one of those awkward episodes of elimiDATE where both of the guys in the hot tub compliment each other while taking turns making out with the broad. It worked out in the end for them, and her.

Erick Green missed a potential game winning three-pointer with less than two seconds to go, capping off a terrible shooting day, as the Hokies fell at Boston College 58-56 on Saturday afternoon. The loss denied Tech an opportunity for a top 50 RPI win and pushed them back into a pack of 5-4 teams in the ACC.

Green's three-pointer was the end result of a frantic last 25 seconds for the Hokies. Trailing by two, Malcolm Delaney was fouled with 24 seconds remaining, sending him to the free throw line with an opportunity to tie the game. However, Delaney missed the front end of the 1-and-1, but Jeff Allen got the offensive rebound and found Delaney for a layup that was blocked by Joe Trapani. Terrell Bell then got another offensive rebound for the Hokies, who then reset and found a wide open Green on the left wing with three seconds remaining. His three-pointer clanked off the back rim and Bell was called for a questionable over the back foul, sealing the victory for Boston College.

The fact that the Hokies were in the contest in the at the end was simply amazing and 100 percent because of Allen. The senior forward continued his torrid pace, recording a double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds in the FIRST HALF. The rest of the team had 11 points total in the first 20 minutes. The Hokies did face a 22-12 deficit before finishing the first half on a 12-5 run to get within three.

Who: Virginia Tech Hokies (15-6, 5-3 ACC) @ Boston College Eagles (14-8, 4-4 ACC)

When: Saturday, February 5 @ 1:00 p.m.

TV: None (Online Stream: http://www.theacc.com/allaccess/?media=221477)

Where: Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA

The Opponent: The Hokies head up to Boston on Saturday to take on a Boston College team in desperate need of a victory. The Eagles have lost three games in a row by an average of 21 points to Florida State, Duke, and North Carolina. BC gave up 106 to UNC on Tuesday in a 32-point defeat.

Despite their recent slump, the Eagles are still 41st in the RPI as of Friday night. That high mark comes despite home losses to Yale (by eight) and Harvard (by nine). BC’s recent problem has been defense, as they’re giving up 76.5 ppg in ACC contests, which is the second worst in the conference. The Eagles also allow opponents to shoot over 48 percent in conference games, the highest among the 12 ACC schools.

Here’s a look at their projected starting lineup:

ON THINGS HE LIKES ABOUT THIS CLASS: “Any time you can get four defensive ends and four tight ends, I think that’s good. They’ve got that height to them. They’re 6-2, 6-3, 6-4, 6-5. They can play a lot of positions, they can help you a lot on special teams. I like that particularly about this class. I like a lot of things about this class. And then I’ll say this: We hit on a couple late that I think are really good players. We had some changes in our scholarship situation with a couple kids coming out early (for the NFL) and so forth. When we started out, we had a very limited number of scholarships, so that kind of held us back as far as who we could offer (early). But the end result, I think it’s been a good year in recruiting.”

via: KT

Well what do you say to the people who say, "Well they 21 good tight ends, but none of the top six tight ends in the state?"

Lets get this out of the way, our Hokies recruited a solid class at best including some very good players, though almost all on defense. With that said, it's not what it could have been... not even close. It lacks star power and beef and perception wise, it looks bad. It's a B class, that looks like a C class. Realize that all things recruiting are not equal, VT isn't going to recruit like FSU, Florida, Texas or USC, but by realistic standards, this is a B.

Kris Harley

I am not going to try and come off as a guru evaluator of high school talent. I am not. I have seen most of the highlight films and they are pretty awesome, but then again all highlight films are usually awesome. What is impossible to gauge is how good the kids are based off of supposed blue chip ability and how much is due to exploiting subpar high school competition. The game changes that first day of practice when these kids are going against the same talent level. So with that I will leave the minute details of the positives and negatives to others, but I caution everyone to think about the variables too. Is the kid a grinder, is he motivated on the field and in the classroom, will he get homesick, is this his first structured meal plan and weight training? I came to college as a 6'2" 160 lb freshman, by the end of the year I was 6'3" 190 and this was all Owens Dining Hall, 4 Star Pizza and beer workouts! All I am trying to say, is these kids aren't finished products, their physical peak is a good 7 years down the line by the time they make it to Blacksburg.

In one of the most impressive rebounding displays in recent memory, the Hokies grabbed 19 offensive boards and fought through a second half State rally to earn a 77-69 win in Raleigh Wednesday night. The victory improved Tech's ACC record to 5-3 at the halfway point of conference play, while the Wolfpack fell to 2-6. Tech now sits alone in 4th place in the conference, behind Duke, North Carolina, and Florida State.

After trailing in the early moments 7-3, the Hokies went on a 31-11 run spanning 13 minutes to open up their largest lead of the night at 34-18. Tech utilized 10 offensive rebounds in the run, while holding NC State to just 5-of-18 from the field. The Hokies ended up with 14 offensive rebounds in the first half alone, and went in to halftime holding a 39-26 lead. Tech's defense was also great, holding NC State to just 37 percent shooting in the first 20 minutes.

The Hokies' lead hovered between 11 and 15 for the majority of the second half until the six minute mark when an 11-2 Wolfpack run got State within six at 63-57 at the final media timeout. However, they would get no closer as Tech hit some crucial jumpers and made its free throws en route to the nine-point victory.