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BLACKSBURG When Virginia Tech's football team runs onto the field before games, junior cornerback Rashad Carmichael jogs to midfield and kneels.

BLACKSBURG Tears welled in David Wilson's eyes as he talked about his frustrating freshman season at Virginia Tech.

Good news for Virginia Tech's football team: The Hokies won't have to venture to Cincinnati's Nippert Stadium in 2012.

Losing your job is a powerful motivator - at least, apparently, in the case of linebacker Jake Johnson.

It wasn't exactly a perfect performance for No. 22 Virginia Tech, but it was a winning performance.

At times, Virginia Tech looked sloppy, failing to cash in scoring opportunities.

Consecutive losses have put a huge dent in the Virginia Tech football team, which was ranked fourth in the nation, but have slipped to 22nd, and are now tied for third in the ACC's Coastal Division.

Cody Grimm has seen all the replays of critical errors he can stand of how No. 22 Virginia Tech 's defense just isn't living up to standards.

Lyndell Gibson has moved from the outhouse to the penthouse in a hurry. Now, the Virginia Tech redshirt freshman linebacker will find out how he can handle prosperity.

In high school, Jake Johnson basically had one responsibility on the football field - find the ball and tackle the person with it.

KICKOFF: Saturday, 12 ET SERIES: Virginia Tech leads 11-6 POLLS: Virginia Tech PREDICTION: Virginia Tech 30-17 KEYS TO THE GAME: On paper, the BC running game appears to have a shot to do some damage here, but the real key to this game figures to be how well the Eagles can neutralize the Tyrod Taylor/Ryan Williams 1-2 punch on the other side of the ...

The numbers sounded like they were straight off somebody's lotto ticket --26, 34, 48, 55 and 74.

For a guy that didn't know a month ago he'd be playing quarterback at Virginia Tech , Logan Thomas hasn't taken long to catch on.

You people need to know that I jeopardized my month-old marriage tonight to bring you something you won't get anywhere else.

When football practice began earlier this month for Virginia Tech, Hokie defensive coordinator Bud Foster saw improvement in Quillie Odom's play.