Virginia Polytechnic Institute NCAA News

Montgomery Co., VA - A former Virginia Tech football player is charged with assault, but his family says it wasn't his fault.

When the ACC holds its annual football media kickoff in a month, league representatives will invariably recycle the same statistical propaganda that paints the conference in a favorable light.

The ACC is making gradual progress in its college football quest to evolve from a punch line to a power.

Head coach: Frank Beamer 23rd year: 177-89-2 Returning Lettermen: Off. 17, Def. 20, ST 3 Lettermen Lost: 16 Ten Best VT Players 1. DE Jason Worilds, Jr.

Chuck Brown, "the godfather of go-go," is about to bust loose at the Hampton Jazz Festival for the first time.

As much as Virginia Tech men's basketball coach Seth Greenberg relishes having a few lightly recruited players turn into stars on his team, he'd like it even more if some of those players got a shot in the NBA .

File January Tech's A.D. Vassallo, driving past Virginia's Mamadi Diane, is playing in a pro league in Puerto Rico while awaiting the NBA draft.

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THE BAD NEWS: Tech has to be wondering what it can do to eliminate all the close losses it suffered the last two seasons.

In the good-news-bad-news department, there is this from Virginia Tech : Guard Hank Thorns , who had 15 starts in 65 games in the past two years, announced in May he was transferring, which means that one of the incoming freshmen, Erick Green or Ben Boggs, will pretty much have to contribute immediately.

The Minnesota Vikings have waived quarterback Sean Glennon, offensive lineman Bobby Lepori and tight end Nick Walker .All three were signed as rookie free agents after not being drafted in April.

Last season, the ACC earned seven NCAA basketball bids on the strength, speed and leadership of its star ballhandlers.

The June 6 camp was expected to be rather uneventful especially since the SAT's were planned for that Saturday... by Justin Clark 20 reads The June 6 camp was expected to be rather uneventful especially since the SAT's were planned for that Saturday.

Big 12 teams should be seldom tested before conference play begins as most teams again are opting to compete with a pillow-soft slate of opponents.

Today we continue the countdown of Lindy's 2009 Preseason Top 25 with a look at team ranked No.

According to K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune : "The Bulls began a busy week of draft workouts Monday at the Berto Center with Duke's Gerald Henderson, Arizona's Chase Budinger, USC's Taj Gibson, Maccabi Tel Aviv's Omri Casspi, Virginia Tech's A.D. Vassallo and Alabama Birmingham's Robert Vaden in for a spirited session.

They were the seventh overall rated defense last year, but they are losing QB Victor Macho Harris and two linebackers... Early Rankings: ACC Football 2 21 reads Rankings/List 1. Virginia Tech- VT returns 16 starters overall, including QB Tyrod Taylor, RB Darren Evens and all of their receivers.

The men of Martinez won't halt Roddy Jones this time, either. OK, so I'm a big fat homer, but I'm an equal-opportunity homer.

Sean Glennon's roller-coaster career has steeled him for a potential career in the NFL.

I'm leading this week's mailbag with a question of some news from the other day: From Cliff in Houston: I've seen a lot of whining from media types about the coaches poll no longer going to be public.