Alex Koma

Reporter for @thekeyplay. #Hokies grad, @AlexKomaWBJ by day. Living by the motto that any pizza is a personal pizza if you believe in yourself.

[Alex Koma @AlexKomaVT]

@SolidVerbal I’m a Hokies fan and, right now, I’m feeling excited to see which school may be lucky enough to employ Brent Pry next year!

[Alex Koma @AlexKomaVT]

The #Hokies didn't even get a game against UVA this year to reference in the #CharitibundiBowl (maybe for the best!) so had to dig deeper to come up with an appropriate donation to @newampaths. But for the chance to see the inaugural @edsbs JNCO invitational, it was all worth it.

[Alex Koma @AlexKomaVT]

@edsbs @janecoaston I was on the field for this moment and it absolutely remains my favorite college football memory...and yet I can also appreciate that if I were try to explain the situation here to someone even a few years younger, they would look at me like I was absolutely insane

[Alex Koma @AlexKomaVT]

@thisyeardc Right, and all of them will have lunchpails

[Alex Koma @AlexKomaVT]

@thisyeardc After going for the clean break from Beamer with Fuente, it’s time to turn the nostalgia dial all the way up, baby!

[henri gendreau @henrigendreau]

Some NEWS: We’re launching a local and investigative news site in Roanoke this summer.

Please spread the word and help guide our publication by telling us what you expect from your local news sources:
https://t.co/24EjHs4b9d

[Alex Koma @AlexKomaVT]

Really revealing and helpful reporting on this case, featuring what seems to be the sort of robust collaboration between news and sports desks that makes a newsroom great.

Maybe, just maybe, Lee Enterprises is glad they didn’t lay off their #Hokies beat reporter right about now!

[Michael Niziolek @michaelniziolek]

Extensive write thru on developments in Isi Etute case, worked on this w/Mike Gangloff, learned a lot about the victim Jerry Paul Smith, also includes the developments from earlier today at Etute's hearing & what we were told about his recruitment https://t.co/TRVtgOeYnH

[Alex Koma @AlexKomaVT]

@boxesandfoxes @SureBetsUSA1 Can’t wait to receive all the hottest Vegas insights!

[Alex Koma @AlexKomaVT]

@alex_kirshner He might’ve attended your school’s hated rival, sure, but when you can embrace someone with impeccable beliefs and moral judgement like Franco, you’ve just got to do it!

[Alex Koma @AlexKomaVT]

@Fightin_Gobbler But he’s a ~QB wHiSpEreR~ you see

[Alex Koma @AlexKomaVT]

DE TyJuan Garbutt was one of the #Hokies top prospects and seemed on the road to stardom. Then family matters forced him to take a break in 2020.

But this spring, he “fell in love with the game again” and is ready to contribute. My latest @thekeyplay:
https://t.co/Z5UhKAteWd

[Alex Koma @AlexKomaVT]

This is awful news for Mike, one of the best folks to follow on the #Hokies beat, and similarly bad news for RT readers. Why Lee Enterprises has decided to slash coverage of one of the most popular subjects in all of the NRV is absolutely beyond me.

[Michael Niziolek @michaelniziolek]

Probably shouldn't be tweeting because this is all pretty fresh, but was just informed I've been laid off by @roanoketimes I know this is commonplace in this industry & so many journalists have been through this, just devastating, loved this job & honestly still in state of shock

[Alex Koma @AlexKomaVT]

The #Hokies’ spring is nearly at its end, and Justin Fuente is worried about depth.

There’s promise among the starters, but without “drastic improvement” for the 2’s, Fuente is concerned about the season. My latest @thekeyplay: https://t.co/mPE1ofIx3x

[THE KEY PLAY @thekeyplay]

"We don't have a lot of depth, so we have a lot of young guys who have to step up in a major way and do it pretty quick. Whether he's a 2 or 3, a freshman or sophomore, let's bring them along. We need them to step up." #Hokies https://t.co/TMMa7b8glF

[Alex Koma @AlexKomaVT]

Vance Vice laments that one of his players is so new to football that he’s “never even had Froot Loops”

That might be a unique problem for a German freshman, but it shows that the #Hokies have a lot of new faces at OL. My look at the position @thekeyplay: https://t.co/zRQMn01Smw

[Alex Koma @AlexKomaVT]

The #Hokies are kicking off spring practice tomorrow, with hopes for a lot more normalcy this year.

Justin Fuente is hoping that accelerates the development of everyone from last year’s freshmen to QB Braxton Burmeister. My latest is up @thekeyplay now: https://t.co/V0QhqcngjB

[Alex Koma @AlexKomaVT]

Assistants Bill Teerlinck and Jon Tenuta are still new #Hokies, but they’re no strangers to Justin Fuente.

Teerlinck goes back to Illinois State with Fuente. Tenuta even coached him at OU. That experience should bring the staff closer.
Deets @thekeyplay:
https://t.co/3nmeshWynN

[Alex Koma @AlexKomaVT]

JC Price and Jack Tyler both played and coached under Bud Foster, about 18 years apart. Now they’re on the same #Hokies staff

They’re leaning on a “network” of alums in the coaching ranks to preserve a connection to the Beamer era. My latest @thekeyplay:
https://t.co/7ZYyFV8dpQ

[Alex Koma @AlexKomaVT]

There hasn’t been much optimism around #Hokies football this offseason, but Tech’s top assistants see the team’s depth as a reason to look forward to 2021.

Brad Cornelsen and Justin Hamilton dished on the top position battles today. Details @thekeyplay:
https://t.co/a7919MVSmD

[Alex Koma @AlexKomaVT]

There weren’t any signing day surprises for the #Hokies this year, no last-minute fax machine miracles.

But Justin Fuente still landed a crop of transfers he hopes can make a difference. He already expects big things for 2021. My latest @thekeyplay: https://t.co/EqEedhkwkr