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[Mark Berman @BermanRoanoke]

It is pouring in Blacksburg

[Michael Niziolek @michaelniziolek]

'He’s got Hokie blood’: Virginia Tech coach Brent Pry made his mark as grad assistant in Blacksburg, worked the phones all day talking with former #Hokies players, good insight from them on his first stint with the program & what it means for today's team https://t.co/8bFlMGG1HC

[Michael Niziolek @michaelniziolek]

I talked with a lot of people over the last two months to figure out what went wrong for Justin Fuente in Blacksburg, a long read on how the once promising Virginia Tech head coach found himself to be a ‘man on an island’, take some time to read this one https://t.co/pntqioBL88

[Michael Niziolek @michaelniziolek]

Updated story from preliminary hearing in Isi Etute case from Mike Gangloff and I, all the details on what transpired, comments from Etute's attorney & victim Jerry Paul Smith's family, who were upset about the portrayal of Smith throughout the hearing https://t.co/WxigeehmsS

[Michael Niziolek @michaelniziolek]

Virginia Tech coach Justin Fuente sums up red zone woes: ‘We stunk’, this hits on a lot of topics that fans have been talking about since Saturday particularly the play calling https://t.co/e9PFuyS2xO

[Michael Niziolek @michaelniziolek]

Virginia Tech coach Justin Fuente: ‘I don’t know who is going to play right tackle’ against Richmond, this is significant question mark heading into Saturday's game https://t.co/W3C8d1nieV

[Michael Niziolek @michaelniziolek]

Virginia Tech not ruling out change on field goal kicking after second short miss, every area of the team under the microscope and the Hokies can't afford misses from 35 yards and in https://t.co/84GLAvvSK1

[Michael Niziolek @michaelniziolek]

Virginia Tech running back Keshawn King out against West Virginia https://t.co/CPVZyHMrOK

[Michael Niziolek @michaelniziolek]

Rivalry and revenge are both compelling motivators for Virginia Tech against UNC https://t.co/2LESQllD1O

[Michael Niziolek @michaelniziolek]

No flags, no problem? Virginia Tech readies for aggressive UNC secondary in Coastal showdown https://t.co/Klhw3Q3Iz2

[Michael Niziolek @michaelniziolek]

Virginia Tech will be cautious with receiver Jaden Payoute to start 2021 season https://t.co/woC1f7zvQ7

[Michael Niziolek @michaelniziolek]

Virginia Tech made it through fall camp without any positive COVID-19 cases, team won't hit 100% vaccination rate before opener, but its way above 85% threshold set by the ACC that allows the to have reduced mitigation strategies https://t.co/OhjK1Ou01X

[Michael Niziolek @michaelniziolek]

Source: Virginia Tech’s director of recruiting Beau Davidson leaving for Texas Tech https://t.co/GcZF0N9xJy

[Michael Niziolek @michaelniziolek]

Three Virginia Tech players out for the 2021 season with injuries https://t.co/0o1HqCcqh2

[Michael Niziolek @michaelniziolek]

Virginia Tech offensive lineman @BrockHoffman76 continues community outreach with backpack donations https://t.co/nGfNbJw0ax

[Michael Niziolek @michaelniziolek]

Photos: Virginia Tech coaches and players enjoy return of fan day https://t.co/zwM0WWacim

[Michael Niziolek @michaelniziolek]

Just received Virginia Tech athletic director Whit Babcock's new contract from a FOIA request, base salary remains the same, but there are notable changes to various bonuses, details here https://t.co/Kr6GbVWS4U

[Michael Niziolek @michaelniziolek]

Virginia Tech 2021 fall camp practice observations: The white helmets explained, plus notes on the upcoming schedule, Tahj Bullock, Chance Black, Keli Lawson, andJayden Payoute https://t.co/l3rpUFLhtv

[Michael Niziolek @michaelniziolek]

Virginia Tech opens camp on Thursday, here are some players to keep an eye on that could be key to the team's depth https://t.co/dDBRX5jhJM

[Michael Niziolek @michaelniziolek]

2021 Summer Reading: Early look at Virginia Tech’s Week 5 opponent Notre Dame, the Irish have plenty of retooling to do especially on offense https://t.co/GAL4WhMyZT