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Tariq Edwards - LB - Hokies

Virginia Tech senior Tariq Edwards will continue to start at ILB for the Hokies in 2013.

He will be bookended by Jack Tyler and Ronny Vandyke. These three spots appear to be locked in, but the backup spots are up for grabs. The Hokies have taken a few steps back, but the defense should improve if the offense converts fewer turnovers.
Source: Hampton Roads
May 17 - 1:55 PM
Logan Thomas - QB - Hokies

Virginia Tech senior QB Logan Thomas is altering the way he throws the football to the left side of the field.

"When he threw to his left last season, his left foot would follow but the rest of his body still would still face the middle of the field," CBS Sports' Jeremy Fowler writes. "This wasted movement and caused his arm to overcompensate." New Hokie defensive coordinator Scott Loeffler believes Thomas is similar to Tom Brady and Chad Henne in that he can quickly implement coaching. He certainly needs to.
Source: CBS Sports
Apr 30 - 11:06 AM
Michael Holmes - RB - Hokies

Virginia Tech redshirt junior RB Michael Holmes was arrested on April 21 on two counts of simple assault and one count of malicious wounding.

Per the Washington Post, "malicious wounding is considered a class 3 felony in Virginia and is described as attempting to 'maliciously shoot, stab, cut, or wound any person or by any means cause him bodily injury, with the intent to maim, disfigure, disable, or kill.' According to Virginia Tech athletic department rules, any student athlete charged with a felony is indefinitely suspended until the charge is resolved."
Source: Washington Post
Apr 29 - 12:26 PM
Vinston Painter - T - Hokies

Broncos selected Virginia Tech T/G Vinston Painter with the No. 173 overall pick.

Painter (6-foot-4 1/4, 306) started for only one season as a Hokie. He has 34-inch arms and ran an impressive 4.95 at the Combine, with a 1.69 ten-yard split and 30.5-inch vertical. Painter also did 32 reps on the bench, so there are some tools to work with. The Broncos figure to keep Painter at tackle as a rookie. He's a developmental project with upside.
Apr 27 - 4:00 PM
Corey Fuller - WR - Hokies

Lions selected Virginia Tech WR Corey Fuller with the No. 171 overall pick.

Fuller (6-foot-2 1/4, 204) busted out as a senior vertical field stretcher, hauling in 43 passes for 815 yards (19.0 YPC) and six touchdowns, catching balls from Logan Thomas. An explosive downfield receiver, Fuller clocked a 4.43 at the Combine with a blistering 1.49 ten-yard split. He could contend for the outside receiver spot opposite Calvin Johnson in Detroit.
Apr 27 - 3:51 PM
Vinston Painter - T - Hokies

Virginia Tech OL Vinston Painter has seven visits scheduled.

The Tampa Bay Bucs, Detroit Lions, NY Giants, Denver Broncos, San Diego Chargers, Jacksonville Jaguars and Cincinnati Bengals are those teams. Prior to this report, we had not heard much from Painter or teammate Nick Becton during the pre-draft process, but obviously the collegiate tackle is drawing interest from NFL teams.
Source: Tony Pauline on Twitter
Apr 12 - 12:11 PM
Antone Exum - DB - Hokies

Virgiana Tech CB Antone Exum revealed that the knee injury he suffered actually started hurting against Cincinnati.

Exum "had trouble with it at times the rest of the year," beat writer Andy Bitter said. In late January, Exum revealed he tore the ACL and meniscus in his right knee, "So it was probably already weakened."
Source: Andy Bitter on Twitter
Mar 7 - 9:08 AM
Corey Fuller - WR - Hokies

Virginia Tech WR Corey Fuller ran an official 4.43 forty at the NFL Combine.

Fuller's 10 yard split was a blistering 1.49 seconds. The former basketball player is not mentioned as often as teammate Marcus Davis, but we'd take Fuller as an upside pick between the two every day of the week.
Feb 24 - 4:15 PM
Marcus Davis - WR - Hokies

Virginia Tech WR Marcus Davis ran an official 4.56 forty at the NFL Combine.

Davis' 10 yard split checked in at 1.63 seconds. The Hokie receiver's game is built on athleticism, so make sure not to count that "upside" twice. Davis struggles to track the ball downfield and tends to give limited blocking effort, but he could be taken in the sixth- or seventh-round.
Feb 24 - 3:57 PM
Alonzo Tweedy - LB - Hokies

Scouts Inc.'s Kevin Weidl believes Virginia Tech LB Alonzo Tweedy is worth a late round flier.

Weidl thinks Tweedy lacks a true position, but is draftable based on special teams production alone. "Big time gunner in punt coverage," Weidl says. Tweedy is listed as an outside linebacker, but only weighs around 193 pounds.
Source: Kevin Weidl on Twitter
Feb 8 - 10:49 AM
Antone Exum - DB - Hokies

Virginia Tech junior CB Antone Exum tore the ACL and meniscus in his right knee and is expected to miss six-to-nine months.

Doctors are hoping for surgery this week. Exum is one of the Hokies' top defensive talents and briefly considered entering the 2013 NFL Draft. He may not be at full speed at the start of the season, but expect Exum to tough the field in 2013.
Source: Virginia Tech on Twitter
Jan 28 - 9:35 AM
Marcus Davis - WR - Hokies

Virginia Tech WR Marcus Davis measured 6-foot-3 1/8 and 230 pounds during this week's East-West Shrine weigh-in.

CBS Sports' Dane Brugler has likened Davis' receiving upside to Dez Bryant's, and he certainly is built like the Dallas Cowboys' star getting off the bus. Davis has huge hands (10 1/8") and arms that would be suitably long for an NFL left tackle (33 3/4"). We sure wish he were a better football player.
Source: National Football Post
Jan 15 - 9:33 PM
Logan Thomas - QB - Hokies

Virginia Tech junior QB Logan Thomas confirmed on ESPN's College Football Live Tuesday that he will return for his senior year with the Hokies.

ESPN's Joe Schad reported Thomas had a "stressful time" making the decision after a junior season in which he took a step back, struggling mightily with accuracy and too often making ill-advised decisions. The 2013 draft class is not rich on quarterbacks, however, and Thomas' physical skill set would have appealed to NFL teams willing to "develop" him for a season or two, likely as a second- or third-round project. Originally recruited by the Hokies as a tight end, Thomas is listed at a Roethlisbergian 6-foot-6, 260. "I think he's a guy with a lot of talent, particularly arm strength," observed Bill Polian, a former longtime NFL executive and current ESPN analyst. "But his ability to compete for a starting job in the NFL right now is really limited." Polian stated Thomas "would be well served" to return for his senior year. And that's precisely what he'll do.
Jan 15 - 3:44 PM
Logan Thomas - QB - Hokies

Virginia Tech QB Logan Thomas will announce his decision of whether to enter the draft or stay in school at 3:40PM ET on ESPN's College Football Live.

It's a slow news day in sports unless you're obsessed with cycling, so ESPN has enlisted Thomas to help its CFB Live ratings. Likely no better than a second- or third-round prospect after an incredibly disappointing junior season, Thomas has been weighing his options since the Hokies' December 28 bowl loss.
Jan 15 - 2:41 PM
Logan Thomas - QB - Hokies

Virginia Tech QB Logan Thomas will announce at 4PM ET via press release Tuesday whether or not he's headed to the pros.

The Hokies hired former Auburn OC Scot Loeffler for the same position with Virginia Tech on Monday, and it remains to be seen whether that will sway Thomas one way or another. Loeffler was considered a rising star in the coaching ranks before the 2012 season, when his Tigers ranked 115th nationally in total offense and 112th in passing. He does run a pro-style offense, which would be a better fit for Thomas than the spread-option the Hokies tried implementing this past season.
Source: Roanoke Times
Jan 15 - 11:08 AM

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