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2010 overall record: 11-3 2010 conference record: 8-0 Returning starters Offense: 6, defense: 6, kicker/punter: 0 Top returners SE Danny Coale, FL Jarrett Boykin, RT Blake DeChristopher, DT Antoine Hopkins, LB Bruce Taylor, CB Jayron H...

ACC Players Taken in the NFL Draft 1 12 Christian Ponder, Florida State, QB Vikings 1 14 Robert Quinn, North Carolina, DE Rams 1 22 Anthony Castonzo, Boston College, T Colts 2 33 Ras-I Dowling, Virginia, CB Patriots 2 38 Ryan Williams, Virgini...

The Florida State cornerback tandem of junior Greg Reid and sophomore Xavier Rhodes led all cornerbacks in 2010 in passes defended. Oh, by the way, they're baa-ack. Reid finished 10th nationally in passes defended (17) with 14 pass deflections ...

The official list for the NFL combine has been released. A total of 48 players from the ACC have been invited to audition for the NFL from February 23 - March 1. When categorized by school, it's somewhat of a reality check to see how many of the best...

This morning we looked at the main recruiting needs for the Atlantic Division. Here are the priorities for each team in the Coastal Division: DUKE Offensive line: The Blue Devils will have to replace one starter in center Bryan Morgan, and it's...

The ACC will have 18 players representing the conference next week in the Under Armour Senior Bowl in Mobile, Ala. It's the second-highest total for a conference behind the SEC, which has 22. The game is scheduled for 4 p.m. ET on January 29th in Mob...

FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Unlike Stanford, which has never been to the Discover Orange Bowl, Virginia Tech has its routine here in South Florida. The staff knows where everything is, the layout of the land, and it's figured out the best schedule that w...

This is the big one for the ACC, a chance for Virginia Tech and the conference to make a statement on the national stage against the No. 4 team in the country. Virginia Tech enters this game with an all-time record of 1-26 against teams ranked in the...

Live from Ft. Lauderdale, it's the lunchtime links ... Virginia Tech cornerback Rashad Carmichael has proved his doubters wrong, but his biggest test lies ahead. Hokies quarterback Tyrod Taylor is far more than just a signal-caller. Virginia ...

FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer was reluctant to travel all the way from Blacksburg, Va., to Delray Beach, Fla., to woo a recruit until one former player persuaded Beamer to put in the effort to get to know a kid named Jayron...

We'll bid farewell to yet another ACC coach this afternoon, when Maryland's Ralph Friedgen coaches his final game in the Military Bowl Presented By Northrop Grumman. It shouldn't have ended this way for Friedgen, writes Mike Wise. The same play...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Virginia Tech linebacker Bruce Taylor is questionable to return with a stinger in his shoulder, and linebacker Lyndell Gibson is probable to return, according to a school spokesman. It looks like Rashad Carmichael (ankle) will see ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher loves having a competitive advantage, and if that means having both Christian Ponder and E.J. Manuel on the field for warm-ups, so be it. Both quarterbacks were out there throwing, and Ponder didn't...

Virginia Tech running back Ryan Williams was expected to take over kickoff return duties against North Carolina this past weekend after No. 3 tailback David Wilson was diagnosed with mono. Instead, the job fell to Jayron Hosley and Rashad Carmichael....

BLACKSBURG, Va. -- Following Virginia Tech's 0-2 start to the season, there was some "finger pointing," according to linebacker Bruce Taylor. Quarterback Tyrod Taylor said there were "a lot of people on the team going different ways." Tight end Andre...

Despite trailing 17-0 on the road to NC State this past weekend, Virginia Tech stuck to its game plan. "No one panicked," coach Frank Beamer said. No one except maybe Virginia Tech fans, that is. Trail Boise State? Panic. Lose to James Madis...