Guys, just wanted to pass on that there's been some reports that offensive coordinator Scot Loeffler has been interested in the head coaching vacancy at Central Michigan. Loeffler was one of four finalists for the same position four years ago.

My VT staff sources, though, have indicated that Loeffler is "not involved" with the position. That could always change, but as of right now, that's what I'm being told.

Guys, I've got some new information that has made the coaching search take a little bit of a twist. It now looks like Old Dominion wide receivers coach Zohn Burden isn't the lock we thought he was.

A new name has emerged that's a bit of a familiar one. I'm told now that VT has been in contact with and has interest with Georgia receivers coach Tony Ball. Hokies fans might remember him as the receivers coach at VT from 1998-2005. He left for Georgia in 2006 and has been there ever since.

The key thing here is that Ball has not been to Blacksburg since the WRs coach position came open and has NOT interviewed yet. That's the hold up. We still haven't been able to gauge if Ball wants to go full in and put himself in the running for the Hokies' spot. It sounds like he might be kinda sitting on the fence, as he's been out recruiting for the Bulldogs and was in New Orleans doing so last night.

Our Georgia site, UGASports.com, says they have not heard that Ball is looking to leave. After all, coach Mark Richt just signed an extension that keeps him at Georgia through the 2019 season just last week. But we are told that there might be some tension with Ball and some members of the coaching staff, which could be reason to leave.

Basically, the two finalists right now are Burden and if Ball goes all in, him. And right now, we're also told that the VT staff is split on which of the two they'd prefer. It's gonna come down to coach Frank Beamer and who he wants.

There's a few reasons for Ball, like he does have familiarity with VT and Beamer. He actually coached Shane Beamer for his final few seasons playing for the Hokies, coached with assistant Bryan Stinespring for that whole duration with the Hokies and also briefly coached with assistant Stacy Searels at Georgia. Plus, Scot Loeffler has long shown an affinity for the SEC and coached there.

Now, it's very unclear when a hire will happen, because of the uncertainty still with Ball. It's a big contrast with Ball and Burden. Ball is 56, Burden will be 31 next month. Burden also was paid around $75,000 last season, while Ball would command upwards of $250,000.

It's a very interesting turn and we'll keep you updated on all the latest, with more information as it becomes available.

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This post was edited on 1/26 6:28 PM by Jason Stamm

Guys, I spoke just a few minutes ago with Nash Central (NC) three-star DE/LB Houshun Gaines. He officially visited VT this past weekend, but also had an in-home visit from Vanderbilt tonight.

First, with the VT visit, Gaines said he had a great time and loved hanging out with the other players and early enrollees, especially Adonis Alexander and Mook Reynolds, fellow NC guys. Gaines also sat down with coach Frank Beamer, Bud Foster and Charley Wiles, to talk about where they see him fitting in the program.

Tonight, Gaines had an in-home visit from the Vanderbilt coaches. He said that also went well and that it was good to talk to them man to man. He said they also came to meet his mother and grandmother, since only he and his dad made the trip to Vandy last weekend for the official.

The other big news here is that Gaines said he's cancelled his UVA visit for this coming weekend. So he's now between VT and Vanderbilt. He told me he'll be going over a lot of things the rest of the week, like where he feels most comfortable and where he thinks he'll fit best and a lot of that will be talking with his family.

Wiles will be making an in-home with Gaines on Thursday, so VT will get the last visit. Gaines said he wants to have his mind made up before signing day, so he can have just one hat and one set of papers to sign on Feb. 4, national signing day.

Right now, I think he stays with VT, especially with Wiles getting the last visit, but we'll see. That wasn't the case last weekend after his Vandy official. It's a very, very slight edge to the Hokies.

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Houshun Gaines profile

Seems as though each year, a redshirt freshman burst onto the scene as a major contributor. Who will it be this fall for the Hokies? McMillan? Fisher? Ford? Durkin? Minor?

Does anyone know or where to find the spring football schedule ?

TONS of info right now over on The Gobbler on everything going on with the coaching search, commit reactions and remaining offers, but here's a more in-depth look at who some of the main targets are for the WRs coach position open:

Hot Board For WRs coach

They just went Big Time and It's About Time . News will be all over the place here Soon...Sit Back and ENJOY it with Me

Kind of a big loss in my opinion. He was the best offensive coach that we had, but he was the lowest paid coach as well.. In the time he has been here The line stayed bad, the running backs regressed, and we all know the QB situation. The WR core did improve and Moorehead made sure he put the best players on the field no matter the class or loyalty. was also a good recruiter. Really hated to hear the news but money talks in the real world wish him all the best.

Haven't seen any posts, just checking on you.

OSU was young and/or inexperienced at QB, offensive line, linebacker, and defesnsive backfield for the VT game this season. Also was missing the starting tightend due to injury. VT's coaches took advantage of it. I think that the loss however, helped the coaches in developing the players. I don't think the Buckeyes win the conference, which means no Sugar Bowl or National Championship, without the loss.

Obviously the Buckeye team that lost to the Hokies isn't the same one that ran the Big 10 including beating Michigan State, destroyed Wisconsin, then beat Alabama and Oregon. I thank the Hokies for being a major part of that improvement.

Remember those guys who gave us fits?

I found these senior highlights. He is very heavy but solidly built, and light on his feet and can run. Many of his tackles are in pursuit across the field:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3XGEhGb_2c

Dang I hope he gets the grades.

This post was edited on 1/2 10:29 PM by BigDaddyHokie

To rally from the VT lose and dominate Oregon with a 3rd string QB is a great coaching job.......Nicky Satan can eat his heart out......the Big 10 is taking over.

Best of luck Coach Moorehead at Texas A & M . You did a great job in your 2 short years at VT. Hopefully someday you may return to Blacksburg.

Good article by Andy Bitter on VT's win over Ohio State. VT's win wasn't really an upset at the time. Makes one wonder where that team disappeared to after the game. We should have never lost to the teams we lost to, none of them.

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Guys, we've done these before and we're ready for round two. Former Hokies defensive tackle Antoine Hopkins (whose mug you've seen grace the message board ads) will be holding another Q&A session this Wednesday RIGHT HERE. We'll post on the front page early in the morning and throughout the day, Antoine will be answering any questions you have for him about the Hokies, prospects for next season, the bowl game, coaches and anything else VT-related.

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1. Ohio St
2. Oregon
3. TCU
4. Alabama
5. FSU

VT did not receive any votes. Entire group of AP voters should be canned, and AP should find some voters who know something about football.
This post was edited on 1/13 11:33 AM by Hampton Roads 6

I know, I know, but hear me out first!

UNC started the 2014 season ranked after finishing with barely above .500 the year before.

Our injuries probably cost us 2-3 wins this past season as we lost many of our games by less than a touchdown.

The best teams in our conference has major losses at key positions and we return almost all our key players from the past season. Add to this, we have some dynamic players joining a nucleus of very good players which will add the type depth we have not seen in Blacksburg in years.

Georgia Tech finished the season strong and should be the favorites in our divisioin next season; however, we all know that Virginia Tech was the better team on the field when we played. We blew that win as we did in so many games last season.

Ohio State is coming to Blacksburg and will face a confident, talented, and much deeper team than the team that beat them at the Horseshoe last year. This game is much bigger than both teams realize right now! The hokies has nothing to lose and everything in the world to gain. This may be the second biggest game in our history behind the title game with FSU. A win by the hokies will erase our reputation in big games forever as we would have our two biggest wins ever in back to back seasons.

The hokies ended an incredible win streak by the buckeyes at the Horseshoe in 2014 and will have the chance to add to that with a win over the defending national champions in 2015. Also, a win by the hokies will put them nicely into the national championship playoff picture. I would imagine a win over OSU would help us leapfrog GT prior to us playing them. I think we will be favorites in all our games the rest of the season.

Finally, I think VT will make Lane Stadium an intimidating place for our opponents once again. Our 2016 matchup with Tennessee at Bristol could be much bigger if we take care of business and VT may be mentioned as a potential national title candidate. The recruiting impact may take us into the next decade if we win both games!

I can't get over it.

A shout out to Jacob. Heartwarming story. Follow the link & be sure to watch the video, VERY touching.



This post was edited on 1/15 1:50 PM by LIBuckeye

Jacob Celebrates

Start the boot shaking in Blacksburg!!!!

Those last three games they put together was about as good as it gets on the college level. Very deserving champions, and it still seems weird to me to not be posting "MNC" when talking about the college champ.

Looks like Foster and Loeffler have their work cut out for them come Labor Day.

I bet that OSU team will be hungry to have a rematch with us.

Very soft. I believe VT could have beat Oregon also.