The NCAA instituted the changes during the offseason in an attempt to cut out between 10 and 15 plays per game in order to shorten television broadcasts. So far, average game times have fallen...
Now, recovered from what he called a "very, very, very mild concussion," Lewis is still looking forward, hoping to move on from the incident that knocked him out of Duke's 36-0 loss in Blacksburg, Va.
During the week leading up to last Saturday's Virginia Tech game, sophomore Marcus Jones-who had been benched in favor of freshman quarterback Thaddeus Lewis after week one-approached head coach...
On the game's first play from scrimmage, Virginia Tech completed a 60-yard pass down to Duke's five-yard line. Four plays later, Hokie tailback Branden Ore punched the ball in for Virginia Tech's...
As Virginia Tech's vaunted punt-block team charged at Feinberg's right foot, the punter barely got the punt off in time. The punt came out low, and the Hokies' Eddie Royal picked up the bouncing...
Every coach preaches the importance of special teams, but perhaps no one embodies this belief more than Virginia Tech head coach Frank Beamer.
When Virginia Tech takes the field Saturday against Duke, Branden Ore will be lining up at tailback despite not returning to school for the spring semester.
Good athletes are defined by their technique and form. Great athletes separate themselves with something that cannot be coached-the intangibles.
Every ounce of Duke's 14-13 loss seemed to sit squarely on the coach's slumped shoulders as Roof pinched his eyes shut between his thumb and index finger.
In a game in which Duke (0-2) squandered numerous offensive opportunities that could have opened up a big lead for the Blue Devils, the final result came down to a last-second field goal from...
Defense wins championships. It is the mantra that sports figures preach and that sports fans often repeat. After limiting Richmond to 225 yards last Saturday, the defense will have to hold firm...
Whoever head coach Ted Roof ends up going with as starting quarterback Saturday--Marcus Jones in his second career start or freshman Thaddeus Lewis in his first--Duke will still have a slight...
Sitting in Wallace Wade Saturday evening, one thing became very clear to me. Ted Roof needs to go.
Quarterback controversies are not new to the Duke football program. Although sophomore quarterback Marcus Jones started the game, freshman quarterback Thaddeus Lewis received the majority of the...
Quarterback controversy heats up In Saturday's loss to Richmond, starting sophomore Marcus Jones and true freshman Thaddeus Lewis split playing time at quarterback Head coach Ted Roof said no...
Head coach Ted Roof said multiple times in the preseason that the Spiders, quarterfinalists in last year's I-AA playoffs, should not be taken lightly. His message may not have reached all of his...
"We're very disappointed," head coach Ted Roof said. "We weren't counting on losing two of our kids who we center things around, but that's no excuse. It's just part of football."
Duke's offense was unable to mount any successful drives in the shutout loss. Whenever the Blue Devils (0-1) threatened to score, Richmond (1-0) either capitalized on Duke's mistakes or stuffed the...
In 2006, the Hokies will try to build on that success, even though they begin the season with many unfamiliar faces. Only nine starters return from a team that finished 11-2 and defeated Louisville...
"I am never going to change my expectations for this great school, this football program that we are building," Amato said. "I am not going to change my enthusiasm about the game, about this...
