Here is a look at the depth chart from the Nebraska game. The number before the slash indicates plays from scrimmage, while the number after the slash indicates plays from special teams. The number of plays, the grades and the tackles came from the coaching staff.

OFFENSE
QUARTERBACKS
5 Tyrod Taylor (6-1, 206, Soph.) – 71/0. Completed 9-of-15 for 171 yards and rushed for 87 yards on 15 carries, scoring a touchdown. Graded out at 87 percent.
7 Sean Glennon (6-4, 224, r-Sr.) – 0/0.

TAILBACKS
20 Kenny Lewis, Jr. (5-9, 199, Jr.) – 35/7. Rushed for 50 yards on 17 carries. Returned two kickoffs for 60 yards.
32 Darren Evans (6-0, 215, r-Fr.) – 37/2. Rushed for 72 yards on 21 carries, scoring twice.
25 Josh Oglesby (5-11, 211, r-Fr.) – 0/3.
35 Dustin Pickle (5-10, 184, Sr.) – 0/20. Had two solo tackles on special teams.

FULLBACKS
42 Kenny Jefferson (5-9, 216, r-Jr.) – 14/5.
44 Devin Perez (5-8, 242, r-Jr.) – 11/7.
27 Jahre Cheeseman (5-10, 204, r-Jr.) – 0/7.

WIDE RECEIVERS
19 Danny Coale (6-0, 203, r-Fr.) – 58/0. Caught two passes for 14 yards.
11 Dyrell Roberts (6-1, 183, Fr.) – 54/2. Hauled in one pass for 12 yards.
30 Jarrett Boykin (6-2, 201, Fr.) – 15/3. Caught two passes for 58 yards.
3 Ike Whitaker (6-4, 220, r-Jr.) – 11/0.
87 Prince Parker (6-5, 236, r-Soph.) – 0/2.

RIGHT TACKLES
62 Blake DeChristopher (6-5, 299, r-Fr.) – 70/4. Had four knockdowns.
64 Richard Graham (6-6, 284, r-Jr.) – 0/0.

RIGHT GUARDS
70 Sergio Render (6-4, 308, Jr.) – 70/4. Had three knockdowns.
68 Jaymes Brooks (6-2, 304, r-Fr.) – 0/0.

CENTERS
58 Ryan Shuman (6-3, 293, r-Sr.)  – 70/4. Graded out at a team-high 84 percent, with seven knockdowns. Named the ACC offensive lineman of the week.
60 Beau Warren (6-3, 281, r-Soph.) – 0/0.

LEFT GUARDS
67 Nick Marshman (6-5, 339, r-Sr.) – 70/4. Graded out at 83 percent, with two knockdowns.
69 Hivera Green (6-3, 304, r-Jr.) – 0/0.
76 William Alvarez (6-4, 327, r-Fr.) – 0/0.

LEFT TACKLES
77 Ed Wang (6-5, 310, r-Jr.) – 70/4. Graded out at 83 percent, with a knockdown.
75 Greg Nosal (6-6, 281, r-Fr.) – 0/0.

TIGHT ENDS
8 Greg Boone (6-3, 280, r-Jr.) – 59/6. Caught two passes for 33 yards.
88 André Smith (6-4, 260, r-Soph.) – N/A/17. Caught two passes for 54 yards.
86 Chris Drager (6-3, 238, r-Fr.) – 5/12.
18 Sam Wheeler (6-3, 269, r-Jr.) – 0/0.

DEFENSE
STUD ENDS
6 Jason Worilds (6-2, 254, r-Soph.) – 44/6. Had seven solo tackles, including two for a loss, and an assist. Also had half a sack.
82 Steven Friday (6-4, 240, r-Soph.) – 1/0.
98 Jacob Gardner (6-0, 236, r-Sr.) – 0/0.

ENDS
90 Orion Martin (6-2, 255, r-Sr.) – 36/9. Finished with five solo tackles and an assist. Also had half a sack.
47 Nekos Brown (6-2, 245, Soph.) – 17/2. Had a solo tackle.
85 Chad Carlson (6-2, 241, r-Soph.) – 0/0.

NOSE TACKLES
91 John Graves (6-3, 282, r-Soph.) – 41/5. Recorded an assist, broke up a pass, and had two hurries.
56 Demetrius Taylor (6-0, 256, r-Jr.) – 18/1. Had a solo tackle and a hurry.
92 Khalil Latif (6-3, 269, r-Fr.) – 0/0.

TACKLES
95 Cordarrow Thompson (6-2, 303, r-Jr.) – 37/1. Tallied a solo tackle and two assists. Also had a hurry.
96 Justin Young (6-3, 280, r-Fr.) – 0/0.
93 Kwamaine Battle (6-0, 271, r-Fr.) – 0/0.

MIKE LINEBACKERS
33 Brett Warren (6-1, 237, r-Sr.) – 54/5. Recorded four solo tackles and an assist.
52 Barquell Rivers (5-11, 229, r-Fr.) – 0/0.
36 Mark Muncey (5-11, 231, r-Jr.) – 0/7.
36 Jake Johnson (6-1, 238, Fr.) – 0/8.

BACKERS
45 Purnell Sturdivant (5-10, 225, r-Sr.) – 54/5. Finished with six solo tackles and three assists.
89 Jonas Houseright (6-0, 224, r-Sr.) – 0/19. Had two solo tackles on special teams.
38 Quillie Odom (6-1, 237, Fr.) – 0/8.

WHIP LINEBACKERS
41 Cam Martin (6-1, 204, r-Jr.) – 34/9. Tallied four tackles and an assist. Broke up a pass.
26 Cody Grimm (5-11, 198, r-Jr.) – 20/18. Had two solo tackles, an assist and a hurry.
46 Dylan McGreevy (5-11, 215, Sr.) – 0/0.
40 Hunter Ovens (5-11, 203, r-Fr.) – 0/0.

ROVERS
2 Davon Morgan (6-0, 190, Soph.) – 18/4. Registered a solo tackle and an assist before tearing his ACL on a kickoff return. Will miss the remainder of the season.
24 Dorian Porch (5-11, 211, r-Jr.) – 36/2. Had a solo tackle and an assist. Broke up a pass and recovered a fumble.
23 Matt Reidy (6-1, 217, r-Jr.) – 0/20. Had a solo tackle and an assist on special teams.

FREE SAFETIES
17 Kam Chancellor (6-4, 224, Jr.) – 54/5. Finished with two solo tackles and three assists.
24 Dorian Porch (5-11, 211, r-Jr.) – 0/0.
14 Lorenzo Williams (6-2, 200, Fr.) – 0/11. Had a solo tackle on special teams.

BOUNDARY CORNERS
1 Macho Harris (6-0, 194, Sr.) – 54/10. Recorded seven solo tackles, including one for a loss, and intercepted a pass to set up a touchdown. Had two punt returns for 49 yards, with a long of 28 yards.
21 Rashad Carmichael (5-10, 190, r-Soph.) – 0/4.
81 Jacob Sykes (6-0, 189, r-Fr.) – 0/9. Had two solo tackles on special teams.

FIELD CORNERS
22 Stephan Virgil (5-11, 186, Jr.) – 54/5. Had seven solo tackles and two assists. Caused a fumble and broke up a pass.
9 Cris Hill (5-11, 183, r-Fr.) – 0/12. Had a tackle and an assist on special teams.
15 Eddie Whitley (6-0, 179, Fr.) – 0/11.

PLACEKICKERS
6 Dustin Keys (6-2, 212, r-Sr.) – 0/7. Drilled four field goals.
48 Justin Myer (6-1, 200, Fr.) – 0/8.

PUNTER
97 Brent Bowden (6-3. 212, r-Jr.) – 0/12. Averaged 34.6 yards per punt on five punts and placed three punts inside the 20.

SNAPPERS
50 Collin Carroll (6-3, 220, r-Fr.) – 0/12.
63 Matt Tuttle (6-0, 228, r-Jr.) – 0/0.

Virginia Tech shot a first round five-under-par 279 and is in second place after the first round of the VCU Shootout at Hermitage Country Club in Manakin-Sabot, Va.

Wake Forest enters the afternoon’s second round with a six-stroke lead over Tech and a seven-stroke lead over host VCU, after shooting an 11-under-par 273 in the morning round. Virginia and Iowa are tied for fourth.

Individually, sophomore Aaron Eckstein and senior Drew Weaver each shot a three-under-par 68 in the first round and are tied for fifth.

Live stats for the tournament, which concludes tomorrow, are available on a link from hokiesports.com. Check with hokiesports.com tonight for a full recap of today’s play.

Former Virginia Tech basketball player Coleman Collins has signed with the Phoenix Suns of the NBA and will attend their training camp, which begins on Tuesday in Tucson, Ariz.

Collins, a 2006 graduate of Virginia Tech who completed his eligibility in 2007, played on a first-division German team in Ludwigsburg last year. He averaged 10.6 points and 4.1 rebounds while shooting 58.3 percent to help the team to the league finals. He played on the Toronto Raptors summer league this summer, averaging 7.3 points and 3.7 rebounds in 17 minutes per game for the Raptors.

He completed his Virginia Tech career with 1,144 points, good for 32nd in career scoring at Tech and is currently ninth on the school’s career blocked shots list with 106.

Both the volleyball and men’s soccer teams are in action this weekend at home, and fans have the chance to snag some great free stuff.

The volleyball team plays host to Clemson at 7 p.m. on Friday in Cassell Coliseum, and the first 300 fans will receive a free VT car flag. All fans will have the chance to sign up to play the “Let’s Make a Deal” contest between the second and third sets.

Also on Friday at 7 p.m., the men’s soccer team welcome in-state rival Virginia at Thompson Field, and it’s Stuff the Stadium night. Come out and help the Hokies try to break the Thompson Field attendance record of 2,711 as Tech tries to defeat the Wahoos. Also, the first 300 fans will receive a free VT soccer backpack.

The volleyball team then returns to action on Saturday evening at 6 p.m. against Georgia Tech. The first 250 fans will receive a free VT volleyball cup, and all fans can sign up to participate in the “Bowling for Food” contest. This match should end just in time for you to head home to watch the football team’s clash against Nebraska, so what better way to get ready for the big game?

Admission to all volleyball and soccer games is free. Visit http://www.hokiesports.com/promotions/ for more information.

The ACC has announced game times for three Virginia Tech men’s basketball games this season. The Hokies’ game against Navy in the BB&T Classic on Sunday, Dec. 7 at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., has been set for a 5 p.m. tip-off. Maryland and George Washington will play in the second game at 7:30 p.m.

The Hokies first round game in the Aeropostale Holiday Festival against Columbia is now set for 2 p.m., on Saturday, Dec. 20. The tournament, played at Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y., will also feature St. John’s and Marist. The consolation and finals of the event will be played on Dec. 21, beginning at noon.

Television coverage of the two events is still to be determined and will be announced at a later time.

The ACC announced Monday the kickoff times for its slate of games on Oct. 4, including Tech's Homecoming game against Western Kentucky University. The game will not be televised live and will kick off at 1:30 p.m., at Lane Stadium/Worsham Field.

The Virginia Tech baseball team began its fall workouts on Sept. 8 and will continue preparing as a team for the 2009 season until its annual intra-squad Fall World Series, which will take place Oct. 17-19 at English Field. Until then, here is a complete recap of the 20 Hokies who competed in summer leagues this year, which wrapped up in mid-August.

Tony Balisteri
Played in 56 games for the Rochester Honkers of the Northwoods League … Hit .273 with 25 runs scored and 20 RBIs … Tallied 14 doubles, four home runs and seven steals … Was a mid-season all-star.

Rhett Ballard
Went 3-0 in 12 appearances for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod League … Compiled a 2.08 ERA in 17.1 innings pitched … Allowed 11 hits and seven walks, while striking out 20.

Matt Blow
Hit .175 in 19 games (11 starts) for the Staunton Braves of the Valley League … Walked 10 times, hit one home run and tallied five RBIs.

Steve Bumbry
Started 29 regular season games for the Youse’s Maryland Orioles, who won the Cal Ripken Sr. League Title, the AAABA National Championship and finished ranked second in the nation among summer league teams … Batted .189 with 21 runs scored and 13 RBIs … Walked 28 times and stole 11 bases.

Kyle Cichy
Appeared in 18 games (three starts) for the Luray Wranglers, who went on to capture the Valley League Championship and finish ranked fourth in the nation among summer league teams … Went 4-1 with three saves and compiled a 1.80 ERA … Struck out 58 batters in 45 innings pitched, while allowing 36 hits and only 11 walks … Limited opponents to a .209 batting average … Was a mid-season all-star.

Ty Hohman
Started 25 of 26 games played for the Saratoga Phillies of the New York Collegiate League … Batted .265 with seven doubles, eight RBIs and 13 runs scored … Was a mid-season all-star.

Chris Kay
Started 20 of 25 games played for the Columbia Blowfish of the Coastal Plain League … Batted .197 with seven runs scored and seven RBIs … Caught five runners stealing.

Brandon Lower
Hit .234 in 23 games (18 starts) for the Covington Lumberjacks of the Valley League … Blasted four home runs and tallied 14 RBIs, while walking 10 times and scoring nine runs.

Sean McDermott
Made 13 appearances (three starts) for the Keene Swamp Bats of the New England Collegiate League … Went 2-2 with a 3.73 ERA in 31.1 innings … Held opponents to a .215 batting average and recorded 31 strikeouts … Walked 12 and allowed 26 hits.

Klint Reed
Started 23 of 31 games played for the Sanford Mainers of the New England Collegiate League … Batted .225 with 17 walks, 15 runs scored and five stolen bases … Hit three doubles and knocked in four runs.

Sean Ryan
Started 40 of 43 games played for the Outer Banks Daredevils of the Coastal Plain League … Hit .255 with 19 runs scored with two doubles and four RBIs … Dropped down five sac bunts and stole nine bases.

Michael Seaborn
Started 38 of 43 games played for the Outer Banks Daredevils of the Coastal Plain League … Batted .255 with 13 runs scored, four doubles, a homer and 10 RBIs … Stole three bases.

Matt Shoemaker
Played second base for the Ohio Warhawks, who won the World Wood Bat Association National Championship … Went 2-for-3 in the championship game with a double, three RBIs, a stolen base and a run scored.

Anthony Sosnoskie
Was the runner-up for League MVP honors after a stellar season for the Lake Norman Copperheads, who lost in the finals of the Southern Collegiate League tournament … Played 45 games and led the team in many offensive categories, including batting average (.368), hits (53), doubles (18), home runs (7), RBIs (40) and slugging percentage (.653) … Was a mid-season all-star.

Buddy Sosnoskie
Played in 33 games for the Lake Norman Copperheads, who took runner-up honors at the Southern Collegiate League post-season tournament … Batted .275 with 14 runs scored, 28 hits, three doubles, a triple and eight RBIs … Also swiped eight bases … Was a mid-season all-star.

Austin Wates
Played in 55 games for the Rochester Honkers of the Northwoods League … Hit .261 with 25 runs scored and 19 RBIs … Swiped 14 bases to go with nine doubles and a homer.

Mickey White
Played first base and outfield for the Ohio Warhawks, who won the World Wood Bat Association National Championship.

Rob Whitley
Started nine games on the mound for the Fauquier Gators of the Valley League … Went 4-1 with a 3.40 ERA in 47.2 innings pitched … Struck out 38 batters, while walking 17 … Held opponents to a .254 batting average.

Justin Wright
Made seven starts on the mound for the Bethesda Big Train of the Cal Ripken Sr. League … Went 3-1 with a 2.45 ERA in 33 innings pitched … Held opponents to a .227 batting average and recorded 26 strikeouts … Allowed 27 hits and 17 walks … Was a mid-season all-star.

Dave Zappacosta
Tossed 22.2 innings in 22 appearances for the New Market Rebels of the Valley League … Went 0-1 and recorded one save … Gave up 24 hits, but walked only five batters, while striking out 26.

This Saturday’s football game against North Carolina will not only be televised on ABC regionally but will also be available live online via ESPN360.com — ESPN's signature broadband sports TV network.  The game is available completely free to any student on campus (in fact, to any student on any U.S. college campus). This season, ESPN360.com will feature more than 300 college football games.
 
Fans can go here and it will allow anybody on a computer on a campus network to view the game live online, and will allow anybody in a community that has their highspeed Internet connection through one of ESPN360.com’s affiliates to access it as well.

Kickoff is set for 3:37 p.m.
 

The Virginia Tech dance team, the HighTechs, will be holding a car wash this Friday at Advance Auto Parts (800 N. Main St. in Blacksburg) from noon until 4 p.m.

Not only can you can you get your car cleaned, but you can watch the HighTechs dance and receive a free spirit squad poster. Donations are welcome and will support the team.

The September issue of Inside Hokie Sports features a Q&A with Queen Harrison, the Virginia Tech junior who represented the U.S. in the 400-meter hurdles last month at the Summer Olympics in Beijing. Queen was kind enough to provide some photos that she took during her trip to China, but due to time and space constraints, the magazine staff was unable to get the photos into the printed version of the magazine. For your enjoyment, though, here they are, along with a first-person description of the photo from Queen herself.




“This picture is inside of the Olympic village right in front of the dorm building where I resided during my stay in China. This is my friend Bernard Lagat, a long distance runner who also represented the USA team in the Olympics. I chose this picture because of his great accomplishments and ability to bounce back and stay positive even when he didn't do as well as he wanted to.”











“This picture was SOO hard to take! This was taken at the closing ceremonies in Beijing. I was standing right underthe torch right before they were about to extinguish the flame so I had to make sure I took a picture with it while it was still lit. Coincidentally, someone had a USA flag up in the air and it got in the picture also. This picture means a lot to me because it represents my journey to the Olympics coming to an end in addition to my patriotism being exhibited by the American flag in the background.”









“This is a picture that was taken outside of the Marco Polo Hotel where my mother, two of my sisters, and my nephew lodged during their stay in Beijing. My family is a vital part of my success in track and field – and life in general – so I chose this picture because it really shows how much it means to me that they were able to attend.”








“That is the head of a roasted duck. When I was finished competing, my family and I went to a restaurant named 'ROAST DUCK RESTAURANT' downtown in the city where their hotel was located. They carved the duck in front of us and even gave us the # of the duck to prove its authenticity (i guess LOL) and left the head for us to do with it as we pleased. Roast duck eateries are NOT for the squeamish or faint ☺.”

Former Virginia Tech golfer Brendon de Jonge enters this week’s Utah Championship presented by Zions Bank at the Willow Creek Country Club in Sandy, Utah, as the Nationwide Tour’s top earner in 2008.

De Jonge, who recorded his first career Nationwide victory earlier this summer in Rochester, N.Y., enters the Utah event with a total of $362,256 in winnings, $4,090 ahead of second place Jarrod Lyle. The top 25 players on the money list earn their PGA Tour cards for next season, a feat that de Jonge has all but guaranteed.

De Jonge leads the Nationwide Tour in scrambling and is tied for second in top 10 finishes this season. Following the Utah Championship, the Nationwide Tour, the PGA Tour’s top developmental tour, will finish the season with six more events. The Tour culminates on Nov. 6-9 at the Nationwide Tour Championship at TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, Texas, which boasts a $1 million purse.  

More information on the Nationwide Tour and de Jonge, including photo galleries of his victory in Rochester, is available at http://www.pgatour.com/h/.

The Wayne Robinson Principles of Community Family Run/Walk, sponsored by the Office for Equity and Inclusion and the Montgomery County, Floyd County, and Radford City Branch of the NAACP, are scheduled to take place on campus, Friday, Sept. 5.  It is part of the Gobblerfest celebrations taking place on that day.
 
Check-in for the run/walk will begin at 4:45 p.m. near the Duck Pond on West Campus Drive. The 5K walk will begin at 5:15 p.m., followed by the 5K run at 5:30 p.m. The one-mile walk will begin at 6 p.m., followed by the one mile run at 6:15 p.m.
 
The Principles of Community run/walk event is named in honor of Wayne Robinson, a 1980 graduate from Virginia Tech’s Pamplin College of Business. Robinson served as captain of the Virginia Tech men’s basketball team from 1976 to 1980 and was part of the Metro Conference Basketball Tournament Championship Team in 1979. He played in the NBA and in Europe from 1980 to 1988. He was inducted into the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame in 2003. Robinson currently serves as a board member for the Virginia Tech Alumni Association and the Multicultural Alumni Advisory Board.
 
Today, Robinson heads the Diversity Practice Division of Wyndham Mills International Inc., an executive search firm located in Greensboro, N.C. He also serves as senior pastor of the New Millennium Christian Center Inc., a dynamic denominational ministry.
 
All age groups and experience levels are welcome to participate in the run/walk event that is open to the public. Registration fees for the 5K run/walk are $15 for participants 16 years and over, youth (under the age of 16) $10. Registration fees for those participating in the one-mile run/walk are $10 for those 16 years and over, youth (under the age of 16) $5.
 
Proceeds benefit the Wayne Robinson Endowed Scholarship, which is part of the new Presidential Scholarship Initiative.
 
You must register to participate in the event. Registration forms are available online at http://www.multicultural.vt.edu/wr/index.
 

When the Angels and the Tigers face off on Sept. 2 in Detroit, a unique pitching match-up with Virginia Tech ties will be on display. Going head-to-head on the mound will be Los Angeles lefty Joe Saunders, the only former Hokie currently in the majors, and Detroit righty Chris Lambert, the first player who was either recruited or coached by current Tech coach Pete Hughes to break into the major leagues.

Saunders was an American League all-star back in July and pitched for the Hokies from 2000-02, while Lambert, who played for Hughes during his tenure at Boston College, made his big-league debut last week.

Making the showdown even more interesting is the fact that it serves a rematch of a classic pitcher’s duel that occurred during the BIG EAST tournament on May 23, 2002, when the two were still in college. Both pitchers tossed a complete game, and although Lambert fanned eight batters on five hits, it was the Hokies who emerged with a 2-1 victory behind Saunders’ effort of 10 strikeouts on just four hits.

Though Lambert is the first of Hughes’ former players to crack into the majors, he is part of a long line of recent major league draftees (33, in fact, since 1999) who were developed by the third-year Hokie head coach. Of those 33, only four were drafted out of high school at the time of their recruitment, which serves as a testament to Hughes and his staff’s ability to develop talent. Three of those four who were selected out of high school improved their draft status by going to college, and 18 of the 33 – including Lambert – were pitchers. Those figures are bolstered by the fact that all but one of the 33 graduated from their respective universities with academic degrees.

Most of those players were showcased during Hughes’ eight-year reign at BC, but if the pattern continues, it won’t be long before some of Tech’s young players join that exclusive list.

Virginia Tech guard A.D. Vassallo and his Puerto Rico team defeated U.S. Virgin Islands, 87-70, in the finals of  2008 Centrobasket Tournament on Sunday night in Cancun, Mexico.

Six players scored in double figures for Puerto Rico, led by Carmelo Lee with 21 points. Vassallo played seven minutes in the victory for his native Puerto Rico. By reaching the semifinals, Puerto Rico assured a spot in the 2009 FIBA Americas Championship.