Here is a look at the postgame depth chart from the Virginia 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, 216, Jr.) – 61/0. Graded out at 92 percent. Completed 8-of-15 for 185 yards, with an interception. Also rushed for 34 yards on six carries.

12 Ju-Ju Clayton (6-1, 208, r-Fr.) – 2/0.

16 Jeff Beyer (6-5, 227, r-Sr.) – 0/0.

 

TAILBACKS

34 Ryan Williams (5-10, 206, r-Fr.) – 50/0. Rushed for a career-high 183 yards on 24 carries. Broke 11 tackles. Broke the ACC single-season record for touchdowns by a freshman with 20 (N.C. State’s T.A. McLendon had 18 in 2002). Tied a school record with his ninth 100-yard game (Kevin Jones, 2003). Needs just 110 yards in the bowl game to break Jones’ single-season rushing record of 1,647 yards set in 2003.

25 Josh Oglesby (5-11, 210, r-Soph.) – 10/0. Rushed six times for 26 yards.

4 David Wilson (5-10, 200, Fr.) – 8/4. Rushed five times for 54 yards and scored a touchdown.

37 Zac Evans (5-10, 190, Fr.) – 0/0.

 

FULLBACKS

42 Kenny Jefferson (5-10, 240, r-Sr.) – 18/0.

31 Kenny Younger (6-0, 223, r-Jr.) – 9/6.

27 Joey Phillips (5-11, 215, r-Fr.) – 0/0.

 

SPLIT ENDS

81 Jarrett Boykin (6-2, 215, Soph.) – 42/4. Scored a touchdown when he recovered a Williams fumble in the end zone.

7 Marcus Davis (6-4, 236, r-Fr.) – 15/4. Rushed once for seven yards.

29 Xavier Boyce (6-4, 223, r-Fr.) – 4/8.

80 Brandon Dillard (5-11, 176, r-Sr.) – 3/0.

FLANKERS

19 Danny Coale (6-0, 206, r-Soph.) – 40/4. Tied a career high with six catches and set a career high with 135 yards. It was his first 100-yard receiving performance.

11 Dyrell Roberts (6-2, 190, Soph.) – 36/4. Caught one pass for 38 yards. Returned two kickoffs for 43 yards.

83 Patrick Terry (5-11, 190, r-Soph.) – 0/1.

90 D.J. Coles (6-3, 223, Fr.) – 0/4.

35 Austin Fuller (6-2, 218, r-Fr.) – 0/4.

 

Left tackles

77 Ed Wang (6-5, 309, r-Sr.) – 60/0. Graded out at 88 percent, with eight knockdowns.

54 Nick Becton (6-6, 311, r-Fr.) – 3/7.

 

Left guards

70 Sergio Render (6-3, 313, Sr.) – 56/7. Graded out at 82 percent, with 10 knockdowns.

75 Greg Nosal (6-6, 284, r-Soph.) – 27/0. Graded out at 81 percent, with four knockdowns.

 

Centers

60 Beau Warren (6-3, 288, r-Jr.) – 60/0. Graded out at 83 percent in his first start back from an earlier knee injury. Had four knockdowns.

67 Michael Via (6-7, 284, r-Fr.) – 3/0.

64 Richard Graham (6-6, 306, r-Sr.) – 0/0.

 

Right guards

68 Jaymes Brooks (6-2, 300, r-Soph.) – 37/7. Graded out at 84 percent, with three knockdowns.

64 Richard Graham (6-6, 306, r-Sr.) – 3/0.

71 Vinston Painter (6-6, 322, r-Fr.) – 3/0.

 

Right tackles

62 Blake DeChristopher (6-5, 313, r-Soph.) – 60/7. Graded out at 80 percent, with two knockdowns.

72 Andrew Lanier (6-5, 279, r-Soph.) – 3/0.

 

TIGHT ENDS

8 Greg Boone (6-3, 283, r-Sr.) – 38/9. Caught one pass for 12 yards.

88 Andre Smith (6-5, 268, r-Jr.) – 25/16.

18 Sam Wheeler (6-3, 259, r-Sr.) – 11/11.

87 Prince Parker (6-6, 251, r-Jr.) – 3/1.

85 Rob Stanton (6-5, 236, r-Jr.) – 3/0.

 

DEFENSE

Stud ends

47 Nekos Brown (6-2, 248, Sr.) – 48/5. Recorded three solo tackles, including one for a loss, and three assists. Also had three hurries.

33 Chris Drager (6-3, 249, r-Soph.) – 10/13. Had a solo tackle and a sack. Caused a fumble and recovered a fumble.

55 Isaiah Hamlette (6-4, 245, r-Fr.) – 0/0.

 

Ends

6 Jason Worilds (6-2, 262, r-Jr.) – 48/3. Finished with three solo tackles, including one for a loss, and two assists. Had two hurries.

82 Steven Friday (6-4, 240, r-Jr.) – 10/0. Had two assists.

 

Nose tackles

56 Demetrius Taylor (6-0, 273, r-Sr.) – 32/3. Registered a solo tackle and seven assists.

91 John Graves (6-3, 277, r-Jr.) – 26/3. Had an assist.

93 Kwamaine Battle (6-0, 281, r-Soph.) – 6/0.

 

Tackles

95 Cordarrow Thompson (6-2, 301, r-Sr.) – 31/0. Tallied three solo tackles and four assists.

98 Antoine Hopkins (6-0, 301, r-Fr.) – 20/0. Had three solo tackles and an assist.

53 Dwight Tucker (6-1, 280, r-Fr.) – 0/0.

 

Mike linebackers

52 Barquell Rivers (6-0, 237, r-Soph.) – 56/3. Recorded five solo tackles and three assists.

51 Bruce Taylor (6-2, 237, r-Fr.) – 4/0.

94 Mark Muncey (5-11, 218, r-Sr.) – 0/4.

 

Backers

39 Lyndell Gibson (5-11, 220, r-Fr.) – 56/3. Finished with four solo tackles and five assists.

36 Jake Johnson (6-1, 231, Soph.) – 4/0.

38 Quillie Odom (6-1, 233, Soph.) – 0/0.

 

Whip linebackers

26 Cody Grimm (5-11, 210, r-Sr.) – 56/10. Registered four solo tackles, including one for a loss, and four assists. Also broke up a pass and had a solo tackle on special teams.

41 Cam Martin (6-1, 209, r-Sr.) – 4/11. Had two solo tackles.

43 Jeron Gouveia-Winslow (6-2, 200, r-Fr.) – 0/4.

28 Alonzo Tweedy (6-2, 186, r-Fr.) – 0/13. Had two solo tackles and an assist on special teams.

44 Zach Luckett (6-3, 209, r-Jr.) – 0/4. Tore the ACL and MCL in his knee and is finished for this season. Had an assist on special teams.

 

Rovers

2 Davon Morgan (6-0, 196, Jr.) – 55/11. Tallied eight solo tackles and two assists. Also had a sack and had two assists on special teams.

24 Dorian Porch (5-11, 209, r-Sr.) – 5/7.

23 Matt Reidy (6-1, 217, r-Sr.) – 0/17. Had a solo tackle and three assists on special teams.

 

Field corners

21 Rashad Carmichael (5-10, 186, r-Jr.) – 56/3. Recorded four solo tackles, including one for a loss, and an assist. Also broke up a pass.

9 Cris Hill (5-11, 183, r-Soph.) – 4/7. Had a solo tackle and an assist on special teams.

 

Boundary corners

22 Stephan Virgil (5-11, 189, Sr.) – 56/3. Finished with seven solo tackles, including one for a loss, and an assist.

20 Jayron Hosley (5-10, 170, Fr.) – 4/13. Returned one punt for 24 yards. Had a solo tackle and an assist on special teams.

15 Eddie Whitley (6-1, 183, Soph.) – 0/0.

37 Jacob Sykes (6-0, 193, r-Soph.) – 0/0.

 

Safeties

17 Kam Chancellor (6-4, 230, Sr.) – 56/7. Graded higher than any defensive player. Had five solo tackles and an assist. Broke up two passes and recovered a fumble.

15 Eddie Whitley (6-1, 183, Soph.) – 4/11.

 

SPECIAL TEAMS

Kickers

49 Matt Waldron (5-11, 198, r-Sr.) – 0/7. Made all his extra-point attempts. Missed on a 40-yard field-goal attempt.

48 Justin Myer (6-1, 210, Soph.) – 0/7.

 

Punters

97 Brent Bowden (6-3, 206, r-Sr.) – 0/9. Averaged 46.5 yards per punt on two punts, with a long of 54 yards.

30 Brian Saunders (6-0, 199, r-Jr.) – 0/0.

 

Snappers

50 Collin Carroll (6-3, 240, r-Soph.) – 0/7.

63 Matt Tuttle (6-0, 229, r-Sr.) – 0/2.

Special teams player Zach Luckett will miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL and MCL in his left knee, as released by head athletic trainer Mike Goforth. Luckett (Mays Landing, N.J.) suffered the injury on kickoff coverage yesterday at Virginia. He will have surgery in 4-6 weeks and will miss spring practice.

Here are some sound bites from head coach Frank Beamer’s weekly news conference leading up to Saturday’s game at UVa:

Q: How dangerous is Virginia considering the season they’ve had and the possibility their coach may be relieved of his duties after the season?

FB: “I just know how it is when you play Virginia. They are tough and big, and you only have to turn on the film from last year [a 17-14 Tech victory] to see what type of game you’ve got. Regardless of all the other circumstances, you can throw them out and it’s Virginia and Virginia Tech. It’s two good programs in the state and both do it the right way. It’s two programs that respect each other and are going to play hard against each other on Saturday.”

Q: Do you worry about your team being overconfident considering that you guys have won nine of the past 10 meetings?

FB: “We talked about that in our team meeting. You can’t assume anything. We know a lot of their players and we respect a lot of their players. They’ve had some injuries that have set them back a bit, but they’re relentless. They went to Carolina and won. They went to Clemson last weekend and played them a great game. I think this is a relentless football team.”

Q: How much does the result of this game resonate with the fan base? This is still a big game no matter what the records say, right?

FB: “I told our team yesterday, if you go out and ask the question our fans if you could win one game this year, what game would it be? About 96 percent of them would say Virginia. I feel I’m accurate on that. I don’t think there’s any question this is an important game for us and for Virginia.”

Q: When you first started at Tech, did you hear a lot from the fan base about not beating Virginia?

FB: “I think I got the message that we needed to beat Virginia. If you had ears, you heard that.”

Q: Has this rivalry lost a bit of its intensity since the 1990s?

FB: “I think it’s every bit as intense. Every time you play in one of these games, they’re hard fought, they’re tough and they’re rugged. We’ve been fortunate here for a few years, but those things can go in cycles, too. You have two programs that do it the right way and I think the state of Virginia can be proud of both of them. It’s going to be a hard-fought battle on Saturday. That’s the way it was last year and that’s the way it will be this year. We better play like heck.”

Here is a look at the postgame depth chart from the N.C. State 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, 216, Jr.) – 71/0. Graded out at 93 percent. Completed 9-of-17 for 197 yards, with a touchdown. Hasn’t thrown an interception in 98 straight attempts. Rushed for 18 yards on seven carries.

12 Ju-Ju Clayton (6-1, 208, r-Fr.) – 1/0.

16 Jeff Beyer (6-5, 227, r-Sr.) – 2/0.

 

TAILBACKS

34 Ryan Williams (5-10, 206, r-Fr.) – 56/0. Rushed for 120 yards on 32 carries, setting the Tech single-season record for a freshman. Broke nine tackles. He scored four touchdowns, tying the Tech record for rushing touchdowns in a game by a freshman. Has 16 total touchdowns, which ties the ACC mark for a freshman.

25 Josh Oglesby (5-11, 210, r-Soph.) – 9/0. Had 28 yards on five carries.

4 David Wilson (5-10, 200, Fr.) – 8/3. Rushed for 20 yards on eight carries. Had a 40-yard kickoff return.

37 Zac Evans (5-10, 190, Fr.) – 0/0.

 

FULLBACKS

42 Kenny Jefferson (5-10, 240, r-Sr.) – 16/0.

31 Kenny Younger (6-0, 223, r-Jr.) – 11/6.

27 Joey Phillips (5-11, 215, r-Fr.) – 0/0.

 

SPLIT ENDS

81 Jarrett Boykin (6-2, 215, Soph.) – 50/2. Tied a career high with six catches and set a career high with 164 yards. Caught a 38-yarder for a touchdown.

7 Marcus Davis (6-4, 236, r-Fr.) – 25/2. Hauled in one pass for 11 yards.

29 Xavier Boyce (6-4, 223, r-Fr.) – 10/5.

80 Brandon Dillard (5-11, 176, r-Sr.) – 2/0.

 

FLANKERS

19 Danny Coale (6-0, 206, r-Soph.) – 48/3. Caught two passes for 22 yards.

11 Dyrell Roberts (6-2, 190, Soph.) – 47/3. Returned two kickoffs for 49 yards, with a long of 32.

83 Patrick Terry (5-11, 190, r-Soph.) – 0/0.

90 D.J. Coles (6-3, 223, Fr.) – 0/3.

35 Austin Fuller (6-2, 218, r-Fr.) – 1/2.

 

Left tackles

77 Ed Wang (6-5, 309, r-Sr.) – 59/6. Graded out at 80 percent, with three knockdowns.

54 Nick Becton (6-6, 311, r-Fr.) – 15/0. Graded out at 80 percent.

 

Left guards

70 Sergio Render (6-3, 313, Sr.) – 66/6. Graded out at 82 percent, with 10 knockdowns.

75 Greg Nosal (6-6, 284, r-Soph.) – 0/0.

 

Centers

67 Michael Via (6-7, 284, r-Fr.) – 77/0. Had four knockdowns.

64 Richard Graham (6-6, 306, r-Sr.) – 2/0.

60 Beau Warren (6-3, 288, r-Jr.) – 0/0.

 

Right guards

68 Jaymes Brooks (6-2, 300, r-Soph.) – 37/6. Graded out at 86 percent, with two knockdowns.

75 Greg Nosal (6-6, 284, r-Soph.) – 47/0. Had two knockdowns.

71 Vinston Painter (6-6, 322, r-Fr.) – 2/0.

 

Right tackles

62 Blake DeChristopher (6-5, 313, r-Soph.) – 63/6. Had eight knockdowns.

72 Andrew Lanier (6-5, 279, r-Soph.) – 14/0.

 

TIGHT ENDS

8 Greg Boone (6-3, 283, r-Sr.) – 51/9.

88 Andre Smith (6-5, 268, r-Jr.) – 38/14.

18 Sam Wheeler (6-3, 259, r-Sr.) – 18/9.

87 Prince Parker (6-6, 251, r-Jr.) – 3/0.

85 Rob Stanton (6-5, 236, r-Jr.) – 1/0.

 

DEFENSE

Stud ends

47 Nekos Brown (6-2, 248, Sr.) – 43/5. Recorded four solo tackles.

33 Chris Drager (6-3, 249, r-Soph.) – 13/12. Had two tackles, including one for a loss.

55 Isaiah Hamlette (6-4, 245, r-Fr.) – 0/0.

 

Ends

6 Jason Worilds (6-2, 262, r-Jr.) – 43/2. Finished with four solo tackles and a sack. Also had four hurries.

82 Steven Friday (6-4, 240, r-Jr.) – 13/0. Had an assist.

 

Nose tackles

56 Demetrius Taylor (6-0, 273, r-Sr.) – 32/2. Registered three solo tackles and four assists.

91 John Graves (6-3, 277, r-Jr.) – 16/2. Had an assist.

93 Kwamaine Battle (6-0, 281, r-Soph.) – 7/0.

 

Tackles

95 Cordarrow Thompson (6-2, 301, r-Sr.) – 34/0. Tallied a solo tackle and an assist.

98 Antoine Hopkins (6-0, 301, r-Fr.) – 17/0.

53 Dwight Tucker (6-1, 280, r-Fr.) – 0/0.

 

Mike linebackers

52 Barquell Rivers (6-0, 237, r-Soph.) – 52/2. Recorded eight solo tackles and three assists. Had three hurries.

51 Bruce Taylor (6-2, 237, r-Fr.) – 0/0.

94 Mark Muncey (5-11, 218, r-Sr.) – 4/3. Had a solo tackle – for a sack.

 

Backers

39 Lyndell Gibson (5-11, 220, r-Fr.) – 52/2. Finished with three solo tackles and four assists.

36 Jake Johnson (6-1, 231, Soph.) – 4/0.

38 Quillie Odom (6-1, 233, Soph.) – 0/0.

 

Whip linebackers

26 Cody Grimm (5-11, 210, r-Sr.) – 46/12. Graded out higher than any defensive player. Had five solo tackles and four assists. Had two sacks and forced an NCAA record three fumbles. Also recovered a fumble.

41 Cam Martin (6-1, 209, r-Sr.) – 10/9.

43 Jeron Gouveia-Winslow (6-2, 200, r-Fr.) – 0/0.

28 Alonzo Tweedy (6-2, 186, r-Fr.) – 0/12.

44 Zach Luckett (6-3, 209, r-Jr.) – 0/10. Had a solo tackle and an assist on special teams.

 

Rovers

2 Davon Morgan (6-0, 196, Jr.) – 38/9. Registered four solo tackles and recovered a fumble.

24 Dorian Porch (5-11, 209, r-Sr.) – 14/7. Had two assists and broke up a pass.

23 Matt Reidy (6-1, 217, r-Sr.) – 4/15. Had a solo tackle on special teams.

 

Field corners

21 Rashad Carmichael (5-10, 186, r-Jr.) – 52/2. Tallied three solo tackles and an assist. Had two hurries and a sack. Also broke up two passes.

9 Cris Hill (5-11, 183, r-Soph.) – 4/7.

 

Boundary corners

22 Stephan Virgil (5-11, 189, Sr.) – 52/2. Finished with four solo tackles. Caused a fumble and recovered a fumble. Broke up a pass.

20 Jayron Hosley (5-10, 170, Fr.) – 4/9. Returned one punt for 11 yards.

15 Eddie Whitley (6-1, 183, Soph.) – 0/0.

37 Jacob Sykes (6-0, 193, r-Soph.) – 0/0.

 

Safeties

17 Kam Chancellor (6-4, 230, Sr.) – 52/4. Recorded two solo tackles and an assist. Intercepted a pass for the second time this season.

15 Eddie Whitley (6-1, 183, Soph.) – 4/9.

 

SPECIAL TEAMS

Kickers

49 Matt Waldron (5-11, 198, r-Sr.) – 0/6. Connected on his lone field-goal attempt – from 26 yards. Made all of his extra-point attempts.

48 Justin Myer (6-1, 210, Soph.) – 0/7.

 

Punters

97 Brent Bowden (6-3, 206, r-Sr.) – 0/9. Averaged 44.7 yards per punt on three punts. Placed one inside the 20.

30 Brian Saunders (6-0, 199, r-Jr.) – 0/0.

 

Snappers

50 Collin Carroll (6-3, 240, r-Soph.) – 0/6.

63 Matt Tuttle (6-0, 229, r-Sr.) – 0/3.

The ACC has been informed by the networks of a slight change in the television for Virginia Tech at Virginia and the Miami at South Florida games.
 
Virginia Tech at Virginia will now be seen in a regional area on ABC - mainly Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, DC and North Carolina. The game will be carried everywhere else in the nation on ESPN.
 
Miami at South Florida will be seen on ESPN in the areas where Virginia Tech at Virginia will be carried on ABC.
 
The exact coverage maps will come out early this week.

  Here is a look at the postgame depth chart from the Maryland 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, 216, Jr.) – 66/0. Graded out at 89 percent. Completed 13-of-23 for 268 yards, with a career-high three touchdowns. Also rushed for 81 yards on eight carries.

12 Ju-Ju Clayton (6-1, 208, r-Fr.) – 6/0.

3 Logan Thomas (6-6, 233, Fr.) – 0/0.

16 Jeff Beyer (6-5, 227, r-Sr.) – 0/0.

 

TAILBACKS

34 Ryan Williams (5-10, 206, r-Fr.) – 50/0. Rushed for 126 yards on 23 carries and scored a touchdown. It was his seventh 100-yard rushing performance of the season. Broke seven tackles.

25 Josh Oglesby (5-11, 210, r-Soph.) – 13/0. Had 1 yard on eight carries.

4 David Wilson (5-10, 200, Fr.) – 11/3. Rushed six times for 19 yards.

37 Zac Evans (5-10, 190, Fr.) – 0/0.

 

FULLBACKS

42 Kenny Jefferson (5-10, 240, r-Sr.) – 18/0.

31 Kenny Younger (6-0, 223, r-Jr.) – 7/7.

27 Joey Phillips (5-11, 215, r-Fr.) – 0/0.

 

SPLIT ENDS

81 Jarrett Boykin (6-2, 215, Soph.) – 39/6. Caught three passes for 118 yards, including a 64-yarder for a touchdown.

7 Marcus Davis (6-4, 236, r-Fr.) – 25/5. Caught one pass for 15 yards.

29 Xavier Boyce (6-4, 223, r-Fr.) – 9/9.

80 Brandon Dillard (5-11, 176, r-Sr.) – 0/0.

 

FLANKERS

19 Danny Coale (6-0, 206, r-Soph.) – 54/3. Caught two passes for 23 yards.

11 Dyrell Roberts (6-2, 190, Soph.) – 33/3. Hauled in three passes for 78 yards, including a 10-yarder for a touchdown.

83 Patrick Terry (5-11, 190, r-Soph.) – 8/0.

90 D.J. Coles (6-3, 223, Fr.) – 4/5.

35 Austin Fuller (6-2, 218, r-Fr.) – 0/6.

 

Left tackles

77 Ed Wang (6-5, 309, r-Sr.) – 66/6. Graded out at 86 percent, with four knockdowns.

54 Nick Becton (6-6, 311, r-Fr.) – 4/0.

 

Left guards

70 Sergio Render (6-3, 313, Sr.) – 51/6. Graded out at 83 percent, with three knockdowns.

75 Greg Nosal (6-6, 284, r-Soph.) – 0/0.

 

Centers

67 Michael Via (6-7, 284, r-Fr.) – 66/0. Graded out at 80 percent, with three knockdowns.

64 Richard Graham (6-6, 306, r-Sr.) – 4/0.

60 Beau Warren (6-3, 288, r-Jr.) – 0/0.

 

Right guards

68 Jaymes Brooks (6-2, 300, r-Soph.) – 48/6. Graded out at 81 percent, with two knockdowns.

75 Greg Nosal (6-6, 284, r-Soph.) – 37/0. Graded out at 89 percent, with five knockdowns.

71 Vinston Painter (6-6, 322, r-Fr.) – 4/0.

 

Right tackles

62 Blake DeChristopher (6-5, 313, r-Soph.) – 66/6. Graded out at 83 percent, with a team-high six knockdowns.

72 Andrew Lanier (6-5, 279, r-Soph.) – 4/0.

 

TIGHT ENDS

8 Greg Boone (6-3, 283, r-Sr.) – 37/11. Caught one pass for 11 yards.

88 Andre Smith (6-5, 268, r-Jr.) – 30/15. Hauled in a 3-yard pass for a touchdown – his first TD catch of this season and the second of his career.

18 Sam Wheeler (6-3, 259, r-Sr.) – 23/9. Caught one pass for 16 yards.

87 Prince Parker (6-6, 251, r-Jr.) – 2/0.

85 Rob Stanton (6-5, 236, r-Jr.) – 0/0.

 

DEFENSE

Stud ends

47 Nekos Brown (6-2, 248, Sr.) – 43/6. Recorded four solo tackles and two assists. Also had a sack.

33 Chris Drager (6-3, 249, r-Soph.) – 23/13. Had two solo tackles and an assist. Also had a sack.

55 Isaiah Hamlette (6-4, 245, r-Fr.) – 0/0.

 

Ends

6 Jason Worilds (6-2, 262, r-Jr.) – 43/3. Finished with two solo tackles and four assists. Also broke up a pass.

82 Steven Friday (6-4, 240, r-Jr.) – 23/0. Had two solo tackles and an assist. Also had a sack and broke up a pass.

 

Nose tackles

91 John Graves (6-3, 277, r-Jr.) – 35/2. Tallied a solo tackle and four assists.

56 Demetrius Taylor (6-0, 273, r-Sr.) – 27/2. Had two assists and three hurries.

93 Kwamaine Battle (6-0, 281, r-Soph.) – 11/0. Had an assist.

 

Tackles

95 Cordarrow Thompson (6-2, 301, r-Sr.) – 33/0. Registered two solo tackles.

98 Antoine Hopkins (6-0, 301, r-Fr.) – 24/0. Had an assist.

53 Dwight Tucker (6-1, 280, r-Fr.) – 0/0.

 

Mike linebackers

52 Barquell Rivers (6-0, 237, r-Soph.) – 40/2. Recorded three solo tackles, including one for a loss, and broke up a pass.

51 Bruce Taylor (6-2, 237, r-Fr.) – 26/0. Had two solo tackles and an assist.

94 Mark Muncey (5-11, 218, r-Sr.) – 0/3.

 

Backers

39 Lyndell Gibson (5-11, 220, r-Fr.) – 40/2. Finished with four solo tackles and three assists.

36 Jake Johnson (6-1, 231, Soph.) – 26/0. Had six solo tackles and two sacks.

38 Quillie Odom (6-1, 233, Soph.) – 0/0.

 

Whip linebackers

26 Cody Grimm (5-11, 210, r-Sr.) – 51/7. Tallied five solo tackles, including one for a loss, and four assists. Also broke up two passes.

41 Cam Martin (6-1, 209, r-Sr.) – 15/14. Had three solo tackles, including two for a loss. Also broke up a pass.

43 Jeron Gouveia-Winslow (6-2, 200, r-Fr.) – 0/0.

28 Alonzo Tweedy (6-2, 186, r-Fr.) – 0/14. Had three solo tackles and an assist on special teams.

44 Zach Luckett (6-3, 209, r-Jr.) – 0/12. Had two solo tackles and an assist.

 

Rovers

2 Davon Morgan (6-0, 196, Jr.) – 42/15. Made his first start of the season. Had four solo tackles and two assists. Also broke up a pass.

24 Dorian Porch (5-11, 209, r-Sr.) – 21/8. Had an assist and broke up a pass.

23 Matt Reidy (6-1, 217, r-Sr.) – 3/12. Broke up a pass. Had two assists on special teams.

 

Field corners

21 Rashad Carmichael (5-10, 186, r-Jr.) – 56/2. Graded higher than any defensive player. Had three solo tackles and two assists. Also had a sack and broke up two passes.

9 Cris Hill (5-11, 183, r-Soph.) – 11/8. Had a solo tackle on special teams.

 

Boundary corners

22 Stephan Virgil (5-11, 189, Sr.) – 55/3. Registered two solo tackles and an assist. Also broke up a pass.

15 Eddie Whitley (6-1, 183, Soph.) – 0/0.

20 Jayron Hosley (5-10, 170, Fr.) – 9/14. Returned six punts for 86 yards, with a long of 24. Had a solo tackle and broke up two passes.

37 Jacob Sykes (6-0, 193, r-Soph.) – 3/0.

 

Safeties

17 Kam Chancellor (6-4, 230, Sr.) – 61/7. Finished with two solo tackles and two assists.

15 Eddie Whitley (6-1, 183, Soph.) – 6/8.

 

SPECIAL TEAMS

Kickers

49 Matt Waldron (5-11, 198, r-Sr.) – 0/6. Nailed three field goals from 21, 28 and 33 yards.

48 Justin Myer (6-1, 210, Soph.) – 0/8.

 

Punters

97 Brent Bowden (6-3, 206, r-Sr.) – 0/10. Averaged 38.8 yards per punt on four punts, placing two inside the 20.

30 Brian Saunders (6-0, 199, r-Jr.) – 0/0.

 

Snappers

50 Collin Carroll (6-3, 240, r-Soph.) – 0/6.

63 Matt Tuttle (6-0, 229, r-Sr.) – 0/4.

Both the Tech men’s and women’s basketball programs held their media days this afternoon, as both gear up for their season openers this weekend. The women open on Friday night against Longwood, while the men open on Sunday afternoon against Brown.

 

Here are a few quotes from men’s coach Seth Greenberg and women’s coach Beth Dunkenberger concerning various topics:

SETH GREENBERG

(On the health of his team)

“I would have hoped that we would have been a little healthier the past few weeks than we have been. But it is what it is. Losing Victor [Davila] last week after he had such a tremendous scrimmage was disappointing, but he’s recovering from the flu. He’s actually looked really good the last two days of practice. I thought he’d be a little weak, but he’s looked good. Cadarian [Raines] is slowly but surely rounding into shape and we’re hoping, with a little luck, that we’ll have him back by Dec. 3. JT [Thompson] went full blast yesterday in practice for the first time in two weeks (high ankle sprain). He has a high pain threshold, so we’re pleased he’s back. Jeff [Allen], with his knee, thumb and wrist, he’s practiced only about seven days. We hope he’ll be ready to go on Sunday.”

(On implementing more motion into his offense)

“This isn’t exactly a Bobby Knight motion offense. This is a work in progress. We’re force-feeding it to them at this point. It’s a continual work in progress. It’s not easy to understand, but it gives them more freedom. With more freedom, there are some spacing issues. You’ve got to make sure you meet the pass, you've got to make sure you’re waiting on screens, and you’ve got to get people the ball when they’re posting up. There’s a lot to it. To simplify, it comes down to spacing and setting good screens and waiting on screens. If we’re patient and wait on screens, eventually it’ll be good.”

(On why he added this element to his offense)

“I’m doing it to move Malcolm [Delaney] to different spots so people can’t mark him as easily. That’s the main thing. We want to be less predictable because people are going to add at least an extra half of a defender on him.

“I’m doing it, too, because I think it will make our defense better. If your offense gets better and you work against it every day, then your defense is going to get better.”

(Does Delaney play the same number of minutes at point guard?)

“We’ll play it by ear. I think Erick [Green] is making progress and he’s going to have to play. One good thing about motion is whether Malcolm is on or off the ball, he’s still going to get scoring opportunities. Whether he’s the point guard or not, once he gives it up, we’re going to get it back to him somewhere. We’re just not going to be as predictable as to where we get it to him.”

(On Victor Davila)

“Lewis [Witcher] has had a pretty good preseason, but Victor has probably been our most pleasant surprise up front. He scores buckets. He makes shots. He’s a big target and he wants the ball. That’s why it was disappointing he got so sick – he lost about 12 pounds. But I was talking to him Sunday night and he said to me something that I thought was important. He told me that he was confident, but more importantly, that his teammates were confident in him. That was a huge step for him.”

 

BETH DUNKENBERGER

(On the upcoming season)

“It’s an exciting time for us. We have very high hopes and great anticipation of an exciting season. For the first time in a long time, we have three seniors and two of them were our top two scorers from last year, Utahya Drye and Lindsay Biggs. We have 13 players on our team who are cleared to go and healthy. We’re working hard and very much looking forward to our first game on Friday.”

(On Drye and Biggs as senior leaders)

“They have taken ownership of that role. Our team recently elected captains and they elected those two and Nikki Davis as their three captains for the year. What’s been nice is that when we hit lulls in practice – which every team does in the preseason – they’ve been very quick to gather the team up and then I’ve seen the intensity rise. They are hard workers who tend to lead by example, but they’ve been much more verbal than they have in years past. They’ve done a great job of setting high expectations and holding others to the level that they want to compete at.”

(On Davis as the third captain)

“As a point guard, you tend to be a natural leader from that spot – it’s kind of like the quarterback on a football team – and she has assumed that position. I’ve noticed that she’s been very active in the offseason as far as setting times for pick-up games, getting the girls to show up and keeping them organized.”

(On the freshmen)

“Alyssa Fenyn has started for us in scrimmages against the practice squad and in the exhibition game, and she has the ability to go out there and put up 20 points. Aerial Wilson is used to putting points on the board, but she is still trying to find her way. She played solely at shooting guard in high school and now we’re playing her at the point spot. She’s quickly starting to figure out how she can score from there. Porschia Hadley and Taylor Ayers were great rebounders in high school and I think they’re both going to find their way to that in college. Right now, Porschia is our first post player off the bench. And Abby Redick is one of our most fundamental, solid players. Her numbers might not be flashy, but she is in the right place 95 percent of the time. She understands what we’re trying to do and she makes players around her better.”

(On being chosen to finish 12^th in the ACC)

“We talked about it once. Every single person on our team and in our program is adamant that’s nowhere near where we’re going to finish. We decided that the only No. 12 we’re going to talk about from this point on is Nikki Davis. Talk is cheap and action speaks. We can say everything we are going to do and what we want to do, but that doesn’t change anything. It’s up to us to step up and show it, and we start that on Friday against Longwood.”

Here is a look at the postgame depth chart from the East Carolina 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 (6-0, 219, Jr.) – 75/0. Graded out at 91 percent. Completed 17-of-30 for 137 yards. Rushed for 61 yards on 11 carries and scored on 13-yard run in the second quarter. The rushing touchdown moved him into second place for career rushing touchdowns by a Tech quarterback.

12 Ju-Ju Clayton (6-0, 214, r-Fr.) – 0/0.

3 Logan Thomas (6-5, 230, Fr.) – 0/0.

16 Jeff Beyer (6-4, 214, r-Sr.) – 0/0.

 

TAILBACKS

34 Ryan Williams (5-10, 204, r-Fr.) – 61/0. Rushed for a career-high 179 yards on 26 carries. Caught three passes for nine yards. Broke 16 tackles.

25 Josh Oglesby (5-11, 210, r-Soph.) – 15/0. Had 13 yards on six carries.

4 David Wilson (5-9, 194, Fr.) – 0/1.

37 Zac Evans (5-10, 190, Fr.) – 0/0.

 

FULLBACKS

42 Kenny Jefferson (5-10, 238, r-Sr.) – 8/0.

31 Kenny Younger (5-11, 214, r-Jr.) – 0/8.

21 Joey Phillips (5-11, 214, r-Fr.) – 0/0.

 

SPLIT ENDS

81 Jarrett Boykin (6-2, 219, Soph.) – 45/8. Caught three passes for 17 yards.

29 Xavier Boyce (6-4, 224, r-Fr.) – 12/9. Hauled in two passes for 11 yards.

7 Marcus Davis (6-4, 234, r-Fr.) – 19/8. Had a catch for nine yards.

80 Brandon Dillard (5-11, 176, r-Sr.) – 0/0.

 

FLANKERS

19 Danny Coale (6-0, 208, r-Soph.) – 51/1. Caught a team-high six catches for 60 yards.

11 Dyrell Roberts (6-2, 191, Soph.) – 42/1. Hauled in two passes for 31 yards. Returned one kickoff for 17 yards.

83 Patrick Terry (5-11, 190, r-Soph.) – 0/0.

90 D.J. Coles (6-3, 223, Fr.) – 0/4.

35 Austin Fuller (6-2, 218, r-Fr.) – 0/8.

 

Left tackles

77 Ed Wang (6-5, 313, r-Sr.) – 76/4. Graded out at a team-high 88 percent, with four knockdowns.

54 Nick Becton (6-5, 311, r-Fr.) – 0/0.

 

Left guards

70 Sergio Render (6-3, 313, Sr.) – 76/4. Had two knockdowns.

75 Greg Nosal (6-5, 288, r-Soph.) – 0/0.

 

Centers

67 Michael Via (6-6, 277, r-Fr.) – 76/0. Made his first collegiate start. Graded out at 83 percent, with three knockdowns.

60 Beau Warren (6-3, 286, r-Jr.) – 0/0.

 

Right guards

68 Jaymes Brooks (6-2, 297, r-Soph.) – 40/4. Graded out at 80 percent, with four knockdowns.

75 Greg Nosal (6-5, 288, r-Soph.) – 36/0. Graded out at 81 percent, with two knockdowns.

64 Richard Graham (6-6, 296, r-Sr.) – 0/0.

 

Right tackles

62 Blake DeChristopher (6-5, 312, r-Soph.) – 72/4. Graded out at 81 percent, with a team-high seven knockdowns.

72 Andrew Lanier (6-5, 281, r-Soph.) – 4/0.

 

TIGHT ENDS

8 Greg Boone (6-3, 287, r-Sr.) – 38/11.

88 Andre Smith (6-4, 268, r-Jr.) – 36/13.

18 Sam Wheeler (6-3, 256, r-Sr.) – 5/5.

87 Prince Parker (6-5, 235, r-Jr.) – 0/3.

85 Rob Stanton (6-4, 237, r-Jr.) – 0/0.

 

DEFENSE

Stud ends

47 Nekos Brown (6-2, 244, Sr.) – 51/8. Recorded five solo tackles.

33 Chris Drager (6-3, 247, r-Soph.) – 14/12. Had an assist.

55 Isaiah Hamlette (6-4, 245, r-Fr.) – 0/0.

 

Ends

6 Jason Worilds (6-2, 256, r-Jr.) – 51/1. Registered two solo tackles, including one for a loss, and two assists.

82 Steven Friday (6-4, 235, r-Jr.) – 14/0. Had two solo tackles.

 

Nose tackles

56 Demetrius Taylor (6-0, 274, r-Sr.) – 40/1. Tallied two solo tackles and an assist.

91 John Graves (6-3, 279, r-Jr.) – 26/1.

93 Kwamaine Battle (6-0, 283, r-Soph.) – 9/0.

 

Tackles

95 Cordarrow Thompson (6-2, 307, r-Sr.) – 40/0. Finished with two solo tackles and two assists.

98 Antoine Hopkins (6-0, 299, r-Fr.) – 16/0. Had a solo tackle.

53 Dwight Tucker (6-1, 280, r-Fr.) – 0/0.

 

Mike linebackers

52 Barquell Rivers (6-0, 234, r-Soph.) – 65/1. Recorded four solo tackles and three assists.

51 Bruce Taylor (6-2, 236, r-Fr.) – 2/0. Had an assist.

94 Mark Muncey (5-11, 217, r-Sr.) – 0/1.

 

Backers

39 Lyndell Gibson (5-11, 222, r-Fr.) – 65/1. Made his first collegiate start. Had three solo tackles and three assists.

36 Jake Johnson (6-2, 234, Soph.) – 0/0.

38 Quillie Odom (6-2, 230, Soph.) – 0/0.

 

Whip linebackers

26 Cody Grimm (5-11, 204, r-Sr.) – 67/12. Graded out higher than any defensive player. Had 10 solo tackles (two on special teams) and two assists, and he had two sacks. Caused a fumble and recovered a fumble. Broke up a pass.

41 Cam Martin (6-1, 212, r-Sr.) – 0/13.

43 Jeron Gouveia-Winslow (6-2, 200, r-Fr.) – 0/0.

28 Alonzo Tweedy (6-2, 185, r-Fr.) – 0/16. Had three solo tackles on special teams.

44 Zach Luckett (6-3, 203, r-Jr.) – 0/12. Had a solo tackle on special teams.

 

Rovers

24 Dorian Porch (5-11, 206, r-Sr.) – 19/5. Registered three solo tackles.

2 Davon Morgan (5-11, 201, Jr.) – 48/12. Had seven solo tackles, including one for a loss and one on special teams.

23 Matt Reidy (6-1, 215, r-Sr.) – 0/20. Had a solo tackle and an assist on special teams.

 

Field corners

21 Rashad Carmichael (5-10, 184, r-Jr.) – 67/1. Tallied four solo tackles, including one for a loss, and two assists. Had his team-leading fifth interception.

9 Cris Hill (5-11, 185, r-Soph.) – 0/5.

 

Boundary corners

22 Stephan Virgil (5-11, 191, Sr.) – 67/1. Finished with four solo tackles.

15 Eddie Whitley (6-1, 184, Soph.) – 0/0.

20 Jayron Hosley (5-10, 170, Fr.) – 0/12. Returned four punts for 55 yards, with a long of 33.

37 Jacob Sykes (6-0, 193, r-Soph.) – 0/0.

 

Safeties

17 Kam Chancellor (6-4, 229, Sr.) – 67/6. Recorded two solo tackles and two assists. Also broke up a pass.

15 Eddie Whitley (6-1, 184, Soph.) – 2/13. Had a solo tackle and an assist.

 

SPECIAL TEAMS

Kickers

49 Matt Waldron (5-11, 190, r-Sr.) – 0/4. Connected on all three of his field-goal attempts (41, 22 and 31 yards).

48 Justin Myer (6-0, 198, Soph.) – 0/4.

 

Punters

97 Brent Bowden (6-3, 201, r-Sr.) – 0/11. Averaged 44.9 yards per punt on seven punts, with a long of 60 yards. Placed three inside the 20.

30 Brian Saunders (6-0, 197, r-Jr.) – 0/0.

 

Snappers

50 Collin Carroll (6-3, 243, r-Soph.) – 0/11.

63 Matt Tuttle (6-0, 228, r-Sr.) – 0/0.

Former Virginia Tech men’s basketball standout Deron Washington was the third player selected in the 2009 NBA Development League Draft Thursday night. Washington was selected by the Los Angeles D-Fenders.

Washington was the final cut of the Detroit Pistons last month. He was a second round selection of the Pistons in the 2008 NBA Draft, but played professionally in Israel last season.

Washington is currently 17th in career scoring at Virginia Tech, with 1,408 points. He is also seventh in all-time blocked shots for the Hokies, with 115 and tenth in career steals, with 151 steals.

Washington was selected following Carlos Powell, formerly of the University of South Carolina, who was selected first by the Albuquerque Thunderbirds. Interestingly enough, Powell was also the second pick in the 2007 D-League Draft. The second selection was Donell Taylor from UAB by the Erie BayHawks.

The NBA Development League is the top minor league in professional basketball and each team is affiliated with NBA teams. The Los Angeles D-Fenders are affiliated with the World Champion Los Angeles Lakers and play their home games in the Staples Center, home of the Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers.

This is the second consecutive year that a former Hokie was a first round selection in the Draft, as Coleman Collins was selected by the Fort Wayne Mad Ants in the 2008 Draft.

Washington becomes the second former Hokie to play for the D-Fenders, as Brian Chase played for the LA team in the 2006-07 season. He was selected to the 2007 NBA D-League All-Star Game.

The D-Fenders begin their 2009-10 season on Nov. 28 at the Albuquerque Thunderbirds.