Last week, the ACC announced that each of the current and future 15-member institutions had signed a grant of media rights through the 2026-27 season. The agreement gives the conference control of each school’s television rights, which, in essence, locks each of the institutions in the ACC for the next 14 years. That period runs congruent with the league’s current television contract with ESPN. ... Read More

Well, gang, it’s time for the annual spring-cleaning edition of the Kroger Roth Report. Lots to get to, so let’s get started: ... Read More

Last week, Virginia Tech senior guard Erick Green walked off the floor of the Greensboro Coliseum after completing one of the most remarkable seasons in Tech basketball history. ... Read More

“Intelligence” and “toughness.” ... Read More

As he exited Kenan Stadium in Chapel Hill, N.C., in October, Virginia Tech defensive coordinator Bud Foster knew something was amiss with his 2012 Hokies’ defense. Tech had just been gashed for 533 total yards by the Tar Heels, including 262 yards rushing by tailback Giovanni Bernard, in a 48-34 Tar Heel win. ... Read More

On Dec. 28, Virginia Tech’s football team is going to take the field at Orlando’s Citrus Bowl in front of who knows how many fans for a weekday afternoon drive-time bowl game against Rutgers. ... Read More

Understatement of the year: This hasn’t been the season that anyone associated with Virginia Tech football was expecting. The Hokies, who were the overwhelming favorite to win the ACC’s Coastal Division in preseason media balloting just 11 weeks ago, head to Boston College on Saturday needing to win this game, and again next week against Virginia, just to keep their bowl streak intact. ... Read More

As he walked off the Philips Arena court in Atlanta this past March, Virginia Tech guard Erick Green looked up at the scoreboard and saw an all-too-familiar picture in lights. It was another close loss for the Hokies: Duke 60, Virginia Tech 56. That second-round ACC Tournament game marked the 11^th time during an agonizing season that the Hokies had lost a game by four points or less, or in overtime. Eleven times during a 16-17 season, Tech was close, but fell short. ... Read More

This past summer, the BCS Presidential Oversight Committee met in Washington, D.C., and approved massive and dramatic changes to the process of how college football will crown a national champion. As we know now, starting in 2014, there will be four-team playoff at the conclusion of each season. Virginia Tech president Charles Steger was the chair of the committee that also included USC president Max Nikias, Nebraska chancellor Harvey Pearlman, Texas president Bill Powers, Florida president Bernie Machen, and Notre Dame’s Rev. John Jenkins, among others. Simply put, the biggest, most powerful men in college football were all in one room to make some major changes. ... Read More

What happens when you combine a stifling defense with an elite quarterback? ... Read More

As you probably know, this has been a troubling and disconcerting time for administrators, fans and athletes at some major universities throughout the country who are currently facing huge athletics department deficits, sinking revenues and rising costs. Some schools are even considering dropping sports as a result of their financial situations. ... Read More

The plane, other than the roar of the engines, was completely silent. ... Read More

Today’s Kroger Roth Report will look more like one of those “all you can eat” breakfast buffets at a fancy hotel. Lots of different items for your enjoyment. No carving station or omelet bar here, but hopefully you’ll find something you like. Here goes: ... Read More

As he begins his 18^th season as the defensive coordinator at Virginia Tech, Bud Foster knows his 2012 group should be among the best in the ACC, if not the country. And with nine starters returning from a 2011 unit that finished 10^th in the country in total defense and seventh nationally in scoring defense, it’s easy to see why Foster is confident that can happen. But if you know Foster and are aware of his drive and competitive fire, you know that his mantra for this spring is to raise the level of Tech’s defense to an even higher level. ... Read More

Several weeks ago, Virginia Tech football recruit Joel Caleb was sitting in his high school, deliberating between his three finalists – Ohio State, West Virginia and Virginia Tech – when the school’s principal, Dr. Deborah Marks, walked into the room. ... Read More