Always a Hokie
Players, Coaches, and Fans Share Their Passion for Virginia Tech Football
Drawing together insights from nearly 100 former players, coaches, and Hokie fans, this is the ultimate compendium of everything that is special about Virginia Tech's football team. Highlights include the most important moments in Virginia Tech's football history, beloved traditions and memories from Blacksburg, coaching legends, and the team's greatest players from past and present.
Mark Schlabach
is an author, a national college football columnist for ESPN.com, and a former staff writer for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Washington Post. He has covered college football for nearly two decades and is the author of Georgia Football: Yesterday & Today, What It Means to Be a Gator, What It Means to Be a Hokie, and What It Means to Be a Seminole. He lives in Madison, Georgia. Norm Wood
is the ACC beat reporter for the Newport News Daily Press. He covers Virginia Tech and University of Virginia athletics. Ray Glier
is a freelance journalist who contributes to the Atlanta Business Chronicle, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Miami Herald, MSNBC, the New York Times, and USA Today. He is a former executive sports editor for the Knoxville Journal.