GO TECH GO Volume 8: The Inside Story Behind the Rise of Virginia Tech Football - Softcover

Colston, Chris

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1670436101 ISBN 13: 9781670436108

Publisher: Independently published, 2019

Synopsis

Going into the fourth quarter, Virginia Tech led Florida State in college football's national championship game. Coach Frank Beamer and his team stood at the very edge of glory; they could almost touch the dream that once seemed unattainable to any Virginia Tech graduate and fan. Although the exploits of quarterback Michael Vick, defensive end Corey Moore, and the rest of the Hokies weren't enough to pull off the win, the game provided a springboard to a continued run of success—and led, finally, to something else that once seemed unattainable: membership in the Atlantic Coast Conference. In the eighth and final installment in the GO TECH GO series, Author Chris Colston takes you back in time to that glorious event and breaks down the behind-the-scenes machinations that led to the Hokies' invitation to the league that shunned them many times before. Colston worked in the Virginia Tech Athletics Department from 1985-96 as editor of The Hokie Huddler and went on to cover the MLB, NFL, and NBA as an award-winning reporter for Sports Weekly and USA TODAY. "Why should you care what Chris Colston thinks? Because outside that locker room, there might not be anybody who knows that team better," wrote the Roanoke Times. "Colston isn't just a Tech graduate; he's a Tech expert, a Tech historian. A Tech lifer." Colston offers a unique perspective on how Virginia Tech rose to national prominence, building an intense fan base along the way.

Edition details

• Publisher: Independently published
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1670436101
• ISBN 13: 9781670436108
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 131