Английская Википедия:2007 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

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The 2007 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Frank Beamer.

The Hokies entered the season returning nine starters on offense and eight on defense, including All-American cornerback Brandon Flowers, from a 2006 team that went 10-3 and finished second in the ACC's Coastal Division behind Georgia Tech.

After the Virginia Tech massacre claimed the lives of 32 students and faculty members on Monday, April 16, 2007, the remainder of spring practice was canceled. The Hokies had been scheduled to hold two more practices in addition to a spring game on Saturday. As a special tribute, ESPN's College GameDay program broadcast from Blacksburg for the Hokies' opening game against East Carolina.

Personnel

Coaching staff

Position	Name	First year at VT	First year in current position
Head coach	Frank Beamer	1987	1987
Associate head coach and running backs coach	Billy Hite	1978	2001
Offensive coordinator and tight ends	Bryan Stinespring	1990	2006 (offensive coordinator since 2002)
Defensive coordinator and inside linebackers	Bud Foster	1987	1995
Offensive Line	Curt Newsome	2006	2006
Wide Receivers	Kevin Sherman	2006	2006
Strong Safety, Outside Linebackers, and Recruiting Coordinator	Jim Cavanaugh	1996	2002
Quarterbacks	Mike O'Cain	2006	2006
Defensive backs	Torrian Gray	2006	2006
Defensive Line	Charley Wiles	1996	1996
Source: hokiesports.com Шаблон:Webarchive

Roster

Flanker    Paul Debnam – Sophomore    Matt Finnegan – RS Sophomore  4 Eddie Royal – Senior 19 Josh Hyman – RS Senior 34 Danny Coale – Redshirting 48 Jacob Sykes – Freshman 80 Brandon Dillard – RS Sophomore Split End    Michael Reid – Junior  2 Josh Morgan – Senior  3 Ike Whitaker – RS Sophomore 16 Zach Luckett – RS Freshman 37 Patrick Terry – Freshman 81 Justin Harper – Senior 87 Prince Parker – RS Freshman Center    Barrett Mears – RS Freshman 58 Ryan Shuman – RS Junior 60 Beau Warren – RS Freshman 69 Michael Cassidy – RS Freshman Offensive Guard 51 Matt Welsh – RS Junior 64 Richard Graham – RS Sophomore 66 Brandon Holland – Sophomore 68 Jaymes Brooks – Freshman 69 Hivera Green – RS Sophomore 70 Sergio Render – Sophomore 74 Khalil Latif – Freshman 79 Eric Davis – RS Sophomore Offensive Tackle 57 Clark Crum – RS Freshman 62 Blake DeChristopher – Freshman 63 Will Alvarez – Freshman 67 Nick Marshman – RS Junior 71 Aaron Brown – RS Freshman 76 Duane Brown – RS Senior 77 Ed Wang – RS Sophomore Tight End    Andrew Lanier – Freshman  8 Greg Boone – RS Sophomore 83 Sam Wheeler – RS Sophomore 86 Chris Drager – Freshman 88 Andre Smith – RS Freshman 94 Greg Nosal – Freshman		Quarterback    3 Jeff Beyer – Sophomore  5 Tyrod Taylor – Freshman  7 Sean Glennon – RS Junior 12 Cory Holt – RS Junior 14 Grant Throckmorton – RS Senior Tailback    D.J. Thomas – Freshman 20 Kenny Lewis Jr. – Sophomore 32 DuVall Gibson-"Freshman" 27 Jahre Cheeseman – RS Sophomore 28 Brandon Ore – RS Junior 29 Devin Radford – RS Freshman 30 Josh Oglesby – Freshman 35 Dustin Pickle – Junior 38 Elan Lewis – RS Sophomore 40 Darren Evans – Freshman Fullback    Kenny Younger – Sophomore 39 Carlton Weatherford – RS Senior 40 Billy Gorham – Senior 42 Kenny Jefferson – RS Sophomore 44 Devin Perez – RS Junior Defensive tackle    Courtney Prince – Freshman 55 Daryl Robertson – RS Freshman 59 Barry Booker – RS Senior 75 Kory Robertson – RS Senior 91 John Graves – RS Freshman 93 Kwamaine Battle – Freshman 95 Cordarrow Thompson – RS Sophomore 99 Carlton Powell – RS Senior Defensive End    Chad Carlson – RS Sophomore    Miles Sanchez – RS Sophomore    Jacob Gardner – RS Sophomore    Dylan McGreevy – Junior 43 Jason Worilds – RS Freshman 47 Nekos Brown – Sophomore 49 Chris Ellis – RS Senior 56 Demetrius Taylor – RS Sophomore 90 Orion Martin – RS Junior 96 Justin Young – RS Freshman		Cornerback    Ron Cooper – Sophomore  1 Victor Harris – Junior 15 Roland Minor – RS Senior 18 Brandon Flowers – RS Junior 21 Rashad Carmichael – RS Freshman 22 Stephan Virgil – Sophomore 36 Cris Hill – Freshman Linebacker    Mark Muncey – RS Freshman    Quillie Odom – Freshman    Tim Richardson – RS Freshman    Alonzo Tweedy – Freshman  6 Andrew Bowman – RS Junior  9 Vince Hall – RS Senior 11 Xavier Adibi – RS Senior 13 Corey Gordon – RS Senior 26 Cody Grimm – RS Sophomore 33 Brett Warren – RS Junior 41 Cam Martin – RS Sophomore 45 Purnell Sturdivant – RS Junior 46 Hunter Ovens – Freshman 52 Barquell Rivers – Freshman 82 Steven Friday – RS Freshman 89 Jonas Houseright – RS Junior Free Safety 23 Mario Edwards – RS Freshman 25 D.J. Parker – Senior 31 Davon Morgan – Freshman Rover 17 Kam Chancellor – Sophomore 24 Dorian Porch – RS Sophomore 86 Matt Reidy – Sophomore Snapper 63 Matt Tuttle – Junior 54 Bart McMillin – RS Senior 61 Scott King – Senior Punter    Brian Saunders – RS Freshman 97 Brent Bowden – RS Sophomore Place Kicker    Dustin Keys – RS Sophomore    Matt Waldron – RS Freshman 92 Jud Dunlevy – RS Senior 98 Jared Develli – Senior Athlete    Kendrick Pressley – Freshman
Source: hokiesports.com Шаблон:Webarchive Starters are in bold, based on pre-season depth chart from the 2007 media guide

Recruiting

National Signing Day was on 2007-02-07. The Hokies' recruiting class was highlighted by Tyrod Taylor, who was rated the #1 dual threat quarterback in the country. Taylor was announced as the Hokies' #2 quarterback on August 21.

Below is a list of the recruits that signed their letter of intent with Virginia Tech:

Post-season awards

Following the Hokies' victory over Virginia, which clinched the division title, Xavier Adibi, Chris Ellis, Victor Harris, and Eddie Royal were honored as first team all-ACC, while Barry Booker, Duane Brown and Brandon Flowers were recognized on the second team.