I'm a recent graduate of Virginia Tech where I majored in Communication with a minor in English. I was a writer and sports editor of our student run website Planet Blacksburg (http://planetblacksburg.com/). I made a habit of covering the Hokies football program and I followed the team all over the southeast both as a journalist and sometimes as an unruly fan. I had the privilege during college to take in many fantastic football venues including Notre Dame, LSU, Florida State and of course the friendly confines of Lane Stadium.

As much as I love Hokie football, I've always had a special place in my heart for Tech basketball. Cassell Coliseum is a special place and one of the most underrated home court advantages in the NCAA. Taking the ACC down a few pegs since our entrance into the conference has sure been fun for a "football school".

In addition to my articles on BR, I've been running Stars & Slights (http://starsandslights.blogspot.com/), a blog co-founded and maintained by my longtime friend and conspirator Brian Chester, who also writes for BR. There in addition to sports we delve into music and politics and general tomfoolery.