Tech’s Johnson era begins with questions (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
The emotions at the beginning of the Paul Johnson era at Georgia Tech have not measured up to feelings of the end of Chan Gailey’s tenure. Partly because the chance to defeat Jacksonville State doesn’t stir fans’ passions like the possibility of losing to Georgia.
Arkansas Tech Open 94th Season At Home (KTHV Little Rock)
RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas ? Arkansas Tech is set to open its 94th season of intercollegiate football here Thursday when the Wonder Boys host Northeastern State in the 2008 season opener for both teams in Thone Stadium at Buerkle Field. Kick-off for Thursday’s opener is set for 7 p.m.
Clean-Tech V.C. Speaks to the Democrats (New York Times)
Venture capital got a prime-time spot at the Democratic National Convention when Nancy Floyd, founder and managing director of Nth Power , a San Francisco clean-tech venture capital firm, addressed the crowd Tuesday.
Ivy Tech enrollment up 11 percent this year (WTHR Indianapolis)
More than 86,000 students are attending Ivy Tech Community College this fall semester - marking an 11 percent jump over last year and continuing the school’s recent rapid growth.
Ex-Va. Tech star Ore lands at D-II West Liberty (Sports Illustrated)
WEST LIBERTY, W.Va. (AP) — Former Virginia Tech running back Branden Ore has transferred to Division II West Liberty for his senior season.
Tech’s Harris testifies he was "scared out of my life" by gunshots (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
BY DARRYL SLATER Times-Dispatch Staff Writer CHRISTIANSBURG — Virginia Tech football star Victor "Macho" Harris testified today that shots fired at his apartment in November missed him by no more than five feet. Harris testified in the trial of Anthony Jobair Lucas, 23, a 2006 Tech graduate charged with firing at an occupied dwelling, a felony. The trial, in Montgomery County Circuit Court in …
Tech’s defense aims to get rough under Ruffin (Austin American-Statesman)
Lost in the hubbub of Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy’s "I’m a man, I’m 40!" rant last September was a classic Mike Leach rant that day about his Texas Tech defense.
Virginia Tech picks Glennon for QB, plans to redshirt Taylor (USA Today)
Sean Glennon will be Virginia Tech’s starting quarterback this year while sophomore Tyrod Taylor redshirts. Hokies coach Frank Beamer said Tuesday that Cory Holt will begin the season as the nominal backup, but Taylor would be likely to play if Glennon couldn’t.
Obama ups clean-tech cred at convention (CNET)
Long-time clean-tech investor Nancy Floyd of Nth Power says Obama’s energy proposals are favorable to developing the green-technology industry in the U.S.