2008 ORANGE BOWL GUIDE - HokieSports
2008 ORANGE BOWL GUIDE - HokieSports
2008 ORANGE BOWL GUIDE - HokieSports
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Stephan Virgil<br />
up a sack in the William & Mary game.<br />
2007: Worked seven plays in the opener<br />
against ECU and was in on 15 defensive downs<br />
at LSU … Picked up 11 plays against Ohio and<br />
was in on a tackle … Registered a sack and<br />
two tackles behind the line while playing 26<br />
defensive downs against W&M … Had a QB<br />
hurry during a short stint in the UNC game …<br />
Added another hurry at Clemson … Was in on<br />
five plays at Georgia Tech and six versus Miami.<br />
Personal: Cordarrow Eugene Thompson …<br />
Born 10/2/87 in Fairfax, VA … Son of Eugene<br />
and Wanda Thompson … Enrolled in university<br />
studies.<br />
Tackles G uT AT Tot. Loss Sacks<br />
2006 12 7 7 14 3.0- 9 2- 8<br />
2007 9 1 3 4 1.5- 10 1- 9<br />
Career 21 8 10 18 4.5- 19 3- 17<br />
Grant<br />
Throckmorton<br />
Holder/Quarterback • 6-4 • 237 • r-Sr.<br />
Wytheville, Va. • George Wythe H.S.<br />
14<br />
A team player and team leader who plays<br />
a number of important roles for the Hokies<br />
… Has served as a holder on all placements<br />
… Helps signal in offensive plays from the<br />
sidelines … Saw brief action at quarterback<br />
against Miami.<br />
2007: Served as the Hokies’ holder<br />
for placements … Picked up five plays at<br />
quarterback to finish out the Miami game.<br />
Personal: Grant Campbell Throckmorton …<br />
Born 10/27/84 in Roanoke, VA … Son of Dennis<br />
and Missy Throckmorton … Both his father,<br />
Dennis, and brother, Cole, graduated from<br />
Virginia Tech … Majoring in human nutrition,<br />
foods and exercise.<br />
22<br />
Stephan Virgil<br />
Cornerback • 5-11 • 187 • So.<br />
Rocky Mount, N.C. • Rocky Mount H.S.<br />
An outstanding athlete who blocked a<br />
punt against Duke and ranks as the Hokies’ top<br />
tackler on kickoffs … Also contributes as the<br />
No. 2 man at the boundary cornerback position<br />
… Is third on the team in special team plays<br />
with 169 … Starts on three special team units<br />
and helps out on two others.<br />
2007: Has contributed at cornerback and<br />
on special teams … Works on five different<br />
special team units … Picked up 13 plays on<br />
special teams during the opener with ECU …<br />
Got 15 plays at corner against LSU and 10 more<br />
on special teams … Posted a pair of tackles …<br />
Added two more tackles against Ohio, playing<br />
14 plays on special teams and six at corner …<br />
Had 20 plays on special teams against W&M<br />
to go with a career-high 50 plays on defense<br />
… Contributed four tackles and broke up two<br />
passes … Was in on a tackle while playing 17<br />
special team plays at Clemson … Posted the<br />
Hokies’ first blocked kick with a punt block at<br />
Duke … Also played 15 downs on defense with<br />
a pair of tackles … Was in on a special teams<br />
tackle versus BC … Had two more against<br />
Florida State … Played seven snaps on defense<br />
and registered a sack against Miami … Added<br />
two more tackles while playing on special teams<br />
… Graded 90 percent on two special team units<br />
while seeing action on 19 plays at Virginia.<br />
Personal: Stephan Denard Virgil … Born<br />
4/3/87 in Rocky Mount, NC … Son of Richard<br />
and Sandra Virgil … Enrolled in university<br />
studies.<br />
Tackles G uT AT Tot. Loss Sacks<br />
2006 11 3 1 4 0- 0 0- 0<br />
2007 13 7 11 18 1- 6 1- 6<br />
Career 24 10 12 22 1- 6 1- 6<br />
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Ed Wang<br />
Offensive Tackle • 6-5 • 312 • r-So.<br />
Ashburn, Va. • Stone Bridge H.S.<br />
77<br />
Joined the starting lineup for the Duke<br />
game after missing the first six games with a<br />
broken fibula suffered during the preseason …<br />
Played a big role in solidifying the offensive<br />
line once he returned … Played on all but five<br />
offensive snaps once he rejoined the team …<br />
Is in his first season at tackle after playing<br />
tight end last year.<br />
2007: Suffered a broken ankle during the<br />
preseason and underwent surgery … Returned<br />
to practice in late September … Dressed for<br />
the Clemson game but did not play … Started<br />
at right tackle against Duke and played every<br />
offensive snap with two knockdown blocks …<br />
Also went the distance on offense against BC<br />
with a pair of knockdowns … Played all 79<br />
offensive downs at Georgia Tech … Had six<br />
knockdown blocks while playing all 78 snaps<br />
against FSU … Added 66 more plays in the<br />
Miami game … Sprained an ankle at Virginia,<br />
but still played 73 snaps … Came back to play<br />
all 71 snaps against BC in the ACC title game.<br />
Personal: Ed Wang … Born 3/12/87 in<br />
Fairfax, VA … Son of Robert and Nancy Wang<br />
… His parents were both members of the<br />
Chinese Olympic team in the 1970s … Majoring<br />
in apparel, housing and resource management.<br />
Ed Wang<br />
2007 VIRGINIA TECH FOOTBALL 29<br />
<strong>2008</strong> <strong>ORANGE</strong> <strong>BOWL</strong> <strong>GUIDE</strong>
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