Rick Alder

Rick Alder is the Site Expert for the New Fighting Gobbler, covering Va Tech sports from football to basketball, recruiting and everything in between. Rick's connections to Hokie Nation run deep, and he is proud to use his professional writing ability to cover Hokie Sports from A to Z.
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Virginia Tech Football

Hokies struggles continue, defense crushed by Pitt

by Rick Alder
The Virginia Tech football program is not where many expected, and a very lopsided 45-29 loss to the Pitt Panthers at Acrisure Stadium on...
Virginia Tech Football

Grading the 2022 Hokies after five games

by Rick Alder
Virginia Tech football fans had to be expecting more from the Hokies this season, but is it all doom and gloom? Here's a look at the football team...
Virginia Tech Hokies

Hokies get ACC Win over Boston College

by Rick Alder
The Hokies fought for an impressive win against an ACC opponent in their first home game of the year, beating the Boston College Eagles by a score of...
Virginia Tech Hokies

VT Football vs. Boston College - Game 2 Tonight

by Rick Alder
WHAT: Virginia Tech Hokies Football vs. Boston College Eagles WHEN: Tonight - September 10, 2022 @ 8:00 p.m. WHERE: Tech begins their home...
Virginia Tech Hokies

Hokies Fall to ODU - Quarter by Quarter Summary

by Rick Alder
The Virginia Tech Hokies fell to the Old Dominion University Monarchs by a score of 20 to 17 on Friday night, September 2, in the Hokies season...
Virginia Tech Hokies

VT Football vs. ODU - What to Look for in Game 1

by Rick Alder
WHAT: Virginia Tech Hokies Football vs. Old Dominion Monarchs WHEN: Tonight - Friday, September 2, 2022 WHERE: Tech begins their 2022 football...
Virginia Tech Hokies

5 Keys to Success for VT Football

by Rick Alder
Virginia Tech finished a lackluster 2021 season with an overall record of 6-7, after the firing of Justin Fuente on November 16, 2021 and a crushing...
Virginia Tech Hokies

ACC ELIMINATES DIVISIONS; VT TO PLAY UVA, PITT, WAKE FOREST

by Rick Alder
This past summer, the ACC announced a monumental change in how the college football schedules will be put together moving forward by announcing the...
Virginia Tech Hokies

VA Tech Fans! Welcome to the new Fighting Gobbler

by Rick Alder
As the new Hokie football season is set to begin, as well as the Brent Pry coaching era, Fighting Gobbler is set to begin a new era as well!  With a...