Virginia Tech is headed to the Gator Bowl assuming Clemson can beat Virginia on Saturday and the Peach Bowl takes the ACC's No. 2. Sportswriter Randy King figures both of those are locks. He and Doug Doughty talk football and more in the Nov. 19 episode of the Sports TimesCast, our weekly college sports webcast.
Junior center Beau Warren was listed as probable Thursday for 16th-ranked Virginia Tech's home finale against North Carolina State on Saturday at Lane Stadium. Sportswriter Randy King has details on his Insiders sports blog.
Virginia Tech moves up to 16th in the AP Poll, 15th in the BCS poll. Sportswriter Randy King shares his thoughts in this post on the Insiders sports blog. You can weigh in with yours, too.
Officials said today that Morgan Harrington, the 20-year-old missing Virginia Tech student last seen in Charlottesville following a Metallica concert Oct. 17, was hitchhiking on the Copeley Road bridge in Charlottesville the night she disappeared.
Investigators are confident based on independent witness statements that Harrington was seeking a ride with a passerby, according to a Virginia State Police news release.
We have more on this story from the newsroom of The Roanoke Times.
PREVIOUS COVERAGE OF MORGAN HARRINGTON:
* Nov. 11: Harringtons to appear on "Dr. Phil" show
* Nov. 6: Volunteer searchers now combing Charlottesville in Harrington case
* Nov. 4: Family seeks community help in finding missing daughter
* Oct. 30: Police say Harrington suffered facial injury at concert
* Oct. 28: Police say Harrington last seen on bridge in Charlottesville
* Oct. 26: Metallica adds $50,000 to reward fund
* Oct. 23: Video from vigil for missing Lord Botetourt grad
* Oct. 21: Police set up tips line
* Oct. 20: Police ask Metallica fans to check video and photos for images of missing fan
* Oct. 20: Former teacher describes Harrington as "genuinely nice person"
* Oct. 19: Missing Tech student is Lord Botetourt grad
Virginia Tech hits the road to take on a struggling Maryland team on Saturday. Sportswriters Doug Doughty and Randy King talk about what to expect on this week's Sports TimesCast, our weekly college sports webcast. See the Nov. 12 episode.
Virginia Tech tailback Ryan Williams was announced as one of the 10 semifinalists today for the 2009 Doak Walker Award.
Sportswriter Randy King has more details on his Insiders sports blog.
Kipps Elementary School is hosting a "bear drive" to send teddy bears of support to schools on the Fort Hood Military Base.
The goal is to collect more than 300 bears — one for every classroom in the seven Fort Hood elementary schools — by Monday.
"We want to send the students of Fort Hood a bear as a source of comfort and a reminder that they have friends who know what they’re going through and care about them," teacher Allison Dinkel said in a news release.
Dinkel and Stephanie Johnston, both fourth-grade teachers, and their students came up with the idea. The Blacksburg school was hit hard by the April 16, 2007, shootings at Virginia Tech.
Kipps’ Bear Drive builds on a project started by students from Oklahoma City who sent "care bears" to a school in Washington, D.C., after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The Washington school then sent a large box of stuffed bears to Kipps students after the Tech shootings.
Anyone interested in helping out with the bear drive should contact the school at 951-5760.
Would Virginia Tech defensive coordinator Bud Foster be interested in the head coaching job at the University of Memphis?
Sportswriter Randy King weighs in with his thoughts on the Insiders sports blog.
Gil and Dan Harrington -- the parents of Morgan Harrington , the Virginia Tech student who went missing at the Metallica concert in Charlottesville -- will appear on the Dr. Phil show on Thursday.
Here's a release from the show's publicist:
"'WE'RE BECOMING A FAMILY OF SKELETONS. MORGAN, ARE YOU BECOMING A SKELETON TOO?'" -Dr. Phil Reading From The Journal Of Gil Harrington, Mother Of Young Woman Missing After Metallica Concert
Dr. Phil Talks to Parents of Missing Woman, Morgan Harrington, and the Mother of Murdered Somer Thompson
Los Angeles, CA - They keep a heartbreaking, detailed diary of what they are feeling so that they can keep their daughter alive in their hearts, but Gil and Dan Harrington admit to Dr. Phil, in their first talk show appearance, that they are "preparing ourselves that our daughter may not have been abducted, but also murdered." This special episode of DR. PHIL will be broadcast Thursday, November 12 (check local listings).
Dr. Phil reads from their touching journal entries and tells the couple: "You're in our minds and hearts and we're going to do everything we can to keep the spotlight on this." Morgan Harrington was last seen nearly a month ago at a Metallica concert in Charlottesville, Virginia. She somehow ended up outside the arena during the show and after an extensive search by local authorities, very few clues to her whereabouts have turned up - except for her purse and cell phone, found in the arena parking lot. Gil Harrington helped her daughter choose her outfit and reported that Morgan was "so excited about going [to the concert]." With the purse left behind, Mrs. Harrington said, "No girl gives up her purse with her information, her make-up, her cell phone. Once we had reported Morgan missing Sunday after the concert the purse quickly went from being a lost item to being evidence in a criminal case."
Dr. Phil also speaks with Diena Thompson whose daughter was abducted last month and then found murdered three days later. While the Harringtons hold out some hope that Morgan will be found alive, Thompson's worst fears were realize last month when the body of her missing 7-year-old daughter was discovered in a Georgia landfill. Thompson, obviously still overwhelmed with grief, pledged to "stay strong and. be a voice for other children who've ended up like this or who could possibly end up like this."
During the program Dr. Phil urged viewers with any leads regarding the whereabouts of Morgan Harrington to call the Virginia State Police at 434-352-3467. Also, if anyone has any information on the murder of Somer Thompson, they are to call 877-227-6911.
PREVIOUS COVERAGE OF MORGAN DANA HARRINGTON:
* Nov. 6: Volunteer searchers now combing Charlottesville in Harrington case
* Nov. 4: Family seeks community help in finding missing daughter
* Oct. 30: Police say Harrington suffered facial injury at concert
* Oct. 28: Police say Harrington last seen on bridge in Charlottesville
* Oct. 26: Metallica adds $50,000 to reward fund
* Oct. 23: Video from vigil for missing Lord Botetourt grad
* Oct. 21: Police set up tips line
* Oct. 20: Police ask Metallica fans to check video and photos for images of missing fan
* Oct. 20: Former teacher describes Harrington as "genuinely nice person"
* Oct. 19: Missing Tech student is Lord Botetourt grad
Sportswriter Mark Berman talks with Virginia Tech basketball coach Seth Greenberg about his likely starters -- and his new motion offense. Find more on the Courtside basketball blog.
