Lord Botetourt grad AJ Hampton has been promoted as the Keydets offensive coordinator.

"We continue to work together, remain united," said VMI head coach Danny Rocco.

Taking a look to see how our local college teams stack up of late and what's ahead as they enter their next game.

The Keydets failed to sustain a rhythm in their latest home game with the Spartans.

The Tribe has now won their last 11 games against the Keydets.

"We push each other. It's a competitive room and that's how I love a room.," Rice said.

"The behaviors and the mentality I had, I had to get rid of. I had to change my thinking."

"Our relationships are a lot different, a lot stronger," Rocco said.

Cave Spring alum and VMI pitcher Holden Wilkerson drafted by the Blue Jays

Amherst County native Christian Martin was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals while VMI's Holden Wilkerson was taken by the Toronto Blue Jays.

The extension will keep Rocco in Lexington through the 2028 season.

VMI dashed Western Carolina’s playoff hopes with a 27-24 win.

Hunter Rice rushed for a career-high 208 yards and three touchdowns in the 24-23 loss.

The teams combined for seven punts and each team missed a field goal attempt in a scoreless second half.

The Keydets scored the go-ahead TD with under 5 minutes to play to defeat The Citadel 17-13

"I think we certainly remain on track," said VMI head coach Danny Rocco.

Transfer quarterback Brennan Armstrong had 303 yards of total offense

Coach Danny Rocco earns first victory as VMI head coach.

VMI opens Rocco era with Davidson on Saturday

"We had really good carryover heading into the summer," Rocco said.

"When it came time to play division one basketball, VMI came into the picture and gave us a chance."

"I think people trust us and we give a great product."

Lord Botetourt star AJ Hampton rising in coaching ranks

The progress in the off-season has now translated to spring ball where Rocco’s office of install is filled with versatility.

The Lord Botetourt grad spent the past four seasons at VMI becoming a standout kicker.

Brad Lutz organized the first of its kind event at William Byrd.

The Keydets held an 8 point lead early in the second half.

Asher Woods led the Keydets with 14 points.

The VMI basketball team fought its way to contention the entire contest but ultimately fell to host American University by a 69-61 score Tuesday night at Bender Arena in Washington, D.C.

The Lord Botetourt grad tied for second most tackles in the Southern Conference this past season.

VMI moves to 1-7 on the season after falling to Mercer at home on Saturday. Seth Morgan went 10-21 for 78 yards, the team only had 134 yards of total offense.

Roanoke native and Patrick Henry High School grad Leroy Thomas scored both second half touchdowns for the Keydets.

The VMI Football team traveled Cullowhee for its SoCon-opening matchup with Western Carolina on Saturday afternoon, falling to the high-powered Catamounts offense 38-17.

Jameson Wang threw two touchdowns — both to William Enneking — and Cornell held off VMI’s late rally for a 28-22 win on Saturday in the Big Red’s season opener.

Keydets opened up to a 24-0 lead on their way to a 24-14 victory.

The southwest Virginia talent on the Keydets roster continues to form a unique bond, making a home away from home.

Bonham started 36 games in two seasons in Lexington.

Stephens earned All-SoCon First Team honors this past season.

An official announcement is expected as early as this week.

The springtime sure has been good to the VMI Keydets. This time last year, they were working towards a Southern Conference title.

Trey Bonham led the Keydets with 26 points.

The Keydets overcame a second half deficit to take a slim lead late.

The teams last played in 2011 at Foster Stadium.

Trey Bonham had a career-high 21 points as VMI narrowly defeated East Tennessee State 83-79. Jordan King led the Buccaneers on Saturday with a career-high 27 points.

Honor Huff scored a season-high 23 points for the Keydets in the home loss.

The Keydets went on a 20-6 run that spanned over seven minutes in the second half.

The Keydets faught back to overcome an initial 21-0 deficit early in the second quarter.

Senior wide receiver Michael Jackson had 13 receptions for 177 receiving yards.

Seth Morgan passed for 248 yards in the Keydets loss.

The Keydets trailed 38-20 before rallying back for the 46-45 victory.

Jerry 'Trey' Rice kicked five field goals including the game winner for the Keydets.

The defending SoCon champs are coming off of a loss on Saturday to their rival The Citadel.

The Bulldogs rushed for 363 yards as a team on their way to reclaiming the Silver Shako Trophy.

VMI is in a good spot versus The Citadel this week with both starting quarterbacks healthy. Season starter Seth Morgan was injured two weeks ago against Cornell. Collin Ironside stepped in and has passed for four touchdowns in two games. Morgan has been cleared for Saturday, making both ready and available if called upon.

The Terriers and Keydets combined for 394 yards rushing.

The Keydets are coming off of a historic spring after winning the Southern Conference Championship and earning their first FCS playoff berth in school history.

A slew of former 1st and 10 area stars have found their way onto VMI's fall football roster.

The expectations are certainly high for the 2020 Southern Conference Champions and the VMI Keydets are taking that very seriously. Former Patrick Henry Patriot Leroy Thomas says that heading into the season, this year VMI is no longer the hunters, but rather the hunted.

The Keydets are coming off that spring season SoCon title, and auto bid into the FCS playoffs.
VMI put four players onto the first team All-SoCon preseason team this fall.
First team honorees include senior receiver Jacob Herres, offensive lineman Marshall Gill, defensive back Ethan Caselberry, and Linebacker Stone Snyder. The Keydets are the defending champs but they are not the favorites to repeat, as the media has chosen them second and the coaches poll has them third.

Jakob Herres, Stone Snyder and Robert Soderholm represented the VMI selections.

Wachenheim led the Keydets to a 6-2 overall record for the year, the program's first SoCon title in 43 years (1977) and the program's first-ever FCS playoff appearance.

VMI lost to No. 1 JMU in the first round of the 2021 FCS playoffs Saturday afternoon, 31-24.

The Keydets claimed the Southern Conference title this season for the first time since 1977.

Lexington, Va. – VMI’s spring football season practice schedule opened Friday afternoon at 430. The Keydets will be working out for three weeks ahead of their first contest, set for Februrary 20th at Chattanooga. “We want to play as many games as possible here at VMI. VMI quarterback Reece Udinski opens the spring season as the SoCon preseason offensive player of the year in voting by the league’s nine coaches. They are picked 6th this spring season.

After a Terrier defensive stop, Murphy nailed the game winner and a VMI desperation shot from midcourt fell short. Junior Jake Stephens had 11 of his 13 points in the second half and added six assists to tie a career high. Wofford shot 53 percent for the game (30-57) and 54 percent (14-26) from three-point range. We did a better job in the second half. In the second half, we were able to get the ball to Jake Stephens better and get some high-low plays.”

ROANOKE, Va. – On Friday, North Cross senior James Jackson signed to play football at UVA with plans to enroll early in January. He had 77 tackles, 8 tackles for loss, and 9 sacks during this fall’s shortened season. Patrick Henry’s Trace Pedigo also put pen to paper. While he’s hopeful for a senior season, he’s ready for the next chapter. Just being able to actually go play division I sports is God’s blessing,” he said.

Blacksburg, Va. – RECORDS AND NOTABLES ● Virginia Tech moves to 4-0 on the season after taking down VMI 64-57. ● Tech forced VMI to commit nine turnovers and the Hokies scored 13 points off those turnovers. ● KEY FIRST HALF RUN: With just over 5 minutes left in the half, tied at 16-16 Tech went on a 12-2 run giving the Hokies a 28-18 edge. ● KEY SECOND HALF RUN: Late in the second half the Hokies went on a 10-2 run to give Tech a 53-47 advantage. This run would prove to be enough as the Hokies defeated VMI 64-57.

The Big East Conference and the Big South conference join the ranks of those throwing up a stop sign on fall sports. Liberty is an associate member of the Big East in field hockey, so they are directly affected. Meanwhile, delaying Big South football impacts VMIs 2020 fall schedule. The Keydets were set to take on Robert Morris, a first year member of the Big South on September 5th in Moon Township, Pennsylvania in their opener. The Colonials announced they have suspended their fall season, despite being given the option by the conference to play 4 non-conference games this fall at their discretion.

The VMI Keydets are on the cusp of making history, the first time they've won four conference games since 1979. But it's also only conference game number five and behind that potential mark in time is a Salem high grad who broke his own record against Samford on Saturday - he scored six touchdowns in one game. "People were saying all like three touchdowns, four touchdowns, five, I wasn't counting," running back Alex Ramsey said. The unfortunate thing is once you're on top of the mountain, you've got to climb back down and climb another one. "The Mercer Bears are a very good football team, they've had an open week to prepare for us, they're number one in the nation in kickoff returns.