Vol. 3 No. 7, February 2011 • $4 SPRING FEVER The Virginia Tech baseball and softball teams are swinging for success in 2011. Tim Smalling and Richelle McGarva are leading the way. WHAT’S INSIDE: Eleven pages devoted to football recruiting, complete with profiles PB Inside Hokie Sports inside.hokiesports.com 1 Hokie Club News .......................... 4 News & Notes .............................. 9 February 2011 • Vol. 3, No. 7 From the Editor’s Desk................. 11 www.inside.hokiesports.com February will determine Tech’s NCAA fate James Farrow, a cornerback from Kroger Roth Report ..................... 12 Jimmy Robertson Minnesota, was one of Top recruit Corey Marshall has his sights set on football Editor 12 out-of-state recruits to sign with Tech. 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