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As expected, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has reinstated Michael Vick to the NFL, but with conditions. He is allowed to practice, but will not be eligible to play until week six at the earliest. That is assuming any NFL team will sign him and give him a second chance. Vick was suspended before the 2007 season amid dog fighting allegations to which he later pleaded guilty and served 23-months prison sentence.

Despite support from several high profile NFL players and even the respected former coach Tony Dungee, Goodell felt that an additional six week suspension to start the season was appropriate. I never thought I’d say this, but I agree with Buffalo Bills wide receiver Terrell Owens – this added suspension is just kicking a guy while he’s down (actually, TO said ‘kicking a horse’ but that’s neither here nor there).

Vick served his time and has already missed two full seasons and now Goodell is basically suspending him for another half of a season. He’s already on a short leash (pardon the pun) so what good is another six games? Regardless, I am glad to see Vick get an opportunity to get back in the league and prove that he can change. And I sincerely hope that a team will give him a shot and that PETA and its cult of followers will give him the benefit of the doubt. PETA, afterall, believe that vicious pitbulls can become docile house pets, so why can’t a human being change for the better as well? Huh, PETA?

Read more at sports.Yahoo.com.

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GobblerGear.com is opening a brand new store on Saturday, Aug. 1, in Salem, Va.! There will be free food and drink (while supplies last) as well as free shirts and pictures with the Hokie Bird! Visit GobblerGear.com for more information!

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VTHokieFans.com is pleased to announce an exciting new partnership with HokieJerseys.com. HokieJerseys.com offers top-of-the-line Virginia Tech Hokies football jerseys, both home and away, for men, women and children. And best of all, every purchase benefits the Virginia Tech Relay for Life! The guys at HokieJerseys recently donated a No. 28 road jersey as a give away at the Roanoke Valley Hokie Alumni Chapter’s annual golf tournament scheduled for Aug. 7. Check ‘em out!

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TechSideline.com interviewed ESPN’s Chris Fowler about Virginia Tech football and it’s growth over the years. Fowler points out that ESPN’s College Game Day show and Tech’s football program grew up together in a sense and pointed to the 1999 season as the watershed year for both programs – College Game Day really took off after Hokie fans raised the bar for fan turnout, and Virginia Tech went 11-0 during the regular season en route to a spot in the National Championship game.

It’s a pretty good read with Fowler doling out plenty of kind words for the program – check it out.

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ABC13 News is reporting that former Virginia Tech Hokies football player Jahre Cheeseman has been arrested in conjunction with an “incident” at a local bank. He is being held at Western Virginia Regional Jail in Salem and has been charged with misdemeanor assault, larceny and obstruction of justice.

Cheeseman, a rising senior, announced prior to the Orange Bowl that he would transfer for his senior year.

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