The Marching Virginians, 330 strong, weren’t allowed to march and play their music on the Lane Stadium field. Instead, they performed from their end zone seats out of deference to a field that was all but underwater. And speaking of submerged, how about those Miami Hurricanes? They came here as a team on the prowl. Young. Quick. Fast. Potent. Hungry. They came here 2-0 and as a prime topic in the national sports conversation.

Gov. Timothy M. Kaine met for 2½ hours yesterday with family members of Virginia Tech students killed or wounded in the massacre in 2007, but there were mixed feelings about what progress was made. “We had a good meeting; it was very candid,“ Kaine said afterward. Jim Carney, whose daughter Katelyn was wounded, agreed. “It was very informative and instructive. A lot of issues were discussed.“

Gov. Timothy M. Kaine met today with families of Virginia Tech students who were slain or wounded in the Virginia Tech massacre two years ago. Kaine described the meeting as “constructive and candid,“ but some family members said they still are not satisfied with the way the state is handling the matter. The meeting at the state Capitol lasted 2 ½ hours. About 33 family members and some state staff attended.

Gov. Timothy M. Kaine is meeting again with families of the Virginia Tech shooting victims. The private meeting is set for today at the state Capitol. Kaine agreed to a series of meetings with the families as part of a settlement to avoid lawsuits over the April 2007 shootings that left 33 dead, including student gunman Seung-Hui Cho.

The Virginia Tech men’s golf team comes to town this weekend to prepare for the VCU Shootout tournament at Hermitage Country Club. The first thing the players want to see isn’t the course. They want to see the hardware their coach, Jay Hardwick, picked up yesterday at the Senior State Open of Virginia. Hardwick, the first-round leader, birdied the 15th and 16th holes at the Country Club of Virginia’s Westhampton Course, then sank a four-foot par putt on the last hole to win by a stroke over two other professionals, defending champion Jon Corliss and Dean Sumner.

Dyrell Roberts’  natural elusiveness helped the Hokies beat Nebraska 16-15 Saturday and escape with a 2-1 record entering this week’s home game against Miami.

CORAL GABLES, Fla. Jacory Harris has an enemy—himself. For the first two games, Miami’s quarterback embraced the us-against-the-world philosophy, borne from a notion that the Hurricanes weren’t truly considered contenders in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Those slights were his motivation. “We want everybody to doubt us this year, because that’s going to keep us going,“ Harris said. “As long as everybody keeps doubting us, we’re going to keep on truckin.‘“

Virginia Tech plans to test its alert system for the Blacksburg campus on Oct. 1.

In the wake of its 16-15 victory over Nebraska on Saturday, Virginia Tech rose two spots to No. 11 in The Associated Press college football poll. Southern California dropped nine spots and out of the top 10, and Washington moved into the rankings for the first time in six years. A day after the Huskies upset the Trojans 16-13 on a late field goal, USC fell from No. 3 to No. 12. The Trojans became the second preseason top-five team to lose in the first three weeks of the season. Preseason No. 3 Oklahoma lost its opener to BYU.

BLACKSBURG The Virginia Tech Hokies were out of offense, out of timeouts and, seemingly, out of hope. “When you’ve got a Tyrod, you’ve always got a chance,“ said Hokies coach Frank Beamer. Yes, but it looked like the Hokies had blown their last, best chance with 2:07 left in the game. Needing nine yards on fourth down, the pass of Virginia Tech quarterback Tyrod Taylor hit wide receiver Dyrell Roberts in the hands, and the ball fell harmlessly to the ground.

Hoping to aid the investigation into the killings of two Virginia Tech students last month, a Lynchburg cardiologist has raised $40,000 in reward money since Labor Day. Adding the $10,000 put up by Virginia Tech, the total reward now stands at $50,000. The money is to be paid for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the killer of David Metzler, 19, and Heidi Childs, 18.

Tyrod Taylor dodged several defenders and then rifled an 11-yard touchdown pass to Dyrell Roberts with 21 seconds left, rallying No. 13 Virginia Tech over No. 19 Nebraska 16-15 Saturday.

Kimberly Derrick and Jordan Malone qualified for the 2010 U.S. Olympic Short Track Speed Skating team after competing in the four-day trials in Marquette, Mich., last weekend. Derrick was a 2006 Olympian. Throughout the event, Derrick and Malone consistently finished on the podium and each won one event. Derrick won the gold medal in the women’s 1,000 meters, and Malone won gold in the men’s 444 meters. Derrick and Malone each ended the trials ranked third overall. The top five men and women earned a spot on the team.

Virginia Tech has a short-term answer to its long-term campus parking problem. Students—and faculty members, university employees and even Blacksburg residents—can now rent a car by the hour and, better yet, find a place to park it at the vehicle-packed school. U Car Share, a subsidiary of the U-Haul company, has put four fuel-efficient car models—and another one is on the way—and a pickup truck at Tech.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The Grizzlies said yesterday that they have agreed in principle to a contract with Allen Iverson. The 34-year-old free agent tweeted earlier in the day that “God Chose Memphis as the place that I will continue my career.“ Grizzlies general manager Chris Wallace said in a statement that the team had agreed in principle to a contract with Iverson, and the team scheduled news conference open to the public at FedExForum today.