COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Disappointment doesn’t linger long with Virginia Tech’s football team.

Wake Forest’s 2008-09 season was like the meal with the mouth-watering appetizer followed by a main course so unpalatable that it was difficult, if not impossible, to keep down.

Ryan Taylor is still having difficulty recovering from a knee injury and will likely take medical redshirt status this season at North Carolina, Coach Butch Davis said yesterday.

GREENVILLE, N.C. — Virginia Tech got back to its winning ways Thursday night, style points be darned.

CHARLOTTESVILLE — Virginia athletic director Craig Littlepage says a decision on Al Groh’s future as the school’s football coach will come at the end of the season.

BLACKSBURG — The center must be one of the sharpest players on a football field. He has to spot the middle linebacker, scan the defense’s alignment and notify the other offensive linemen if he sees something that might portend a blitz — all in a few seconds before he snaps the ball.

Coach Jim Grobe of Wake Forest sees redshirt freshman Joey Ehrmann as the kind of player who will grow on you.

One thing is very clear when you talk to Virginia freshman Tristan Spurlock - he’s not some shy, timid kid who’s just hoping to make an impact on the program someday in the future.

Is it a sign of how far Virginia has fallen?

BLACKSBURG — Ryan Williams sat dejected on Virginia Tech’s bench as North Carolina’s players celebrated wildly on the Lane Stadium field.