Branden Ore, VT Tailback

A meltdown like this hasn't been seen out of the Hokies in quite a while. Oh, there have been meltdowns, but usually they start early and snowball throughout the game. You could have gotten long odds on the nation's best defense not being able to protect an 18-point halftime lead, but it happened. Georgia outscored the Hokies 28-3 in the second half, the Bulldogs won 31-24, and Tech's streak without back-to-back bowl wins continues.

# posted by 2million @ 10:11 AM 2 comments

Ore missed basically the last two full games, but still made the first team as one of the two running backs. The sophomore from Chesapeake, Va., has rushed for 1,095 yards and 14 touchdowns and caught 14 passes for 203 yards and a score. He is second in the league in rushing yards per game and leads the league in all-purpose yards.

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Following examination Sunday by Tech's medical staff, sophomore tailback Branden Ore was listed as doubtful for the game because of a significant high left ankle sprain, Hokies head trainer Mike Goforth said.

Goforth said Ore will remain in a walking boot this week. Goforth and his staff will attempt to rehab the ankle as much as possible in hopes of getting the Hokies standout back on the field against UVa.

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Tailback Branden Ore, who has almost single-handedly carried the Hokies' offense most of the season, suffered a sprained left ankle midway in the first quarter and never returned to the game.

Ore was hurt when his left leg appeared to get caught and twisted underneath a Wake tackler on his second carry of the night. The play was wiped out by an illegal-shift penalty on Tech's offense.

After writhing in pain for close to a minute on the ground, Ore was helped off the field. He was seen a few minutes later sitting on the bench on the visitors' sideline with a white towel draped over his head.

Ore, who entered the night leading the ACC in rushing (109 yards per game), never returned to the game. His status for Saturday's regular-season finale against Virginia at Lane Stadium was not immediately known as no X-rays were taken. His status will be determined today by Tech's medical staff.

# posted by 2million @ 9:37 PM 0 comments

On the first play Saturday in Virginia Tech's 23-0 win against Kent State, Kent State's Stevon Moss had a chance meeting with tailback Branden Ore. It was a reunion Moss had been looking forward to.

# posted by 2million @ 9:12 PM 0 comments

The Hokies' tailback rushed for 79 yards and two touchdowns on 29 carries to give him 1,018 for the season. He is the 12th Tech running back to rush for more than 1,000 yards, joining an elite group that includes Kevin Jones and Lee Suggs.

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