Va. Tech goes with Glennon at QB, redshirts Taylor

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08/26/2008 - Blacksburg, VA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Virginia Tech head football coach Frank Beamer named senior Sean Glennon starting quarterback for the 2008 season on Tuesday.

Glennon beat out sophomore Tyrod Taylor for the job. Beamer said Tuesday that Taylor, who completed 72-of-134 passes for 927 yards with five scores and three interceptions last season as a true freshman, will redshirt this year. Taylor, a more mobile quarterback than Glennon, gained 429 yards on 102 carries last season with six rushing touchdowns.

Beamer said Tuesday that senior Cory Holt will serve as the No. 2 quarterback behind Glennon.

Glennon opened the 2007 season as starting QB, but was replaced by Taylor several times during the season. Glennon completed 143-of-235 passes, a 60.9- percent completion percentage, for 1,796 yards with 12 touchdowns and five interceptions.

Virginia Tech opens its season at noon (et) on Saturday when it takes on East Carolina at Charlotte's Bank of America Stadium.

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Barry Bonds is a 50-1 long shot to be this year's home run champ odds.  The favorite to be this year's home run champ is none other than Albert Pujols, however.

Now that Barry Bonds is signed and in Giants camp, it is on to his pursuit of all of sports most prestigious records: the all-time home run mark. Bonds sits just 21 homers shy of tying Hank Aaron for the career mark at 755. Word out of Giants’ camp is that Bonds is the healthiest he has been in a few years. Bonds is just two seasons removed from his injury riddled 2005 campaign where he played in only 14 games and hit only 5 home runs. He did come back last year and had a solid season hitting .270 with 26 bombs. All eyes will be on Bonds this spring and summer not only because of his home run chase but his highly publicized steroid abuse allegations. If and when Bonds breaks the record, he surely will not get the positive attention one should for breaking a record that was once thought of as “unbreakable”. Despite Bonds decent season last year, he is just 50-1 at MySportsbook.com to lead the MLB in long balls this season.

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