Virginia Tech notebook: Linebacker was ready when his time came to step up against Miami - www.roanoke.com

It was midway in the first quarter of last Saturday's Miami-Virginia Tech thriller in Lane Stadium when Alonzo Tweedy got the news.

Hokies starting whip linebacker Jeron Gouveia-Winslow,who had made a key stop on a fourth-and-1 fake field-goal attempt on Miami's game-opening possession, had limped to the home sideline. He was quick to tip off his backup.