ODU President John R. Broderick, band, cheerleaders and fans say farewell and good luck to Monarch basketball team as it departs for Hartford and the NCAA tournament.
So what are you doing right now? Getting ready for bed? Watching NCAA tournament games? I'm in a room with 8 ODU basketball players in Hartford, Conn., and they're all studying. B.J. Stith is taking a test. Will have a story tomorrow. Yes,
@ODUMensHoops
players are real students.
.
@ODUMensHoops
coach Jeff Jones, who has been battling prostate cancer this year, choked up after the game. He's coached hard and well in spite of taking some very strong meds. Been in his shoes. This is an amazing moment for JJ.
#monarchmadness
I have a new gig, working for
@odu
as a senior executive writer. Will be writing about athletics and academics. Introductory column will on shortly.
@ODUFootball
@ODUMBB
@ODUWBB
Regardless of whether
@WashingtonNFL
wins tonight or not, Taylor Heinicke has proven he belongs in the
@NFL
Everyone seems surprised at his speed and moves.
@ODUFootball
fans aren't. We're just wondering why it took so long for him to get a chance like this.
@ODUSports
@ODUAlumni
Some people chill at a bar after playing their last college basketball home game. Not
@WahooBasketball
star Devon Hall, who instead knelt down at a church and was baptized.
@theacc
Thanks to my boss
@tomwhite82
for agreeing to send me to Miami to try to find former
@ODUMBB
star Ronnie Valentine. He took a chance. Was it worth it? You decide.
Waiting with
@OshaneXimines
in his Momโs house as he waits for the NFL draft. He admits โIโm a little nervous.โ Go to for full coverage as Oshane becomes first
@ODUFootball
player to be drafted.
Oshane Ximines watched his Mom struggle in Ahoskie, N.C., where she went to school by day and worked nights at a nursing home. She got her degree, and taught her son to work hard.
@Oshane_7
could be the first
@ODUFootball
player picked in the NFL draft.
Very precious moment tonight after
@ODUMensHoops
shootaround. A kid was crying because he didnโt get to high five any ODU players. When he heard,
@MAHDTHAGOD
sprinted across the court & gave him a high five. What a great gesture.
@odu
Bryant Stith gave up millions of dollars and moved his family home to rural Virginia after seeing the underbelly of the NBA. He began coaching in high school & just finished his 6th seasons with
@ODUMensHoops
He may be a college head coach very soon.
@odu
Was a sports writer for 40 years before ODU hired me. Been to Super Bowls, Final Fours, etc. But ODUโs win over Virginia Tech last night tops them all.
My daughter, Mary Virginia (Ginny) Minium, would have been 40 today. Born on Aug. 12, 1979 at
@HenricoDoctors
just outside of Richmond, she is greatly missed by family and friends. Ginny has been in my thoughts every day since she died and will be as long as I live.
Taylor Heinicke: โI want to see ODU on the map. I want them in the Top 25. I want them to become the next Cincinnati, the next school that is in the discussion for a major bowl game. I'll do anything I can to help ODU get there.โ
@RickyRahne
@ODUFootball
๐โ๏ธGinny would be 42 today. I often wonder, would she be a school teacher like she hoped (she was enrolled at
@ODU
)? Would she be married and have kids? Instead, she's with my parents, brother and others who passed. Remembering good times with her. Kiss your kids every day.
If youโre watching
@DukeMBB
vs.
@HokiesMBB
and weโre paying attention to the ads, you saw this.
@ODUFootball
season and new Ballard Stadium are five months away. Hokies lead at halftime.
.โฆ
@ODUFootball
โฉ coach Ricky Rahne taking part in the March for Justice. โฆ
@RickyRahne
โฉ joined by about 25 football players and much of athletic staff, including
@ODU
athletic director Wood Selig.
.
@ODUFootball
had more players drafted than Virginia Tech, Georgia, Nebraska, Louisville, Tennessee and 14 other Power 5 programs.
@ODUCoachWilder
says this will impact recruiting in a big way.
Dudes, ODU is not an ACC team. It's a mid-major with less than half of .'s budget. Complain as much as you want to, but do it legitimately. ODU led much of the game 17-0 and had a chance to win in the fourth quarter against the nation's 21st-ranked team.
Exactly 48 hours ago
@ODUMensHoops
were in a makeshift study hall in a hotel banquet room. Some were there for 3 hours, two days before they played in the NCAA tournament, doing research, term papers and studying.
@odu
#monarchmadness
@ODUSports
@ODUSEES
. could lose three starters to the NBA but the Cavs are recruiting well and should have a great team next season. This often happens when you win the national championship. Every one of the other the 352 Division I schools would love to have this problem.
From the high school player with only a partial Division II offer, to national Player of the week at
@ODUFootball
, quarterback Blake LaRussa may be the nation's most intriguing college football story.
@CUSAbbs
Hard to believe itโs been 50 years since
@HerdFB
team was killed in a plane crash. I was on campus there a few months after the crash and wrote this column on what it was like. It was an Emotional experience.
@HerdNation
@TheHerdZone
@HerdFans_
@TheHerdAD
Ran my first marathon today at age 70 in the
@berlinmarathonE
Time wasnโt great but I finished. Ran in memory of my deceased daughter, Mary Virginia Minium. The people of Berlin are so awesome, they saw my daughterโs photo on my shirt and called out her name. But none are more
Because I am sworn to secrecy, all I can say is Jeff Jones is one of the sweetest, most kindhearted, caring people I've ever known. He agreed to do something very kind i asked him to do and his only condition was that I not write about it.
@ODUMensHoops
What a good guy.
@odu
If you've been praying for
@lamareon_james
, your prayers have been answered. He's alert, has movement in all his limbs, is asking questions and is even on his phone.
@ODUFootball
Assoc SD Eric Bohannon was shocked when asked by โฆ
@ODUFootball
โฉ coach โฆ
@RickyRahne
โฉ to come on the field and catch a punt. But the former โฆ
@mansfieldu
โฉ along snapper caught an end over end kick that he had to chase with no issues. โฆ
@ODU
โฉ
Minute video of โฆ
@ODUFootball
โฉ Kornblau Field at S.B. Ballard 2 months before 1st game with โฆ
@NSUSpartans
โฉ Seats almost all installed, ribbon scoreboards and sound system done. Huge video board and new turf coming soon.
@odu
โฆ
@ODUAlumni
โฉ โฆ
@ODUSports
โฉ
.โฆ
@OshaneXimines
โฉ your Mom Dane McDonald is at the Norfolk Sports Club tonight accepting your award. She says hi and that she loves you. โฆ
@Giants
โฉ โฆ
@NFL
โฉ โฆ
@ODUFootball
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Conference USA director of officials Gerald Austin confirms refs erred Saturday when they ruled a Justice Davila interception incomplete. INT would have given
@ODUFootball
a victory over
@ECUPiratesFB
Bryce Windham was a basketball star at St. Mary Catholic in Monroe, Mich, and had a basketball scholarship to Toledo. Instead, he decided to play
@ODUBaseball
and has done it well.
@ODUSports
@odu
@PilotSportsNow
I covered โฆ
@Blizzy_LaRussa
โฉ in his four seasons playing for โฆ
@ODUFootball
โฉ. Last night my wife โฆ
@EllenMinium
โฉ & I bought a car from Blake at Priority Hyundai. He was a great QB at โฆ
@ODU
โฉ and is a great salesman. No pressure. He really took care of us.
A Christmas story. KJ Jamison lost his Mom at 11 and doesn't really know his dad. He felt all alone until he met
@ODUFootball
player
@StoneyWaterss
The Smartt family has "adopted" KJ, who is spending Christmas with the Smartts in California.
@CFBHome
ODU 49, Virginia Tech 35. Yes, that is a real score. 1:34 left. Question Monarch fans, is this he biggest win in ODU sports history? Interested in your feedback
It was a privilege to travel with and cover the
@ODUMensHoops
team the last two weeks. You get to know people when you see them on the road, working hard and under pressure. ODU coaches, staff and players are all good people.
@odu
Big crowd of media to talk to โฆ
@ZachPascal6
โฉ after todayโs โฆ
@ODUFootball
โฉ spring game. Zach talked to the team about playing with confidence. Great to see him here. โฆ
@Colts
โฉ
.
@ODUFootball
win over
@HokiesFB
wasn't as much of an upset as four years ago. But
@odu
got a ton of national coverage. ODU Football was for a time the second trending subject on Twitter and millions saw videos of students rushing the field.
@ODUAlumni