Top Story ROCK PERDONI | 1947-2026 Former Ferrum, Georgia Tech football star Perdoni dies at 78 Mark Berman Jul 1, 2026 16 hrs ago 0 Renzo "Rock" Perdoni, who died last week, was an All-American football player at both Ferrum and Georgia Tech. Courtesy Georgia Tech/Danny Karnik Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Mark Berman Former Ferrum and Georgia Tech football great Renzo "Rock" Perdoni has died at the age of 78.kAmv6@C8:2 %649 2??@F?465 =2DE (65?6D52J E92E !6C5@?: 5:65 62C=:6C :? yF?6 2E 9:D 9@>6 :? }6H3@C?[ v6@C8:2]k^AmkAm!6C5@?: :D 2 >6>36C @7 3@E9 E96 u6CCF> 2?5 v6@C8:2 %649 92==D @7 72>6]k^AmkAm!6C5@?: 6>:8C2E65 7C@> xE2=J E@ E96 &?:E65 $E2E6D 2E E96 286 @7 e J62CD @=5 2?5 8C6H FA :? |2DD249FD6EED]k^Am kAmw6 96=A65 u6CCF> H:? E96 }2E:@?2= yF?:@C r@==686 pE9=6E:4 pDD@4:2E:@? E:E=6 :? `heg] u6CCF> H6?E `_\_ E92E J62C[ H96? :E H@? 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Early look at Virginia Tech's 2026 Week 5 opponent, Pitt The Panthers want to build on the recent success this season when they open with four straight home games and play seven times at Acrisure Stadium.Â
Virginia Tech hires Florida Atlantic's White as new AD White, who once hired Dusty May as FAU men's basketball coach, has been at the Boca Raton school since 2018.
Early look at Virginia Tech’s 2026 Week 7 opponent, Ga. Tech Georgia Tech is one of five ACC teams playing an eight-game league schedule, and it has one of the more daunting nonconference schedules in th…
What the search committee did to identify Brian White as Virginia Tech's new AD The feedback James Franklin received about Brian White and his eight seasons leading the Florida Atlantic University athletic department was positive.
