New Head Football Coach for Virginia Tech James Franklin said he can't wait to run out to his first ever Enter Sandman. So back in 2000, Virginia Tech had just installed a new Jumbotron and needed ...

Metallica's iconic "Enter Sandman" has been a game-day anthem in Blacksburg for over a quarter-century. The song about a child's nightmares and things that go bump in the night has become intertwined ...

The energy builds from the first guitar notes emanating across Virginia Tech's Lane Stadium, a low and ominous riff building to a thumping heavy-metal peak. As it does, the Hokies barrel out of the ...

James Franklin, the new football coach for Virginia Tech, got a taste of the school's "Enter Sandman" tradition when he walked into Cassell Coliseum for his introductory press conference on Wednesday.

For the Virginia Tech Hokies, home games have included a pregame rendition of Metallica's "Enter Sandman" for the last 25 years. [ROBERT SIMMONS/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS] Metallica has embraced Virginia ...

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Metallica's iconic “Enter Sandman" has been a game-day anthem in Blacksburg for over a quarter-century. The song about a child's nightmares and things that go bump in the night has become intertwined ...