For Virginia Tech Hokies, there’s nothing better than being shoulder-to-shoulder during a tradition that has become one of the most electric entrances in all of college football: Enter Sandman.

On National Signing Day, Franklin spoke with Rivals about Virginia Tech’s most famous tradition, coming out of the tunnel to ...

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 ...

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 ...

James Franklin was introduced as Virginia Tech's football coach on Wednesday, becoming the first Power Four hire of the 2022 ...

New Head Football Coach for Virginia Tech James Franklin said he can't wait to run out to his first ever Enter Sandman.

The 53-year-old Franklin signed a five-year contract, according to Board of Visitors member Ryan McCarty, and contract details were not immediately made available.

Pierce Petersohn is going from Happy Valley to "Enter Sandman." The No. 3-ranked high school football player in Minnesota's Class of 2026 is following head coach James Franklin, whom he committed to ...

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 ...

'Enter Sandman' part of Virginia Tech Hokies' brand By Aaron Beard The Associated Press Oct 31, 2025 0 1 of 3 ...