BLACKSBURG, Va. -- For Virginia Tech kicker Joey Slye, spring practice ends Saturday, and the real work begins Sunday.
Slye has the kicking duties wrapped up, but he’s now in the running for a bigger honor -- the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s "Man of the Year," and he’s hosting a fundraiser at Virginia Tech's indoor practice facility on Sunday that could push him over the top.
Of course, for Slye, the honor is nominal. It’s work he’s doing not for the recognition, but for his brother, A.J., who died as a result of leukemia in 2014.