Prodigal son returns home

By H. Darr Beiser, USA TODAY

"He's too good," Marcus says.

No such rule follows Marcus in real life, where he is expected to be his big brother, or at least a right-handed mirror image, each time he takes the football field.

Marcus Vick will lead Virginia Tech in its Sept. 4 opener at North Carolina State on ESPN2. It will be his first start as quarterback at Tech, where his brother memorably made his name on his way to video-game fame.

Hokies fans expected to see Vick's debut as a starter long ago. But he missed all of last season due to a school-imposed suspension following a pair of criminal cases.

"I was young," says Vick, 21. "I made a lot of crucial mistakes."">USATODAY.com - Prodigal son returns home: "Prodigal son returns home
By Erik Brady, USA TODAY
BLACKSBURG, Va. — When Marcus Vick and his friends play Madden, the NFL video game, they follow one house rule: No one gets to be Michael Vick.
Marcus Vick spent time with older brother Michael during his suspension last year. 'I wanted to spend time with him and, you know, get his mind right,' Michael says.
By H. Darr Beiser, USA TODAY

'He's too good,' Marcus says.

No such rule follows Marcus in real life, where he is expected to be his big brother, or at least a right-handed mirror image, each time he takes the football field.

Marcus Vick will lead Virginia Tech in its Sept. 4 opener at North Carolina State on ESPN2. It will be his first start as quarterback at Tech, where his brother memorably made his name on his way to video-game fame.

Hokies fans expected to see Vick's debut as a starter long ago. But he missed all of last season due to a school-imposed suspension following a pair of criminal cases.

'I was young,' says Vick, 21. 'I made a lot of crucial mistakes.'"