Dec. 8, 1999 SportsLine wire reports

HOUSTON -- Virginia Tech defensive end Corey Moore, once labeled too small to play big time college football, won his second award of the week Wednesday night when he received the Lombardi Award as the nation's top collegiate lineman.

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Moore won the Mike Fox-Bronko Nagurski Trophy as the nation's top defender on Monday. For the Lombardi, he beat out Florida State nose guard Corey Simon, and defensive end Courtney Brown and linebacker LaVar Arrington of Penn State.

"A lot of schools recruited me out of high school but a lot of them thought I was too small to compete in Division I-A football," Moore said. "To have been able to come to Virginia Tech and have a career here, I've been blessed with that opportunity."

Moore made the Hokies glad they took a chance on him. Moore led the Big East with 17 sacks for 132 yards this season. He also dropped 11 runners for 47 yards in losses.

At 6-foot, 225 pounds, Moore isn't the prototype college defensive end but he fit well in the Hokies defense.

"In our defensive scheme we don't ask Corey to line up over the offensive tackle," Hokies defensive line coach Charley Wiles said. "We put Corey outside so he can use his speed and strength. He makes the offensive tackle operate in space."