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Hokies' success on offense in 2017 starts on the ground

The talk of spring practice at Virginia Tech will no doubt be the quarterbacks, but as coach Justin Fuente made abundantly clear this week, that’s the least of his concerns on offense.

Who’ll replace the production of Isaiah Ford and Bucky Hodges?

How will the O-line gel?

Can his players hang on to the football?

And, of course, the ground game. That pesky ground game.

“I don’t know who’s going to play running back, either,” Fuente said, noting the inconsistency of last season's group.

Indeed, the 2016 numbers were less than gaudy.