Virginia Tech Hokies 37, Miami Hurricanes 16
Here are the top takeaways and highest-graded players from Virginia Tech’s 37-16 home win over Miami.
Miami Hurricanes
Quarterback grade: Brad Kaaya, 76.0
Kaaya struggles with pressure
Much of the game came down around Virginia Tech’s pressure on Miami’s signal-caller. Through the first seven weeks, Kaaya saw pressure on only 21.2 percent of his dropbacks, the 114th-lowest rate among 135 qualifying QBs. But that figure was at 34.8 percent on Thursday, and even more notable was that Kaaya took a sack on half of those plays, with multiple third-down drive-enders.