Before the Duke-Virginia Tech game, the Hokies coaches said they thought they might be able to exploit Duke’s pass defense and they did - once.
After Grant Wells hit Da’Wain Lofton for a 53 yard touchdown on their first drive to take a 7-0 lead, Duke’s defense just clamped down. We don’t think the Hokies got to the red zone again.
Meanwhile, Duke scored 24 unanswered, starting with a field goal, and after that, Virginia Tech could not control the Blue Devils.
Riley Leonard finished 19-31 for 262 yards. Duke also gained 165 grounds rushing.
Virginia Tech finished with 177 yards passing and 104 on the ground.