The success of the Virginia Tech offense on third down throughout their 42-35 victory over the Miami football team on Saturday was a key to winning. The Hokies converted nine of 16 on third down against the Hurricanes. Virginia Tech went 9-16 on third down against Miami. Several of those were runs by QB Hendon Hooker.
Hooker was making his first start of his collegiate career against the Hurricanes. The redshirt sophomore finished the game 10-20 for 184 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions. Hooker started out slow passing the ball. He was 3-8 for 32 yards in the first quarter but added four carries for 46 yards.