Takeaways from No. 13 Miami’s victory over Virginia Tech

David Lebowitz, Staff Photographer/ Sixth-Year Redshirt Senior quarterback Carson Beck and Sophomore tight end Elija Lofton celebrate after a touchdown on November 8, 2025.Though it might not have been the 30-point blowout Miami fans wanted, the No. 13 Hurricanes (9-2, 5-2 ACC) took down the Virginia Tech Hokies (3-8, 2-5 ACC) in a dominant wire-to-wire victory. Now with one more week left in the regular season, Miami is back to playing fun and exciting football as it makes its case to make the College Football Playoff.

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As much as ESPN wants to call this game “a scare” for Miami, it was a wire-to-wire, 17-point win where Miami shut the door every time the Hokies tried…