2019 Preview: Virginia Tech Needs Turnaround in Justin Fuente’s Fourth Season

Our college football 2019 season preview issue is here, which means we're checking in with all 25 teams from SI's official preseason Top 25 ranking. What do you need to know about each of this year's top contenders, from top-ranked Alabama down to Stanford? We'll be rolling out scouting reports for each team over the next two weeks, all of which will be collected here. Next up, it's No. 22 Virginia Tech.

When he took over for Virginia Tech legend Frank Beamer in 2016, coach Justin Fuente was regarded as one of the game's top offensive minds, having revitalized a dormant Memphis program. But he has yet to revive the Hokies, even on the offensive side of the ball: Tech finished outside the…