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Coming off three consecutive three-point losses against Florida State, Wake Forest and Clemson, Syracuse travels to face Virginia Tech on Saturday afternoon. VT is coming off a blowout 28-7 home loss to Pittsburgh last week, but it only narrowly lost 32-29 to No. 13 Notre Dame the week before.
The Hokies are 3-3 with wins over Richmond, Middle Tennessee and North Carolina. Now five years removed from playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship game and finishing the season in the AP Top 25, Virginia Tech — under head coach Justin Fuente — is one of the more average teams in the conference.