Blake LaRussa actually grew up watching Virginia Tech football games. Until he enrolled at Old Dominion two years ago, he considered himself a Hokies fan. His older brother, Mike, is a Virginia Tech graduate, and he informed Blake before Saturday's game that he probably would be cheering for his alma mater.
"He told me, 'If you go in, I'll root for you,'" Blake LaRussa said after pulling off the season's biggest upset. "Otherwise, I'll be rooting for the Hokies."
LaRussa didn't start the game for Old Dominion, but he did get in on the Monarchs' second drive, and he gave his brother plenty to cheer for -- and lament -- in a stunning 49-35 win over the No.