BLACKSBURG – The Virginia Tech Athletics Department announced special dates for for the 2017 football season on Monday.
- White Effect – Military Appreciation/Hall of Fame Weekend, Delaware (Sept. 23)
- Maroon Effect – Clemson (Sept. 30)
- Homecoming/Orange Effect – North Carolina (Oct. 21)
The Virginia Tech Student Government Association once again will sponsor a design contest for Maroon and Orange Effect t-shirts. The winning submission for each design will receive $200. This year’s slogans are “This is Homefield Advantage” (Maroon Effect) and “Blacksburg Built” (Orange Effect).
Shirts for all three “effect games” will be available for purchase beginning at the 2017 Maroon-Orange Spring Game on April 22 and at the University Bookstore thereafter.