Everybody is focusing on the five turnovers committed by the offense in Bristol. But 45 points isn’t exactly a good showing either.
Virginia Tech was in complete control of the game at the end of the first quarter. They moved the ball at will both on the ground and through the air, stuffed Tennessee’s rushing attack, and made life very difficult for Joshua Dobbs in the pocket. The Hokies were rolling, the Volunteers were reeling.
Then everything changed. It sure seemed like the CJ Carrol/Jerod Evans miscommunication (along with the timing of the snap) turned the tables.