With Josh Jackson sidelined for essentially the rest of the season with a broken fibula, the reigns to the offense have been turned over to backup quarterback Ryan Willis. The former transfer entered the game against ODU in the fourth quarter and led the Hokies on a single scoring drive to tie the game up at 35 apiece, and came up short on another potential game-tying drive once ODU scored again.
Willis finished the game completing nine of his eighteen attempts, totaling 131 yards through the air with a touchdown, and added an extra 30 yards on the ground on just four carries.