The No. 19 Virginia Tech Hokies return to action on Saturday and host the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders. The Hokies are looking to get to 2-0 on the season before next week’s showdown in Morgantown against old rival West Virginia.

But first, the Hokies must take down the Blue Raiders. This is the the first-ever meeting between these two schools.

Now, onto our staff predictions for Saturday’s game.

Bryan Manning

The Hokies are going to win this game. I am trying to ignore last week’s UNC game as enter my prediction. We’ve seen this happen far too many times over the years.