When the No. 14 Hokies and Georgia Tech face off on Saturday evening the Yellow Jackets will be without their leading rusher Dedrick Mills who rushed for 132 yards and a touchdown in a 48-20 defeat to North Carolina. Mills will be suspended for the Hokies and the Virginia Cavaliers game according to Ken Segiura of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
The Hokies have nearly escaped their last two games defeating Pitt and Duke by three points. During those two games, the Hokies have allowed a total of 407 yards on the ground with 180 of that coming from Pitt and 227 coming from Duke.