Trailing 24-17 in the third quarter to Wake Forest, the Virginia Tech football team moved the ball in Wake's territory on Saturday afternoon at Lane Stadium. The Hokies and interim coach Philip Montgomery were facing a fourth-and-2 at the Demon Deacons' 29-yard line.
The fact that Virginia Tech was only trailing by seven points in the game was surprising, given the mistakes they had made. Instead of going for it inside the Wake Forest 30-yard line, Montgomery settled for a John Love field goal to cut the deficit to 27-23. It was surprising that Montgomery didn't roll the dice and go for it.