BLACKSBURG – Minutes after a heart-stopping victory over No. 22 West Virginia – one in which Virginia Tech’s defense made a stand with its back to the wall in the waning moments – the Hokies loaded on buses and spent the next five hours absorbing all the wonderful moments that transpired over the course of the previous four hours.
At the crux of the evening’s events, Tech started 2017 off in the right manner with a 31-24 win over the Mountaineers. It notched a win over its border neighbors and made sure the Black Diamond Trophy stayed in Blacksburg at least until 2021 when the two programs meet again.