BLACKSBURG – A disappointed Justin Fuente met with media members shortly after midnight following Virginia Tech’s 31-17 loss to Clemson, and he pretty much summed up the Hokies’ evening with his opening statement.
“I wish we could have played better,” he said. “We played a really good opponent today that highlighted some mistakes really quickly.”
Tech fell to 4-1 on the season with the defeat and dropped four spots to No. 16 in the latest Associated Press top-25 poll. Clemson showed why it is the defending national champion, coming into Lane Stadium, grabbing the early lead, forcing the Hokies into some mistakes and stymying Tech for the rest of the night.