LANDOVER, Md. – In several hours, the Virginia Tech football program will open the 2017 season against West Virginia at the Washington Redskins’ FedExField, renewing a border rivalry that has been dormant since 2005.
Tech opens the season ranked No. 21 in The Associated Press poll, while the Mountaineers come in at No. 22. The Hokies last opened a season as a ranked team in 2011 when they coincidentally also opened the season at FedExField. That year, they took on then-No. 3 Boise State and fell 33-30.
The Hokies have won seven of the past 10 meetings in the series with West Virginia and look to continue that success.