BLACKSBURG – In several hours, the Virginia Tech football program will open its 2017 home schedule with a non-conference game against the University of Delaware, a Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) program out of Newark, Delaware.
The Blue Hens and Hokies enter the game at 1-0, with Tech beating then-No. 22 West Virginia 31-24 at FedExField in Landover, Maryland on Sunday night and the Blue Hens besting rival Delaware State 22-3 on Aug. 31.
By virtue of its win over West Virginia, the Hokies moved up three spots in The Associated Press top-25 poll to No.