Virginia Tech football 2023 preview: Quarterbacks

Photo by Lee Coleman/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesThe Virginia Tech Hokies were a mess offensively in 2022. In Brent Pry’s first season as head coach, the Hokies ranked No. 120 in total offense in the FBS — out of 131 teams. Boston College was the only ACC team below the Hokies in total offense.

To make matters worse, the Tennessee Volunteers were No. 1 in total offense, led by former Virginia Tech quarterback Hendon Hooker. Hooker spent four years in Blacksburg, transferred to Tennessee, although he would’ve preferred to remain with the Hokies then, and became an NFL draft pick.

Hooker’s success elsewhere and Tech’s fall from grace [they were 3-8 in 2022] were the final remnants of Justin…