The Virginia Tech Hokies narrowly defeated the Duke Blue Devils 38-31 on Saturday to move to 2-0 on the season.
Much of the talk regarding this game centered on revenge for the Hokies, who suffered an embarrassing blowout loss to the Blue Devils last September.
Unfortunately for the Hokies, they were entering this game down 21 players and two coaches, including defensive coordinator Justin Hamilton, due to COVID-19.
To make matters worse, it was one position group that suffered the most. Virginia Tech’s top four cornerbacks and starting free safety were all out of action. While Duke doesn’t possess an elite air attack, it was always going to be an uphill battle for Tech’s defense.