Just one week ago, the Virginia Tech Hokies were back in the top 25, ranked No. 17, after coming off a 34-3 shellacking of North Carolina. Then, on Saturday, Hokie Nation was stunned after Tech went to Syracuse and were soundly defeated, 31-17, by the Orange.
What exactly happened to the Hokies?
Well......everything.
Virginia Tech looked unprepared on both sides of the ball and the defense, which looked so mighty through the first five games, suffered a letdown, giving up 561 total yards. The previously stingy pass defense gave up over 400 yards to Eric Dungey.