The Virginia Tech Hokies (5-2, 3-1) are back on Thursday night this week as they travel to Pittsburgh to renew acquaintances with an old foe; the Pitt Panthers (4-2, 2-1). The Steel City hasn’t been kind to the Hokies in recent years as Tech hasn’t won there since 1999. Heinz Field is a house of horrors for Virginia Tech as the Hokies are 0-4 in that venue.
The Panthers have won the last two meetings and six of the past seven dating back to 2001 when the schools were Big East rivals. Pitt won last season’s meeting, 17-13, in one of the most embarrassing games in recent VT history.