Well, it happened. Before the game even started, the COVID curse managed to rear up and bite the Virginia Tech secondary and midfield. Saturday morning the roster was slashed and the Hokies took the field minus; Divine Deablo, Alan Tisdale, Armani Chatman, JR Walker, Jermain Waller and Brion Murray. In addition to those critical losses acting field DC Ryan Smith was out, and Justin Hamilton was back in Blacksburg on the couch, too. The game could be a seriously challenged football game.
The Hokie defense got a decent stop for the opening series with a nice sack on 3rd and 7, but the offensive series was not well executed.