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Virginia Tech Hokies: Top 5 Takeaways from the Battle at Bristol

The Battle at Bristol is over, but Virginia Tech’s season is just getting started.

The historic Battle at Bristol is over. The spectacle of 156,000-plus fans packing into Bristol Motor Speedway to watch a college football game is in the rearview mirror and for the Virginia Tech Hokies it’s time to get back to work.

Saturday night wasn’t a good one for the Hokies, although it started out fairly well. Tech jumped out to a 14-0 lead and thoroughly dominated Tennessee on both sides of the ball, especially at the line of scrimmage.

Then, a fumble happened and the game was over.