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- Pick/market: All 247 sports writers should be doing the same thing as you with the crystal ball

- Pick/market: There were a few I noticed but one in particular we were up 21-0 and Hawkins got it to the 1 yard line, but JH chipped the DE and then drove the LB about...

- Pick/market: Each P4 conference has a 4-8 team conference tournament that automatically includes the best regional G5 team.

- Pick/market: A football team is a fragile thing.

- Pick/market: At the same time, I would like to reclama, many in the west side are older, and its harder to manage the crowds, much less the steps, the tight seats, but they hang on...

- Pick/market: 2026 vmi… worst opponent in very long time .

- Pick/market: Totally different team this year.

- Pick/market: Um…not in transfer world.

- Pick/market: Figured Kelden would get a few reps at the end.

- Pick/market: He had a TFL early in the game on an pitch out of the option.

- Pick/market: Just went back and looked at the first TD runs.

- Pick/market: Agree, I guess that's what you get when your WR coach played TE in college.

- Pick/market: On the first Hawkins TD I watched Justin Terry drive his dude 4-5 yards deep in the endzone.

- Pick/market: Played 15 snaps and had 2 tackles and 1.5 TFL, so productive in limited snaps

- Game breakdown: Depends what your definition of "destroy" is I guess.

- Injury: He has been on a rep count and working scout team to keep knee inflammation down.

- Practice: I’d rather get Kyle fully healthy….wait it out for another week until UMD.

- Intel: after they get all 16 SEC teams in we can fight it out for the last 8 spots.

- The Virginia Tech hosts highlighted James Franklin's willingness to let the backup quarterback keep running the offense with a large lead against VMI, providing live developmental work and a chance to demonstrate scoring ability in garbage time. - The hosts saw encouraging downfield arm strength but wanted more refinement in Virginia Tech's deep passing, describing two near-miss attempts and identifying insufficient air under the second throw.

- The Virginia Tech recap reported no significant injuries coming out of the VMI opener. - The hosts cautioned that Virginia Tech's encouraging opening performance needs to be weighed against the level of competition, with VMI providing an FCS test.

- Injury: HSG returned to the game Denmark seemed to do something to his leg late in the game.

- QB: sounds like Pop was on double secret doghouse probation and they didn't want to play him because if he plays well, then you have a QB controversy between a struggling guy doing what he's...

- QB: Seems like Turner's the big fish at QB in the '28 class for the hokies.

- QB: I don’t want to see their quarterback find any space when running with the ball.

- QB: LBs being where they are supposed to be when they're supposed to be there.

- QB: Only standing they did that day was when they were exiting the stadium.

- QB/OL: You can hand time the play and see the broadcast video of the clock was off.

- QB/LB: He will have the time too with bourque coming in the year before him

- QB: Ehh he was missing a good QB.

- QB: Lol, what Franklin did at PSU is not relevant, thus the team struggles to finish .500 in the B1G this year.

- QB: Jennings is a turnover machine, but with a lot of talent Makes him hard to slot

- QB/DL: he had the craziest closing acceleration on a QB I’ve seen in a long time

- QB: You spend money on this site yet don’t realize VT just beat out UGA for a top 100 QB

- Pick/market: It may have been nice to see one of the other guys, but giving your number 2 that many possessions and reps was invaluable.

- Pick/market: Also that QB is a runner, so it'll definitely be a test

- OL: Good news is Ricard has been getting the first team reps all week in practice it’s not like he is jumping in mid game

- OL: The issue is whether or not he can recognize the ODU blitzes and then call the right blocking assignments...that is what the center does.

- Virginia Tech receivers Luke Stuewe, Takye Heath and Shamarius Peterkin watched drills in full pads but did not participate during the media's 20-minute practice window; that observation does not establish their availability for Old Dominion. - Virginia Tech's Tommy Ricard worked at center with the first team in the linemen's one-on-one period, and James Franklin expressed confidence in using him if needed. The writer's suggestion that Kyle Altuner was recovering from a minor

- Coaching: I recently saw an old presser where JF was asked about Locks being upset about JF running up the score with a late passing TD.

- James Franklin identified Virginia Tech's penalties against VMI as drive-killing mistakes that complicated both offense and defense, making discipline a cleanup priority before Old Dominion. - Virginia Tech offensive lineman Layth Ghannam credited the line with only two missed assignments over 80 offensive snaps against VMI and highlighted meaningful work for younger linemen as evidence of improved depth. - Cortez Harris attributed Virginia Tech's second-quarter blocked punt against VMI to a designed special-teams call that he executed as coached.

- Coaching: If you watched his press conference he very clearly identified that reserves need game reps for development.

- WR: I don’t have this for sure but would imagine it’s formation dependent.

- QB/OL: With the use of more 12 personnel which can mitigate some of the deficiencies and scheme changes, the OL is going to have it easier this year.

- Intel: IBM would have been part of the corner rotation even if we played zero Nickel.

- TE: I talked to some of Benji's people earlier; there might be more to that than meets the eye, like maybe Monty didn't use him on purpose.

- RB: Practice Report: Hokies Tailback Tandem Of Hawkins, Overton An Early Bright Spot Virginia Tech fans got a glimpse of what a carry split might look like at running back.

- RB: If you are good with standing you can get there about anytime and just stand around the sides of the room.

- OL: I don't know about that; this team won three games last year, and the starting OL contains one new face on a historically bad OL, maybe the worst one I can remember since I...

- OL: You obviously can’t see the difference from last year to this year.

- Offense: The #Hokies dominated all three phases and didn't dip into the bag of tricks to crush VMI.

- RB: Let’s just enjoy having the RB buffet and let the hot back own their respective time and game as the season progresses!

- Pick/market: WV used to run a 3-3-5 defense and Coach Beamer ran right at it.

- The hosts identified Virginia Tech's defensive front against Old Dominion as a more informative test after VMI, leaving its performance against stronger competition as something still to establish. - Old Dominion's offense was described as early in a rebuild with its running back the only returning starter, making the Monarchs' unsettled offensive continuity relevant context for evaluating the Hokies' defensive performance.

- LB: I saw him on Saturday and hand to hunt around to see who he was.

- OL/DB: i get that but the clock didn't start until the ball was out of the center's hand.

- Pick/market: If IBM is the nickel, then VT was playing a 4-3 defense all night with no nickel.

- DL: In the morning Dohn raises his head And he's thinkin' of days gone by And the thing he wants out of life is I want you, I want you I want you, I want...

- Intel: Wonder if that’s because he’s a nickel and they had the linebackers out there essentially the entire time.

- Intel: Folks who pay attention to PFF more than I do, please correct me.

- Intel: GL 🚜 (wrong color, I know) Radio isn’t bad, when that’s what you have to use.

- Intel: You’re first sentence is accurate for people who have the ability to stand.

- Intel: You can have donated boatloads of money to the school and also hope for those around you to enjoy the game.

- Intel: Franklin said the late 7:30 kick allowed them to get 2 more meetings and 2 more walk through in on Saturday versus a noon kickoff.

- Intel: "What I Think, Feel and Know About Virginia Tech before ODU" @marcolini11 blessed us with a Friday banger: https:// thekeyplay.com/virginia-tech- football/2026/09/26171/what-i-think-feel-and-know-about-virginia-tech-odu ….

- Intel: I was thinking about this earlier but with this you lose the majority of the crossover games.

- Intel: Beyond The Pail With Bud Foster, Episode 10: VMI Victory Presented by Lunch Pail Ventures: On this edition, Bud Foster breaks down Virginia Tech football's win over the Keydets, examines ODU and more.

- Intel: This is why Stick It In had to come back, it was never just about the chant itself.

- Virginia Tech receivers Luke Stuewe, Takye Heath and Shamarius Peterkin watched drills in full pads but did not participate during the media's 20-minute practice window; that observation does not establish their availability for Old Dominion. - Virginia Tech's Tommy Ricard worked at center with the first team in the linemen's one-on-one period, and James Franklin expressed confidence in using him if needed. The writer's suggestion that Kyle Altuner was recovering from a minor issue in the VMI game was not presented as a confirmed diagnosis or starting-lineup change. - Virginia Tech worked on full-defense alignment during the open practice period, leading the reporter to suggest more nickel usage against Old Dominion; the anticipated personnel package was the reporter's interpretation rather than an announced game plan. - Virginia Tech offensive lineman Brody Meadows kept Elhadj Fall out of the backfield on a notably strong one-on-one rep, supporting the writer's favorable view of the line without proving full-unit pass protection against Old Dominion. - Virginia Tech's defensive linemen appeared to emphasize gap discipline and splitting double teams, although their location limited the reporter's view of the drills; the report provides a practice focus rather than a measured improvement in run defense.

- Practice: Yes, last play before they went to backups Got up slow, punched the field

- Practice: Week 2 Practice Update – Hokies return to work ahead of a matchup against ODU, from @JacobMaggard6 #Hokies

- Intel: Not sure why we would not be included in the stats on the college football home page

- Intel: Having seen us lose 3 times to ODU, twice in person not sure I get what your point is after we played the worst college football team I've ever seen us play.

- Intel: This isn’t the BiG 10, this is the ACC, the weakest power 4 conference in football.

- Intel: James Franklin asked for the stadium full an hour before the game.

- Intel: Not to mention being wide **** open on two plays where he got missed.

- Intel: However vt administration from bov to athletic dept had no idea for football in the 21st century.

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- Intel: Felt like we saw more of Don DeBerry last night than we did the VMI football team.

- LB: I bet they will have a lot of snap count issues because of the new rules on punts making guys put new jersey’s on everytime for that