⚡ CFB Dashboard

- 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

- 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.

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

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

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

- 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...

- 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.

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

- 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.

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

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