If the Vols hope to make a push for the College Football Playoff, they must defeat the Gators, Bulldogs and Aggies at least. Virginia Tech vs. Boston College Betting Odds Spread: Virginia Tech -6 Over/Under: 41.5 Virginia Tech vs. Boston College Prediction After playing two fumble-filled games, VT will finally hang onto the football (for the most part) and not stub its toes.
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The crowd will stay hydrated in record heat (91 degrees is expected to be the high temperature at the hottest point of the day) with 3 million ounces of water and 2.5 million ounces of Pepsi products. It was announced by BMS general manager Jerry Caldwell at the Tennessee-Appalachian State game that the race track was expected to sell out. But successful in-game adjustments are indications of good coaching and seasoned players, and this makes two straight weeks that Bob Shoop’s defense has reacted to early mistakes with long stretches of stinginess.
Virginia Tech momentarily held the fort, countering with a 26-yard field goal from Joey Slye.
Virginia Tech’s struggles in the passing game also limited Bucky Hodges’ production in this contest, though the 6-foot-6, 245-pound junior now atop NFLDraftScout.com’s 2018 TE rankings showed off his versatility, rushing four times for 22 yards and catching three passes, albeit for just 13 yards.
The game set a college-football attendance record with 156,990 fans in attendance.
“Football is a game of momentum”, said Tennessee coach Butch Jones. “I don’t know if this will ever be duplicated or replicated. It’s something our student-athletes will remember for a lifetime”. Primarily because the start was so rocky.
Tennessee senior defensive end Corey Vereen has trouble explaining this season’s first quarter woes. The Volunteers just needed to take the opportunity given – in this case the fifth fumble the Hokies had lost to set up the latest score.
“There was no reason to panic being down 14-0 in the first quarter”, said Dobbs. “I put this all on me”. We’ll have to learn how to have intensity for 60 minutes and not have lulls.
Five of UT’s seven touchdowns came from Dobbs. He needs help on the ground from Jon Hilliman, who outside of a 73-yard touchdown run has just 83 yards on 38 carries.
“The way I’ve thought about this game is that we didn’t lose tonight”, Ekanem said.
On the surface, it would appear that Sutton and the Vols got the better of Ford. On Saturday against Virginia Tech, Tennessee tried too hard to create downfield passes in the first quarter and relied very little on the rushing threat, which also proved ineffective. What To Know About Virginia Tech There’s something funky in the water in Blacksburg right now, because the Hokies lost four fumbles in the season opener against Liberty and lost five more this past Saturday in their 45-24 loss to Tennessee in the Battle at Bristol.
The Hokies had the edge over the Vols in total yards (400-330), time of possession (31:44 to 28:16) and third-down conversions (six to three).
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Virginia Tech quarterback Jerod Evans/Virginia Tech Quarterback: “We showed glimpses of what we can be in the first quarter against Tennessee. Then you have those occasions, the ones we’ve been having, that we’re not thinking about it and we’re thinking about making extra effort plays, but we’re not actually thinking about protecting that ball”, Evans said.
