Yeah wouldn't be the fact that we beat them last year on the road or anything
People keep forgetting vtech was very yoing and talented, but without depth. They got hurt a lot after the OSU game. If they stay healthy they match up with anyone. And this game is early in the season, they should be healthy. Facyson + fuller duo is one of the best in the country.
And:
Virginia Tech Hokies – Dadi Nicolas*, Corey Marshall*, Nigel Williams*, Ken Ekanem*
The Hokies as a team were wildly inconsistent in 2014, beating Ohio State on the road and later losing to Wake Forest, but the one constant was the dominant defensive line. Bud Foster has a group of four monsters on the defensive line and they get after to quarterback as well as anyone in the country. Virginia Tech was third in the nation in sacks per game (3.69) and they were one of only two teams to rank in the Top 10 in both adjusted line yards (7th) and adjusted sack rate (1st) on
Football Outsiders’ metrics — only other team was Clemson which was 2nd in both categories. All four starters return for Virginia Tech, and they figure to once again be one of the most dominant units in the country.
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