Game Preview: Virginia Tech's Tough Battle Against Vanderbilt

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00:00How do you see this game playing out?

00:02Because early on, I like the Hokies in this battle.

00:05Yeah, I'll be honest with you.

00:06I still like the Hokies in this battle.

00:08When we say Virginia Tech struggled in that game,

00:11they played a real good South Carolina team.

00:14And they were losing 10-8 in the fourth quarter.

00:18Then they gave up a punt return for a touchdown and then a bomb.

00:23Two plays and they're down by 14.

00:25And it was a 10-8 ball game against a team that we thought was a dark horse

00:29for the SEC championship game with a Heisman Trophy quarterback candidate.

00:35So Kyron Drones is a very good quarterback.

00:38I thought Virginia Tech looked very, very physical.

00:41And I don't think Vanderbilt's going to sneak up on anybody anymore.

00:45I really like their quarterback.

00:46I like their head coach.

00:47I like the newfound confidence they have.

00:50But I think they snuck up on a lot of people last year

00:53that did not think Vanderbilt could play with people.

00:56And, yes, they will be good.

00:57But I like the Virginia Tech team that got beat as a team that's made improvement.

01:04Of course, that coach's job was on the hot seat.

01:07I think they played a very, very good football game

01:10against a better South Carolina football team.

01:12I'm in agreement with you.

01:14And I think when we talked about Virginia Tech in the offseason,

01:17they were 6-7 overall.

01:18They had lost seven games by an average margin of defeat of seven points or less.

01:23To your point, they went toe-to-toe with a big physical offense

01:26and defensive line in South Carolina.

01:29Basically contained Lenora Sellers in that rushing attack

01:32to only 119 yards on the ground.

01:35Turnovers did hurt.

01:36Kyron Drones in the passing attack.

01:38He completed 15 of 35 passes, 221 yards.

01:42No touchdowns, but two critical interceptions.

01:45And they were able to move the football,

01:47especially in the second half of that matchup,

01:50just could not convert inside red zone opportunities.

01:53So I'm with you.

01:54I don't know if we get over the 47-and-a-half, Coach,

01:57but because of Diego Pavia and Kyron Drones,

02:01I mean, we could see fireworks where this game does play out

02:04potentially in the 50s.

02:06They got over the total last year,

02:08but I still lean to Virginia Tech in that ballgame.

02:11I don't know if we get over the 48-and-a-half.

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