Virginia Tech had a chance to snap their losing streak and clinch bowl eligibility last night on the road vs Duke, but the Hokies came up short yet again in a o
ne score game. In his time in Blacksburg, Virginia Tech head coach Brent Pry has had a struggle in one-score games and last night only added to that. The offense for the Hokies was missing starting quarterback Kyron Drones, but the offense turned out to not be the biggest issue for them last night. The Hokies defense could not stop Duke's offense, which is not one of the best in the ACC.
Most national analysts still have the Hokies going to a bowl game though. Let's take a look at where Virginia Tech is projected to go., analyst Kyle Bonagura has the Hokies going to Tampa Bay to play in the Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl against Oklahoma. The Sooners have had a disappointing season, but they pulled a huge upset last night against Alabama to reach bowl eligibility. The two programs have met only once, a 27-17 win for Oklahoma in Norman, OK in 1991.
CBS Sports analyst Jerry Palm projects Virginia Tech to play in the Fenway Bowl in Boston against East Carolina. The Hokies and the Pirates are plenty familiar with each other, as the programs have faecd each other 22 times previously and Virginia Tech holds the all time series lead 15-7.For the second straight week, the Hokies are going to be getting a primetime kickoff. Virginia Tech vs Virginia is going to kickoff at 8:00 p.m. ET and will be televised on the ACC Network.
This of course is a rivalry that Virginia Tech has dominated. Since 2000, Virginia only has two wins in the series and the Hokies dominated in last year's game 55-17. Virginia Tech leads the all-time series 61-38. The Hokies have been one of the more disappointing, if not the most disappointing team in the ACC this season and missing a bowl game would be a disaster considering the expectations that this program had at the beginning of the year. Virginia has looked like an improved team at times this year under Tony Elliott, but they also have some lopsided losses.
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