Two teams eager to put last season behind them will square off to start the year again. Brent Pry begins his second season as coach of the Hokies trying to show that his rebuild is working.
Series record: Tied 2-2.Brent Pry begins his second season as coach of the Hokies trying to show that his rebuild is working.last year to Old Dominion in Norfolk on its way to a 3-8 finish. ODU coach Ricky Rahne also hopes for vast improvement this year. The Monarchs started 3-3 last season, also beating eventual Sun Belt Conference champion Coastal Carolina, 49-21, but lost their last six games.Virginia Tech’s young defense against the ODU offense.
Virginia Tech: QB Grant Wells. His four interceptions, including two in the last 3 minutes, doomed the Hokies in this game last year The third one set up the Monarchs for a 74-yard drive ending on a go-ahead TD with 33 seconds to play. FACTS & FIGURES Old Dominion’s 58 newcomers are the seventh-most of any FBS team in the country and its 41 scholarship newcomers are also seventh most. ... The Monarchs have just six seniors, tied with New Mexico for fewest in the nation. ... QB Grant Wilson will be the ninth consecutive different QB to open the season as ODU’s starter. ... The home team has won all four games in this series. ...
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Virginia police call 20-year-old woman's disappearance 'suspicious'Police in Lynchburg, Virginia are calling the disappearance of a 20-year-old woman 'suspicious' as Avriel Hooks has been missing for a week.
Read more »
Virginia officials find body in 'suspicious' disappearance of 20-year-old, person of interest being questionedPolice in Lynchburg, Virginia are calling the disappearance of a 20-year-old woman 'suspicious' as Avriel Hooks has been missing for a week.
Read more »
Tech CEO released for third time on murder charges for deadly 30-year-old love triangleWoodward was accused of using the rope to strangle the 25-year-old in her car after she left her job at Adobe Systems in Mountain View.
Read more »
20-year-old man named as suspect in Palmdale domestic shooting of 27-year-old manHomicide detectives conducted a crime scene investigation and learned there was a disturbance or argument before the shooting involving residents of the house.
Read more »
15-year-old killed, 13-year-old charged in shooting at Ohio mallA second 13-year-old has been charged with obstruction of justice in the boy's death.
Read more »
Mysterious 2,800 year old structures found in old Jerusalem baffle expertsThe structures are the first of their kind ever discovered in Israel, the country's antiquities authority said in an announcement.
Read more »