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Match-Ups That Matter: Virginia Tech's Offensive Line vs. Attrition
It seems like every time the Hokies begin to build depth on the offensive line, injuries take it away. It happened again Saturday when David Wang fractured his right foot in the first half against East Carolina. Wang, Jaymes Brooks' back-up at right guard, was in for Brooks on a first-half drive...
Match-Ups That Matter: Logan Thomas vs. Loud Noises
If there's going to be an overriding theme for Virginia Tech's game at East Carolina this week, it's probably going to be quarterback Logan Thomas making his first road start. Rowdy Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium can be a tough place to play, even if this one isn't going to be at night. Since 2007, ECU...
Match-Ups That Matter: Jeron Gouveia-Winslow vs. Coachspeak
[Occasionally throughout the season we'll take a look at individual match-ups that will impact the Hokies.] Last year's whipping boy is back at outside linebacker. Jeron Gouveia-Winslow, whose struggles at whip (now called outside) linebacker often forced Virginia Tech to play five defensive backs...
Matchups That Matter: Alabama's Terrence Cody vs. Virginia Tech's Sergio Render
It's hard to single out one individual matchup from the Hokies' season-opener against Alabama as the most important. But I believe the Hokies' chances hinge on whether or not they will be able to run the ball against the Tide's daunting front seven. The anchor of that front seven is Mt. Cody: 6-5,...
Matchups That Matter: Virginia Tech's Bud Foster vs. Georgia Tech's Paul Johnson
Matchups That Matter will run occasionally this offseason looking at personnel of our opponents and what the Hokies need to do to stop them. Today we look at how the Hokies match up against Georgia Tech's version of the flexbone offense. The Hokies had a lot of things go right for them in last...
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