Virginia Tech Football

A View from the Sidelines: Virginia Tech vs. William and Mary

There were some great picture opportunities for the game on Saturday. Here are some highlights, and the rest will be on our Facebook page. GO HOKIES!!!!

By John Schneider Sep 12, 2018, 10:13am EDT

1st kickoff for 2018 at Lane Stadium

Pregame Pictures and Warmups

The Hokie Bird with some fans

Hokie Bird Mugging for the selfies

The obstacle course on the near sideline. It’s worse when there is a big television crew on site.

The sideline gets really tight

Lots of Tubas, but the Hokie Pokey is no more.

The Tuba Section is still huge, but the Hokie Pokey is gone.

Football Players getting warmed up. JJ is working on that improved delivery footwork.

Josh gets some practice in getting the ball out off his FRONT foot

Chung spots the camera, does the game face.

Ricky Walker takes a look at whatever he’s looking at.

Hous knows who is the DE with the most

Imagine being a guard or center and seeing this.

Vinny looking to get more work for this game

Behind this game face is Silas Dzansi

You ever just run without really looking, it’s just going in some direction? Emmanuel Belmar does.

Steven Peoples doing one of those foot tangling agility drills.

Less game face more fun for Hous

Trevon Hill heads out to get ready for a really good game

Jerrod Hewitt in warpaint or something

The line comes out for warmups

No one ever takes a picture of Coach Charley Wiles so we did.

Practice Wraps up and the team gets ready to gather

Game Shots

These are in no particular order unless they are in a series.

Savoy gets the ball on a Jet Sweep

Sean Savoy on a Jet Sweep to clobber the photographer

Wheatly’s Touchdown, notice that the offense lined up with the QB under center. Did this twice with both Josh Jackson and Ryan Willis. Is this a trend?

Jackson under center!

Terius Wheatly turns it up to score

Hezzy on a devastating crossing route

Wheatly carries the ball around the end again

Going for Hazelton in the flat on a flag pattern

JJ gets his front foot down and throws a beautiful strike to Hazelton

Hazelton all alone in the flat for a flag route

Touchdown Hokies!

Neat look at some effort on both sides

Some times things don’t work well. Tech’s snap problems persist

Brian Johnson and Oscar Bradburn for 3.

Jackson barely gets rid of the ball before being sacked. This was rare.

The essence of the passing game. Blocking and form

Jordan Stout does Joey Slye things. 100% Touchbacks.

Unnamed and unnoticed the hard work of the trenches is still key.

Jerrod Hewitt grabs the fumble that started the Tribe’s woes.

Heavy pressure on their quarterback

Terius Wheatly carries the rock. We are going to see more of him.

The Referee’s view just before the snap.

Hooker’s First Collegiate Touchdown

Here is a sequence from Hendon Hooker’s breakaway run.

Hooker at QB

Hooker shutsdown the afterburner

And blows by the goal line without being touched

Post Game Presser

Justin Fuente in a natty blue suit looking like he had something else to do, soon.

Bud gets a question and admits to being more in the “Beer Party” at the W&M Virginia Tech coaching staff golf games.

Kyle Chung gets a chance at the podium and to field questions. His father, Hokie great Eugene Chung, was able to see the game and it was special for Kyle.

And that’s a wrap!

The Hokie Bird is always ready for fun.

GO HOKIES!!!