A View from the Sidelines: Virginia Tech Hokies vs. Miami Hurricanes

It’s picture time, some of these are in order and some are just interesting shots that tell a small piece of the story in a frame or a series... GO HOKIES!!!

By John Schneider Oct 19, 2022, 12:00pm EDT

The Hokie Bird Says Hi!

Pre-pre game warm-ups Wells takes a few route reads and throws.

Faces before the game are always fascinating

Bryce Duke didn’t get to play a whole lot. Needs to though.

Another face another stretch session.

Bob Schick thinking about the fact that he was going to play quite a bit in the game.

Didn’t even notice me

Defensive Backs come out to warm up

Nimble? Norell Pollard might be nimble to some folks.

Missing the Hokie Stone is bad luck, so no one misses it.

Is it the grind? Is it determination? Or.. just exhaustion?

Silas carrying the Virginia State Flag

Checking with the Linesman to see if he’s onside

Grant Wells on a QB keeper where he dragged guys into the endzone for the Hokies’ final TD.

Wells runs it to grab some critical yards late in the game.

Backed up against the goal line and Wells is up under center. More of this please.

Wells is better when he’s moving than in a static pocket.

Wilfred Pene gets a TFL with TyJuan Garbutt covering.

Tight End patterns and critical yardage, more of this please.

Holding, holding everywhere but not a flag to be seen.

Jaylen Griffin drawing a bead on Tyler van Dyke

No flag for that... That ref needed glasses.

DL is too far off, audibles being called - but lots of false starts on them this time.

Looks like a rugby scrum formation but it worked

Option Read Merge shot

Flare screen to the left to King

Josh Fuga and Dax Hollifield combined for a run stop

Watching blocking patterns as the play moves away from the protection.

Yours Truly Nearly Gets Clobbered, Again

This was their first scoring series after the fumble. The defense still did not quit.

Not this time Miami. Not this time.

I wish that hand was open and grabbing. Because....

Tackle goes to the sideline for no gain and the tackler might be the photographer...

Dax is Everywhere, Again

Dax wrapping up and making tackles.

Dax covering Tight Ends and keeping the gains down

A play sequence where we see an outside in stunt

Mario Kendricks gets some snaps and a bead on van Dyke

It was very good to have Alan Tisdale back in the lineup

The new “IT Name” Mansoor Delane gets one of his tackles in the open field.

Tough running going on.

These players are a real threat that might pull this one out.

In the trenches where football games are won or lost.

Words do not describe this... as the play ends

Dax and JR Walker in on a tackle

The entire set will be up on Facebook later in the week. NC State is away so it’ll be “Good, Bad, and Ugly” time for me next weekend.

Stay tuned for other news, and the previews for next Thursday.

GO HOKIES!!!