Virginia Tech’s defense is returning a ton of experience from last season. Nine defensive starters come back from the unit that finished second in the ACC in interceptions a year ago. On offense, head coach Justin Fuente has announced that QB Hendon Hooker will get the start, but also that
Oregon transfer Braxton Burmeister will see playing time as well.
Out of the backfield VT has Rutgers transfer Raheem Blackshear,
who is a dynamic player that can hurt defenses on the ground or in the passing game.
NC State scored a lot of points last week, but struggled to
pull away an out-played Wake Forrest in a 45-42 win. The
Wolfpack have a great rushing attack, led by Ricky Person Jr.
and Zonovan Knight. The two combined for 196 yards and three TDs last week. It won’t be nearly as easy for them against VT though, especially with the Hokies experienced secondary, Tech could just stack the box all day and force NC State to throw.