Through the first four games, Virginia Tech was one of the most disappointing teams in the country. The Hokies came into the year returning the most starters in the power four and a favorable schedule. There was even some talk of the Hokies being one of the playoff dark horse teams.
But then all of that went out the door in the loss to Vanderbilt. Even in the wins against Marshall and Old Dominion, the Hokies were unimpressive, getting off to slow starts, not being able to move the ball consistently, and getting outcoached quite frankly.
For most of the game against Miami though, the Virginia Tech team we were supposed to get at the beginning of the year was the one we got. The running game was carving up a strong Miami defense, Kyron Drones was making plays through the air and on the ground, and the defense was forcing turnovers and getting pressure on the quarterback. Were their mistakes? Sure, but even if you were high on Virginia Tech coming into the year, you knew it was a flawed team, but they had talent and it finally showed on Friday night…