It was another ugly win for the Virginia Tech Hokies as they held on to beat the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers, 27-13, in Tech’s homecoming game. Just FYI, this is an abbreviated recap – I’ll have more after I watch the TV replay and can take a closer look at the game.
Quick Hits:
- RB Darren Evans (r-Fr.) led the Hokies in rushing with 79 yards and 2 TDs (He has eight this season)
- Tyrod Taylor (So.) continued to improve on his passing game going 10/15 for 125 yards and one TD.
- Tyrod’s TD pass was his FIRST of the season … his FIRST.
- Nine Hokies caught passes in this game.
- RB Kenny Lewis, Jr., (Jr.) left the game with an injury in the third quarter and it didn’t look good.
- RB Josh Oglesby (r-Fr.) had 7 carries for 19 yards, the most action he’s seen all season.
- The Hokies’ offensive line gave up five sacks for 18 yards.
- Four of those sacks came in the fourth quarter with Sean Glennon in the game.
- Tech’s punt return team gave up a fake punt for a TD, but were saved by a block in the back penalty. Beamer won’t be happy about that, I’m sure.
- Tech’s kickoff return team got fooled by an onside kick late in the third quarter.
- WKU committed 13 penalties for 113 yards.
- Tech kicker Justin Myer delivered a huge hit on WKU return man Andrew McCloud in the second quarter.
- Hokie FG kicker Dustin Keys was a perfect 3/3 on FG and 2/2 on PATs and has made 11 straight FGs (he has not missed since his first collegiate FG attempt against ECU).
So, what do we discern from this lackluster performance that had the fans leaving the game in the fourth quarter? Well, apparently Nebraska isn’t as good as we thought they were. How else do you explain how the Hokies managed just 293 yards against Western Kentucky, a transitional Division I-A team (meaning they were DI-AA a couple of years ago).
It was clear that the Hokies’ offense was going to struggle when their first series of the game stalled after a 1st and goal from the WKU 8 yard line and they were forced to kick a field goal. You could almost hear the collective sigh from the fans as if to say, “Here we go again.”
Okay, even though I was at the game, I always like to watch the TV broadcast before I write a comprehensive recap. That being said, I’ll wrap this up and write more later tomorrow night after I watch the Hokie Replay on Comcast SportsNet. Until then, I leave you with a few things to think about:
- This season, Tech has been in the opponent’s red zone 28 times and have only scored 13 times, for a red zone efficiency of 46%.
- Boston College, Tech’s next opponent has the No. 1 scoring defense in ACC (6 ppg) and No. 2 overall offense (29 ppg) … (As of 9/28/2008)
- VT has No. 10 total offense in ACC (292.9 ypg) and No. 10 scoring offense (26.2 ppg) … (As of 9/28/2008)
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Hey good article, and do you think the highlights will be up tonight?
I’m working on them now.
Ok thanks and keep up the good work
I blame all and any offensive struggles in the 4th quarter purely on Brian Stinespring, and Stupid Sean Glennon. Why were even giving Glennon mop up time, I don’t know? Maybe incase Tyrod gets injured again, God Forbid. Anyway, it wasn’t a pretty win yes, but it’s a win. We seem to have this thing about letting teams back in the door late in the game. Alot of which has to do with youth and inexperience, as well as poor play calling. All in all, I am pleased with where we are right now in the season, you can’t ask for much more with all the new faces on both sides of the ball. Remember, it could be worse, we are a few plays and penalties away from being a 4-2 or even a 3-3 team. Now is where we get into the gritty part of the schedule, we will see if the youth can step up and start winning on the road in tough envirements against hungry teams. GO HOKIES!