Virginia Tech Football Preview 2025: Hokies Season Prediction, Win Total Projection, Top Players
Block someone.We did this already in the offensive section, but it really is everything.The Hokies struggled way too much to consistently get the passing game going, the third-down conversions weren't there, and the time of possession battle wasn't a plus. That all came from the problems with pass protection and tackles for loss allowed. So ...
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Virginia Tech Hokies Key Player
Lucas Austin, OT RFr.Of someone to dominate at a tackle spot. Xavier Chaplin was one of the top players in the transfer portal - more on that in a moment - and he needs to be replaced at left tackle. It'll take fall camp to figure it out, but if Austin plays like he's supposed to after coming over from West Virginia, this becomes a far easier puzzle to put together, helped by ...
Virginia Tech Hokies Top Transfer, Biggest Transfer Loss
Top Transfer In: Thomas Rimac, OG Sr.To be way too basic about it, Virginia Tech horked a slew of good West Virginia linemen who took off rather than be a part of the Rich Rodriguez offensive style. Also, the Hokies had an offensive line that needed fixing. The 6-6, 317-pound Rimac is a two-time All-Big 12 Honorable Mention guard who'll step right in.Top Transfer Out: Xavier Chaplin, OT Sr.It was sort of an odd thing. The Virginia Tech pass protection wasn't good, the running game wasn't strong enough, but the line had a few star talents to work around. The 6-7, 338-pound Chaplin was an all-star at left tackle with the NFL size and skills. Now he'll be a key part of the Auburn offense.
Virginia Tech Hokies Key Game
at North Carolina State, Sept. 27Virginia Tech beat NC State 11-6 early in the 1902 season, and overall, it's been able to take its share of wins, but the Wolfpack have won the last two in 2022 and 2023. This year it's the ACC opener, and with nasty road games ahead against Georgia Tech and Florida State, picking off an away date right away is a must.- 2025 Virginia Tech Schedule Breakdown
Virginia Tech Hokies Top 10 Players
1. Jaden Keller, LB Sr.2. Kyron Drones, QB Sr.3. Caleb Woodson, LB Jr.4. Ben Bell, DE Sr.5. Terion Stewart, RB Sr.6. Kyle Altuner, C RFr.7. Ayden Greene, WR Jr.8. Arias Nash, DT Sr.9. Thomas Rimac, OG Sr.10. Christian Ellis, S Sr.
Virginia Tech Hokies 2024 Fun Stats
- Total Offense: Virginia Tech 4,781 yards, Opponents 4,719 yards- 4th Quarter Scoring: Virginia Tech 120, Opponents 63- Rushing Yards Per Carry: Virginia Tech 4.7, Opponents 3.9
Virginia Tech Hokies 2025 Season Prediction, Win Total, What Will Happen
It's not a totally unmanageable schedule, but it'll take several big breaks to come up with something big.Clemson, SMU, Pitt, and a don't-laugh-but-really nasty Duke off the slate. It's not right in any way that the Wolfpack don't play North Caroline, but that's for another time. The Hokies also miss the Notre Dame part-time ACC thing, too.And if Florida State and NC State play like they did last season, the road games are a relative breeze with three of the four in the ACC against teams that finished with losing records, and the other against Georgia Tech.
But NC State will be better, and so will Florida State. However, the Hokies only leave Virginia once after October 11th, the opener against South Carolina is in Atlanta, the Vanderbilt game is at home, and there isn't any one date on the slate that's a 100% sure-thing no-chance loss.At least for now, though, there are too many 50/50 games that lean loss. It'll be a bowl season, but everything has to work perfectly for anything more.Set The Virginia Tech Win Total At … 6.5Likely Wins: Old Dominion, Wofford50/50 Games: Cal, at Florida State, at Georgia Tech, Louisville, Miami, at NC State, South Carolina (in Atlanta), Vanderbilt, at Virginia, Wake ForestLikely Losses: No Projected Sure-Thing Losses 2025 Virginia Tech PreviewVirginia Tech Offense BreakdownVirginia Tech Defense Breakdown
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