“[The Hokies] made the plays they needed to and they won the game. That’s all that matters,” said Virginia linebacker Clint Sintim . Sounds about right to me. This game came down to three simple things in my mind. The Hokies made more plays, Tech has a great defense and Virginia has a very good defense, and the Hokies put better personnel on the field.

In the VT scouting reports, it was noted that Virginia needed to be effective running the football, to limit the big play ability of VT’s passing game, to avoid special teams breakdowns, to prevent short fields for the Hokie offense, and to win the battle on the line of scrimmage against Tech’s defensive front. The simple fact is the Hoos did none of these things consistently. They did not do enough to sustain drives. They did not contain the Tech offense’s big plays. They did not win the field position battle.

Do the grades reflect the breakdowns?

OFFENSE

Overall Grade: 77.78 (C+)

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