Film Study

Old Dominion routed the Hokies 45-26 in an effort which left everyone with eyeballs thinking this team has quit on the season. The bell tolled for Brent Pry's head coaching tenure at Virginia Tech the following day.

Space and effort seemed to vanish as Vanderbilt thumps Virginia Tech's football program back in crisis mode. Reviewing 7 plays from a 20-44 blowout covering abysmal quarterback play and no-compete from the linebackers.

Analyzing the film to figure out we learned about Virginia Tech's new defensive scheme along with a look at an offensive line bright spot.

Lack of transparency around the program has shrouded the reboot of the Virginia Tech defense in mystery. Analyzing all three levels of the defense after digesting the spring game, and breaking down the film of the defensive newcomers and their possible scheme fits.

The Hokies will have a new defensive scheme this season. Part one of a film breakdown series is 3,000 words that covers alignment, the 3-safety evolution, roster fits, personnel gaps and more.

The Hokies face a sound defensive Big Ten opponent who was competitive in every game this season. Seven-play, 2,200-word Minnesota film preview with an eye to the Hokies' future.

Pop Watson provided the Hokies offensive juice, giving the defense just enough wiggle room against an anemic UVA offense to keep the Commonwealth Cup in Blacksburg. 2,600-word, 11-play film review analyzing Watson's play, a double posts concept and one linebacker to build around in the future.

Despite a surprise performance by Pop Watson, the same errors that have consistently cost the Hokies wins over Brent Pry's three seasons once again raised their ugly head in another one-score loss.

A sloppy offensive performance combined with second half defensive breakdowns in the secondary derailed a terrific first half defensive effort in a crushing 24-14 loss to Clemson.

In a measuring stick game for the Virginia Tech football program, game management coupled with a lack of physicality and execution on defense resulted in another one-score loss for Brent Pry and the Hokies.

The Virginia Tech defense was stretched to the breaking point but held, while the offense couldn't block a road cone in a 21-6 win against Georgia Tech. 2,900-word, 10-play film review breaking down stout play of the d-tackles, young defenders stepping up and what went wrong with the o-line.

A look at how layering run plays has revamped the Virginia Tech offense.

The offensive line paved the way for a record setting Bhayshul Tuten performance as the Hokies steamrolled over Boston College, 42-21. Breaking down Virginia Tech's domination in the trenches and a regression from second-level defenders; 11-play, 2-900-word film review.

Why does PFF love Kyron Drones? How good is Bhaysul Tuten? The Return of Sacksburg? Dissecting the key stats at the midway point of the Hokies' season.

Virginia Tech's offensive tempo sparked early production as the Hokies grinded out a physical win against Stanford. Breaking down an assertive offensive plan that leveraged a new wrinkle in its RPOs and highlighting two young defenders who stepped up; 9-play, 2,500-word film breakdown.

Despite being the more physical team and creating more turnovers, Virginia Tech's self-inflicted wounds did them in against the undefeated Hurricanes. 10-play, 2,500-word film review analyzing many of the subtle things that did the Hokies in.

Virginia Tech fell short of a comeback to beat a more physical Rutgers team after another abominable first quarter. Eight plays and 2,500 words analyzing how a more sound Hokies defensive front was still bullied around, mental errors on the o-line and more.

Three games into the year, defenses have started to catch on to Kyron Drones. Analyzing the film and stats to find the strengths and emerging weaknesses of the Hokies' second-year signal caller.

A 37-17 victory in Norfolk should exorcise some demons, but the Hokies have a lot of work to do as they prepare to face their toughest opponent so far this season. Breaking down the step backwards in the run game and communication breakdowns that stymied Virginia Tech's defense ahead of an important matchup with Rutgers.

The Hokies overcame horrific pass protection with a commitment to run the football, while inexperienced secondary players stepped up in a 31-14 win over Marshall. Examining that, o-line play, subtle improvements in linebacker and secondary play in this 2,800-word, 11-play film review.