2024 Virginia Tech Hokies football team explained

Year:	2024
Team:	Virginia Tech Hokies
Sport:	football
Conference:	Atlantic Coast Conference
Short Conf:	ACC
Record:	6–6
Conf Record:	4–4
Head Coach:	Brent Pry
Hc Year:	3rd
Off Coach:	Tyler Bowen
Oc Year:	3rd
Off Scheme:	Multiple
Def Coach:	Chris Marve
Dc Year:	3rd
Def Scheme:	4–3
Stadium:	Lane Stadium

The 2024 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represents Virginia Tech as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by third year head coach Brent Pry, the Hokies play home games at Lane Stadium on the Campus of Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia.^[1] ^[2]

Schedule

Radio: Virginia Tech Sports Network

Game summaries

at Vanderbilt

Statistics	VT	VAN
First downs	21	20
Total yards	397	371
Rushing yards	75	181
Passing yards	322	190
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	22–33–1	12–16–0
Time of possession	25:28	34:32

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Virginia Tech	Passing		22/33, 322 yards 2 TD, INT
Rushing		9 carries, 34 yards, TD
Receiving	Ali Jennings	2 receptions, 91 yards, TD
Vanderbilt	Passing		12/16, 190 yards, 2 TD
Rushing	Diego Pavia	26 carries, 104 yards, TD
Receiving	Quincy Skinner Jr.	4 receptions, 72 yards, TD

vs Marshall

Statistics	MRSH	VT
First downs	12	20
Total yards	278	338
Rushing yards	147	208
Passing yards	131	130
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	13-36-1	14-21-0
Time of possession	23:35	36:25

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Marshall	Passing	Stone Earle	13/36, 131 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing	A.J. Turner	6 carries, 103 yards
Receiving	Christian Fitzpatrick	4 receptions, 73 yards, 1 TD
Virginia Tech	Passing	Kyron Drones	14/21, 130 yards, 1 TD
Rushing	Bhayshul Tuten	22 carries, 120 yards, 1 TD
Receiving	Stephen Gosnell	2 receptions, 54 yards

at Old Dominion

Statistics	VT	ODU
First downs	22	11
Total yards	465	293
Rushing yards	289	243
Passing yards	176	50
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	15–26–1	6–14–1
Time of possession	37:50	22:10

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Virginia Tech	Passing	Kyron Drones	15/26, 176 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing	Kyron Drones	12 carries, 117 yards, 1 TD
Receiving	Jaylen Lane	7 receptions, 106 yards, 1TD
Old Dominion	Passing	Quinn Henicle	5/12, 38 yards, 1 INT
Rushing	Bryce Duke	4 carries, 85 yards
Receiving	Isiah Paige	2 receptions, 18 yards

vs Rutgers

Statistics	RUTG	VT
First downs	25	14
Total yards	422	320
Rushing yards	153	183
Passing yards	269	137
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	16–25–0	13–27–1
Time of possession	39:23	20:37

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Rutgers	Passing		16/25, 269 yards
Rushing		26 carries, 84 yards, TD
Receiving	Ian Strong	4 receptions, 110 yards
Virginia Tech	Passing	Kyron Drones	13/27, 137 yards, INT
Rushing	Bhayshul Tuten	15 carries, 122 yards, 3 TD
Receiving	Jaylin Lane	2 receptions, 38 yards

at No. 7 Miami (FL) (rivalry)

Statistics	VT	MIA
First downs	23	24
Total yards	394	508
Rushing yards	206	165
Passing yards	188	343
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	20–34–1	24–38–2
Time of possession	26:18	33:42

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Virginia Tech	Passing	Kyron Drones	19/33, 189 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing	Bhayshul Tuten	19 carries, 141 yards, TD
Receiving	Stephen Gosnell	4 receptions, 53 yards
Miami (FL)	Passing		24/38, 343 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
Rushing		14 carries, 60 yards
Receiving		2 receptions, 88 yards, TD

at Stanford

Statistics	VT	STAN
First downs	16	18
Total yards	337	258
Rushing yards	136	136
Passing yards	201	122
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	14–19–0	14–25–1
Time of possession	26:52	33:08

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Virginia Tech	Passing	Kyron Drones	14/19, 201 yards, 2 TD
Rushing	Bhayshul Tuten	21 carries, 73 yards, TD
Receiving	Da'Quan Felton	4 receptions, 84 yards, TD
Stanford	Passing	Justin Lamson	13/24, 103 yards, INT
Rushing	Chris Davis Jr.	8 carries, 47 yards
Receiving		8 receptions, 33 yards, TD

vs Boston College (rivalry)

Statistics	BC	VT
First downs	22	22
Total yards	372	532
Rushing yards	167	368
Passing yards	205	164
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	17–26–0	14–18–1
Time of possession	33:34	26:26

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Boston College	Passing		17/26, 205 yards, 2 TD
Rushing	Turbo Richard	9 carries, 64 yards
Receiving	Jeremiah Franklin	3 receptions, 49 yards, TD
Virginia Tech	Passing	Kyron Drones	14/18, 164 yards, TD, INT
Rushing	Bhayshul Tuten	18 carries, 266 yards, 3 TD
Receiving	Benji Gosnell	4 receptions, 49 yards

vs. Georgia Tech (rivalry)

Statistics	GT	VT
First downs	17	11
Total yards	356	233
Rushing yards	96	99
Passing yards	260	134
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	21–48–2	17–28–0
Time of possession	32:03	27:57

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Georgia Tech	Passing		11/26, 184 yards, INT
Rushing		18 carries, 47 yards
Receiving	Malik Rutherford	6 receptions, 53 yards
Virginia Tech	Passing	Kyron Drones	16/27, 128 yards, TD
Rushing	Bhayshul Tuten	17 carries, 79 yards
Receiving	Benji Gosnell	5 receptions, 59 yards, TD

at Syracuse

Statistics	VT	SYR
First downs	24	23
Total yards	455	410
Rushing yards	249	130
Passing yards	206	280
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	16–24–0	24–36–1
Time of possession	34:18	25:42

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Virginia Tech	Passing	Collin Schlee	16/24, 206 yards, TD
Rushing	Jeremiah Coney	9 carries, 96 yards
Receiving	Stephen Gosnell	5 receptions, 118 yards
Syracuse	Passing		24/35, 280 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing		21 carries, 121 yards, 3 TD
Receiving		4 receptions, 88 yards, 2 TD

vs No. 23 Clemson

Statistics	CLEM	VT
First downs	20	15
Total yards	378	228
Rushing yards	167	40
Passing yards	211	188
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	16–34–1	16–37–2
Time of possession	36:49	23:11

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Clemson	Passing		16/34, 211 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing		26 carries, 133 yards
Receiving		2 receptions, 58 yards, TD
Virginia Tech	Passing	Kyron Drones	9/20, 115 yards, INT
Rushing	Collin Schlee	5 carries, 28 yards
Receiving	Da'Quan Felton	6 receptions, 68 yards

at Duke

Statistics	VT	DUKE
First downs	24	12
Total yards	403	396
Rushing yards	190	64
Passing yards	213	332
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	15–32–1	17–35–3
Time of possession	38:26	21:34

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Virginia Tech	Passing	W. "Pop" Watson III	12/25, 140 yards, 1 Int
Rushing	Bhayshul Tuten	19 carries, 84 yards, 1 TD
Receiving	Ali Jennings	6 receptions, 158 yards, 1 TD
Duke	Passing		17/35, 332 yards, 3 Int
Rushing	Star Thomas	19 carries, 63 yards, 1 TD
Receiving	Eli Pancol	5 receptions, 188 yards, 3 TD

vs Virginia (rivalry)

Statistics	UVA	VT
First downs	19	21
Total yards	274	458
Rushing yards	96	204
Passing yards	178	254
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	19-36-2	14-21-0
Time of possession	28:42	31:18

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Virginia	Passing	Tony Muskett	19/36, 178 yards, 2 Int
Rushing	Tony Muskett	18 carries, 62 yards, 2 TD
Receiving	Suderian Harrison	5 receptions, 54 yards
Virginia Tech	Passing	W. "Pop" Watson III	14/21, 254 yards, 1 TD
Rushing	Bhayshul Tuten	18 carries, 124 yards, 2 TD
Receiving	Jaylin Lane	4 receptions, 91 yards, 1 TD

Personnel

Coaching staff

Virginia Tech Hokies coaches
Name	Title	Joined staff
		2022
	Associate head coach/Defensive line coach	2021
	Assistant head coach/Wide receivers coach/Offensive recruiting coordinator	2022
	Defensive coordinator/Linebackers coach	2022
	Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks coach	2022
Stu Holt	Special teams coordinator/Tight end coach	2022
Ron Crook	Offensive line coach	2022
Elijah Brooks	Running backs coach	2022
	Cornerbacks coach/defensive recruiting coordinator	2022
	Safeties Coach	2019
	Nickels/Stars Coach	2022
Mike Moyseenko	Offensive analyst	2022
Brandon McCombs	Special teams analyst	2022
	Senior analyst	2022
Brian Crist	Senior analyst	2022
Brent Davis	Senior analyst	2022
Jeron Gouveia-Winslow	Analyst	2022
	Senior director of strength & conditioning	2022
Reference:^[3]

Incoming Transfers

Sam Brumfield	LB	Middle Tennessee
Montavious Cunningham	OT	Georgia State
Kelvin Gilliam Jr.	DL	Oklahoma
	DL	Duke
Khurtiss Perry	DL	Alabama
	QB	UCLA
Kaleb Spencer	LB	Miami

Outgoing Transfers

Gabe Arena	IOL	Buffalo
Chance Black	RB	Valdosta State
Derrick Canteen	CB	Cincinnati
Tavorian Copeland	LB	Unknown
Antonio Cotman Jr.	CB	Charlotte
Johnny Dickson	IOL	North Texas
Bryce Duke	RB	Old Dominion
Ny'Quee Hawkins	S	Sam Houston
Jack Hollifield	IOL	Appalachian State
Jonathan Kuhler	OL	Central Connecticut
Bryce LaFollette	P	Towson
Da'Wain Lofton	WR	Oklahoma State
Hunter McLain	IOL	James Madison
Tralon Mitchell	RB	Winston-Salem State
Christian Moss	WR	Kennesaw State
Luke Shields	WR	Tennessee Tech
Latrell Sutton	WR	Slippery Rock
J. R. Walker	LB	UNC Pembroke
Dylan Wittke	QB	Minnesota
	TE	Ole Miss

Accolades

ACC media preseason poll

The ACC media poll was released on July 22, 2024.

Media poll (170 votes)
1		2708 (81)	13–1 (8–0)
2		2657 (55)	9–4 (4–4)
3		2344 (17)	7–6 (3–5)
4		2318 (8)	9–4 (6–2)
5		1984	10–4 (7–1)
6	Virginia Tech	1968 (5)	7–6 (5–3)
7		1798	11–3 (8–0)
8		1712	8–5 (4–4)
9		1539 (1)	7–6 (5–3)
10		1095 (2)	6–7 (4–5)
11		1056	8–5 (4–4)
12		1035	6–7 (2–6)
13		1016	3–9 (2–6)
14		890 (1)	7–6 (3–5)
15		784	4–8 (1–7)
16		629	3–9 (2–6)
17		477	3–9 (2–7)

Team Captains

	44	DB	Sr.
Cole Nelson	17	DL
Sam Brumfield	3	LB	Sr.
Kaden Moore	68	OL
Peter Moore	85	P	Sr.
	1	QB	Jr.
Da'Quan Felton	9	WR

Award watch lists

	Community Service	Jaylin Lane	WR	GS
	Defensive PotY		DT	GS
	Defensive PotY		DL	Sr.
	Defensive PotY		DT	GS
	Defensive PotY		DL	Sr.
	Tight End	Nick Gallo	TE	GS
	Return Specialist	Tucker Holloway	WR	Jr.
	Linebacker	Sam Brumfield	DB	Sr.
	Return Specialist		RB	Sr.
	Coach of the Year		HC
Comeback of the Year	Player	Ali Jennings	WR
	Running back		RB	Sr.
	Quarterback	Kyron Drones ^c	QB	Jr.
	Punter	Peter Moore ^c	P	Sr.
	Place-Kicker	John Love	PK	Sr.
All ACC Team	Player		DT	GS
All ACC Team	Player	Dorian Strong ^c	CB	Sr.
ACC	Player of the Year	Kyron Drones ^c	QB	Jr.
ACC	Player of the Year		RB	Sr.
ACC	Player of the Year		DL	Sr.
	Most Versatile		RB	Sr.
	Defensive Player		DT	GS
	College Player of the Year	Kyron Drones ^c	QB	Jr.
	College Player of the Year		RB	Sr.

C = Team Captain

Notes and References

Web site: Brent Pry - Head Coach - Staff Directory . 2023-12-23 . Virginia Tech Athletics . en.
Web site: Lane Stadium/Worsham Field . 2023-12-23 . Virginia Tech . en.
Web site: Football Coaches. 2021-09-24. Virginia Tech Athletics. en.