There's already a lot of hype surrounding the Virginia Tech football team's 2024 season, and it's no surprise. The Hokies earned bowl eligibility this season by winning five of eight ACC games and closed the season with a 41-20 victory over Tulane in the Military Bowl.
Between its 55-17 victory over Virginia over Thanksgiving weekend and the bowl game, Virginia Tech returned a number of players from this year's team for next season, and also has players in the transfer portal who will impact next season. There are several people. Blacksburg. Once again, the hype seems to extend beyond Hokies fans, and ESPN is jumping on board.
ESPN released a list of teams interested to see if he was ready to take the next step in 2024, and one of those teams was Virginia Tech. Here's what reporter Andrea Adelson had to say:
“The Hokies last appeared in the ACC Championship in 2016 and last won a conference title in 2010. This is a long winning streak considering the program's heyday under Frank Beamer. This could be their best chance to get the program back on top.'' 25 status and favorites. Coming off a 7-6 season, Virginia Tech returns nearly every major offensive contributor from a team that got better as 2023 progressed. ”
– andrea adelson
This is the third year of the Brent Pry era in Blacksburg, and when he took over, there was a sense that the Hokies were poised to take a big leap forward in 2024 after the mess left behind by Justin Fuente. was difficult to imagine. Pry and his staff had to get off to a near rock-bottom start in rebuilding the program, but 2023 will be a huge, dare I say, gigantic step.
In fact, it would be a shame if the Hokies didn't take the next step in 2024 and become a big player in the ACC and compete for a spot in the ACC Championship Game. They should have an offense that puts up skewed numbers every week, and the defense could be one of the best teams in the conference. It would be rather surprising if the Hokies don't take another big step next season.
