Television: CBS Sports Network
Play-by-Play — Carter Blackburn
Analyst — Aaron Taylor
Sideline – John Schriffen
Local Radio: Virginia Tech IMG Sports
Play-by-Play — Jon Laaser
Analyst — Mike Burnop
Sideline — Andrew Allegretta
Flagship — 105.3 FM
HOKIES HEADING TO NORFOLK TO FACE ODU
• Virginia Tech (No. 13 AP/No. 10 USA Today Coaches) returns to action at ODU (9/22) after last week's contest vs. East Carolina was cancelled due to Hurricane Florence.
• Virginia Tech is coming off a 62-17 win vs. William & Mary (9/8), while ODU suffered a 28-25 loss at Charlotte (9/13).
• This contest will only be the third true road non-conference game for Tech under Fuente. Virginia Tech won a 64-17 contest at ECU (9/16/17) and twice rallied from 17-point deficits to register a 34-31 win at Notre Dame (11/19/16).
• Next week the Hokies have an ACC contest at Duke (9/29), while ODU is at East Carolina (9/29).
• The Hokies are 9-2 under Fuente in September games.
• Saturday's game will mark the first time ODU has faced an opponent ranked in the AP Top 25.
• Dating back to 1975, the Hokies have played five games in Norfolk against Temple, VMI and William & Mary.
INSIDE THE SERIES: VIRGINIA TECH VS. OLD DOMINION
• Saturday marks Virginia Tech's first non-conference road game in the state of Virginia that wasn't UVA since 1986 when Tech won 17-10 at Richmond on Nov. 8.
• This will be the second-ever meeting between Virginia Tech and Old Dominion.
• The Monarchs are 0-8 all-time vs. ACC programs.
• The Hokies are 18-6 all-time against opponents in the current configuration of Conference USA.
CONNECTIONS: VIRGINIA TECH AND NORFOLK
• Saturday's game will mark the 39th contest that Virginia Tech has played in the city of Norfolk.
• Tech's first game in Norfolk was an 18-4 win over UMBC on Nov. 6, 1897 and its last game was a 29-13 loss to Temple on Oct. 18, 1986.
• The Owls, led by former Tech QB and NFL head coach Bruce Arians, later had to forfeit the game due to playing an ineligible player.
• Overall, the Hokies are 21-16-1 in the city of Norfolk with eight of those games being the annual Oyster Bowl game.
• The Hokies played in the 1949, 1951, 1969, 1975, 1980, 1982, 1984 and 1986 installments of the Oyster Bowl with proceeds from the game going to local charities.
• When not playing in the Oyster Bowl, the Hokies returned to Norfolk frequently due to Tech's strong alumni base in the area and the recruiting advantages of playing in the 757.
• Tech's longest streak of playing in Norfolk was eight consecutive seasons between 1916 and 1923.
No. 13 Virginia Tech heads to the 757 to face Old Dominion
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