Hokie Club#12 Virginia Tech (1-0, 1-0) vs. William & Mary (1-0, 0-0)
SEPT. 8, 2018 • 2 PM • BLACKSBURG, VA. • LANE STADIUM (65,632) • ACC NETWORK EXTRA
Television: ACC Network Extra
Play-by-Play — Joel Myers
Analyst — Dustin Fox
Local Radio: Virginia Tech IMG Sports
Play-by-Play — Jon Laaser
Analyst — Mike Burnop
Sideline — Andrew Allegretta
Flagship — 105.3 FM
HOKIES RETURN HOME TO FACE WILLIAM &MARY
• Virginia Tech (No. 12 AP/No. 14 USA Today Coaches) faces William & Mary at Lane Stadium on Saturday.
• The Hokies are facing an extremely short week following a 24-3 win on Monday night at Florida State (9/3).
• Virginia Tech's 21-point win over No. 19 FSU was the second-biggest margin of victory for an ACC team playing its first game of the year against a ranked foe. The only margin greater in a season opener against a ranked team was North Carolina's 22-point win over No. 18 USC in 1993.
• W&M opened the year with a 14-7 win at Bucknell (9/1).
• Tech is 10-2 at home under head coach Justin Fuente, including a 4-0 mark vs. non-conference foes. The Hokies won their final three home games of 2017 and are 5-1 overall in September games at Lane under Fuente.
• The iconic Jimmye Laycock is in his 39th and final season as William & Mary's head coach. A longtime friend and colleague of Frank Beamer, Laycock's uninterrupted tenure at an NCAA Division I program ranks third all-time behind only Joe Paterno (46 seasons at Penn State) and Amos Alonzo Stagg (41 seasons at Chicago).
CONNECTIONS: VIRGINIA TECH-WILLIAM & MARY
• William & Mary defensive line coach Kevin Lewis was a four-year letterwinner at Virginia Tech from 2000-04 where he helped lead the Hokies to the 2004 ACC Championship.
• Lewis played in 12 games a senior and finished the year with 18 tackles, an interception and a fumble recovery.
• Lewis' brother, Jonathan, was a two-time All-ACC selection for the Hokies between 2002-05; one of the many siblings that found success together at Virginia Tech.
• Tech redshirt junior Coleman Fox will be going up against his younger brother, Riley, who's a redshirt freshman linebacker for the Tribe.
• Both brothers attended Salem High School in Salem, Va., and are the sons of Rich Fox, a four-year letterwinner for the Hokies from 1986-89.
• Fox was a member of the Tech squad that won the 1986 Peach Bowl and was a part of Frank Beamer's first teams as the head coach of the Hokies.
• The eldest Fox scored four combined rushing touchdowns as a junior and senior.
• Virginia Tech took on William & Mary in the first-ever game played at Lane Stadium – a 9-7 victory on Oct. 2, 1965.
LPD LEADS TECH IN WIN AT FLORIDA STATE
• Virginia Tech's dominating 24-3 victory at Florida State was the Hokies' first win in Tallahassee since Nov. 16, 1974.
• The Hokies improved to 100-1 under Bud Foster at defensive coordinator when they hold opponents to 10 points or fewer.
• It was only the fifth time since 1996 under Foster and the third time on the road that the Hokies held a ranked opponent to three points or less.
• It marked the first time in program history that Virginia Tech opened with ranked opponents in back-to-back seasons and won both matchups.
• The Hokies held the Seminoles to their lowest point total at home since 2008 when FSU also put up three points against Wake Forest.
• Justin Fuente moved to 4-0 all-time against Willie Taggart as a head coach.