Bud Foster helps Virginia Tech football make life miserable for Wake Forest

Saturday afternoon, former Virginia Tech defensive coordinator Bud Foster was in attendance at Lane Stadium for Homecoming Weekend against Wake Forest. He spoke to the crowd at the end of the first quarter of a scoreless game.

“It is great to be back on this field in front of the greatest fans in college football. Welcome home! This is home. Hey, these guys are playing their tails off, Okay. We need to make it miserable for that group over there wearing white. These guys feed off of you, so let’s give it to them these next three quarters Let’s go. Let’s go. Let’s go.”

Virginia Tech players and fans heard the message from Bud Foster

If anyone understands defense in college football, it’s Bud Foster, who made a career of making life miserable for opponents during his time in Blacksburg. This season, the Hokies have hardly made life miserable for their opponents, but over the last two home games, they have shown signs of making it miserable for visiting teams.

After suffocating Pittsburgh two weeks ago in a 38-21 ACC victory, they did it again to Wake Forest. Just how dominating were the Hokies, consider the following.

They had 13 tackles for loss, recorded seven sacks, and allowed just two field goals in a 30-13 that was the most dominating performance of the short Brent Pry and Chris Marve, Tech’s current defensive coordinator, era. The only touchdown allowed was a 99-yard kickoff return in the second quarter.

Virginia Tech knocked out Wake Forest starting QB Mitch Griffis in the second quarter in favor of Michael Kern and the junior didn’t fair much better than Griffis. The Hookies spent more time in the backfield than the Demon Deacons running backs, allowed just 35 yards rushing, and forced a lot of throws by both quarterbacks to come out earlier than they would have liked. They also forced two fumbles, which the offense turned into 14 points, and had an interception in the second quarter.

That effort should have made Foster proud. The defense and the crowd made life miserable for Wake Forest, something they need to do in the final two home games against Syracuse and North Carolina State.