It’s been a week since the 2024 Virginia Tech football schedule was released with dates for all ACC games. After coming off of a 7-6 season that saw the Hokies win six of their last nine games, expectations are high in Blacksburg for next fall with the return of a lot of key players on both sides of the ball and some transfers from the portal.
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Virginia Tech’s schedule is one that 247Sports has deemed as one of the easiest and whether or not it plays out that way remains to be seen. One thing is for sure, if they can remain healthy, the Hokies have an opportunity to have a season in Year 3 of the Brent Pry-era that not many people saw coming so quickly. With that said, let’s take a way too early shot at predicting Virginia Tech’s schedule for next fall.
Week 1: Aug. 31: vs. Vanderbilt at Nashville
The Hokies begin the season with the Commodores out of the SEC at Nissan Stadium and expect a big Hokie following from Blacksburg. Vandy is going through a lot of changes this offseason and this is a good way to start the season against a Power 5 school.
Prediction: Win
Week 2: Sept. 7: vs. Marshall
This is one of two non-conference games on the schedule that the Hokies have circled. In Week 3 back in September, Virginia Tech opened the scoring early on a Kyron Drones touchdown run but struggled the rest of the game against the Thundering Hurd.
Prediction: Win
Week 3: Sept. 14: at Old Dominion
This has the potential to be a very tricky road game for Pry and his team as they have struggled on the road against the Monarchs. This will be an Ali Jennings Homecoming game.
Prediction: Win
Week 4: Sept. 21: vs. Rutgers
Virginia Tech’s second Power 5 non-conference game will be the second game they have circled on their schedule after Marshall. The Scarlet Knights ran all over the Hokies last season on the road and returned a good chunk of their team. This will be a good final test at home before ACC play begins.
Prediction: Win
Week 5: Sept. 27: at Miami
A Friday night game in South Florida is not the way many people saw the Hokies beginning ACC play. This has the potential to be an outstanding quarterback matchup between Drones and Washington State transfer Cam Ward.
Prediction: Loss
Week 6: Oct. 5: at Stanford
The Cardinal is one of three new ACC teams in 2024 along with SMU and California. The schedule makers didn’t do the Hokies any favors with a cross-country flight after a Friday night game in Miami.
Prediction: Win
Week 8: Oct. 17: vs. Boston College
Back in November, the Hokies needed a road win to help them become bowl-eligible and they got it in impressive fashion against the Eagles, 48-22. BC returns QB Thomas Castellanos and a good amount of their team that beat SMU in the Wasabi Fenway Bowl in December.
Prediction: Win
Week: 9: vs. Georgia Tech
Along with Virginia Tech, the Yellow Jackets were the other team in the ACC that improved and will continue to move in the right direction in 2024. This will be a tougher game than a lot of people think.
Prediction: Win
Week 10: No. 2: at Syracuse
Talk about a major trap game before playing Clemson at home. Yikes. The Hokies head to Western New York to play a vastly improved Orange team under Fran Brown who made several huge additions in the transfer portal and recruiting.
Prediction: Win
Week 11: Nov. 9 vs. Clemson
This game could have a major effect on how things end up playing out in the ACC in terms of the ACC Championship Game. Tigers QB Cole Klubnik will be a big key to their success in 2024. Clemson is the only team ranked in the way-too-early Top 25 by ESPN.
Prediction: Loss
Week 13: No. 23: at Duke
Aeneas Peebles will be returning to Durham with the Hokies on the weekend before Thanksgiving to face his old team in the first year of the Manny Diaz era for the Blue Devils.
Prediction: Win
Week 14: Nov. 30: vs. Virginia
The final game on the schedule on Thanksgiving Weekend is the Commonwealth Cup and this year it will be in Blacksburg. The Hokies will be looking to end the season on a high note against a Cavaliers team they beat, 55-17, last November to become bowl-eligible.
Prediction: Win
Final Record: 10-2
ACC Record: 6-2