Virginia Tech football 2024 opponent called out for "least daunting" home field advantage
By Scott Roche
Once again, the Virginia Tech football schedule to begin 2024 will be with the Hokies first four non-conference opponents. Vanderbilt, Marshall, Old Dominion, and Rutgers are the first four games on the slate, with two at home and two away.
The Hokies will kick off the season Labor Day Weekend against Vanderbilt, followed by a home game with Marshall, a road game at Old Dominion, and another home game with Rutgers. If there is one thing we know, it’s that the games at Lane Stadium will be sold out. As far as road games at Vanderbilt and Old Dominion, it remains to be seen, but you can bet a lot of Hokies’ fans will make every effort to get into those games.
We are still three-plus months away from kick-off on opening weekend, but one college football podcaster has already thrown some shade at Commodores and their fanbase.
Podcaster calls Vanderbilt the least home-field advantage in the SEC
Joe DeLeone of The Riffino & Joe Show and podcast was talking about Notre Dame opening the season at Kyle Field on the campus of Texas A&M this season and said that Kyle Field is “the least daunting SEC home field advantage outside of Vanderbilt.”
Ok, so first off, Virginia Tech doesn’t need to worry about Kyle Field but will begin the season on the road at FirstBank Stadium against the Commodores, who he believes has the least daunting home-field advantage in the SEC. Second, if I’m a betting guy, I’d put down some serious dough on a large number of Virginia Tech fans making their way to Nashville for the game on the long Holiday Weekend.
“Kyle Field is the least daunting SEC home field outside of Vanderbilt.”
— Robert Behrens (@rcb05) May 15, 2024
-Man wearing the hat of a team who hasn’t won at Kyle Field since the Obama administration.pic.twitter.com/sHDgRUtn87
Vanderbilt has been at, or near, the bottom of the SEC standings for years and this should be a win, but nothing is given in college football in this day and age. However, the Hokies are not going into Alabama, Mississippi, Auburn, LSU, Florida, or Tennessee to open the season and face a loud environment. They are getting what DeLeone calls the “the least daunting home-field advantage in the SEC. That’s throwing some shade at a program looking to rebuild in one of the toughest conferences in the country.
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