Virginia Tech Football: 4 layup wins & 3 potential losses on the Hokies 2024 schedule

Potential Loss: at Miami, Sept. 27

Another season and a lot of hype surrounding the Hurricanes. Last season they were not able to back it up in Year 2 of Mario Cristobal and as he begins his third season in South Florida, transfer portal additions he made might be enough to get Miami over the hump. Washington State QB transfer Cam Ward will be under center and he'll be handing off to a talented back in Oregon State transfer Damien Martinez.

This is about as tough of an ACC opener as anyone could have. This game for the Hokies is on a Friday night off a short week with a home game against Rutgers the week before. The week after, Virginia Tech will make the cross-country trip to California to play Stanford. It'll be interesting to see how this game plays out.

Potential Loss: at Syracuse, Nov. 2

This game is the trap game of all trap games. One week before hosting Clemson, the Hokies head to New York to play the new-look Orange in a place that is very difficult for everyone to win at. Ohio State transfer quarterback Kyle McCord is a good one and you have to think that Syracuse will play with a lot of energy all season long for first-year head coach Fran Brown.

A lot of people are sleeping on Syracuse this season, but not me. If healthy, this will be a team that will have a say in how things shape out in the ACC. Last season the Hokies rolled at home in a blowout victory on a Thursday night and you have to think that the returning Orange players have this game circled on their schedule.