Virginia Tech News: Baseball, ACC football vacancy, wrestling

In this edition of Virginia Tech News, an ACC opponent is rumored to be closing in on their next football coach, the Virginia Tech baseball team announced their TV schedule, and more.

Virginia Tech baseball announces TV schedule

The Virginia Tech baseball season begins on Feb. 16 with a three-game series in Charlotte against the 49ers and will play their first home series the following weekend against the University of Rhode Island. That whole series will be broadcast on ACC Network Extra, but the Hokies will have four linear game appearances this season on ESPN and the ACC Network platforms.

They will play at Louisville on March 17, they will host Pittsburgh on March 30, the top-ranked Wake Forest Demon Deacons on April 7, and Miami on May 11 on the ACC Network.

Bill O'Brien closing in on Boston College job?

There are reports swirling out of Boston that former Houston Texas head coach and New England Patriots offensive coordinator Bill O'Brien is closing in on the Boston College job to replace Jeff Hafley who left to become the defensive coordinator of the Green Bay Packers.

O'Brien was recently hired as the offensive coordinator at Ohio State and if he does in fact decide to come to Boston College, it wouldn't be a surprise as he grew up in the Boston area and it's likely that a lot of the players currently there will decide to return in 2024 for him.

Virginia Tech wrestling wins Commonwealth Cup

One night after the Virginia Tech women's basketball team beat Virginia, 76-63, at Cassell Coliseum in the first of two meetings between the two in-state rivals, the Hokies wrestling team went to Charlottesville and beat the Cavaliers on the mat, 27-9.

Winners for Virginia Tech were Cooper Flynn (125 pounds), Sam Latona (133), Caleb Henson (149), Clayton Ulrey (157), Connor Brady (165), Mekhi Lewis (174), TJ Stewart (184), Andy Smith (197), and Hunter Catka at 285 who defeated his brother Ryan.