Another week, another frustrating loss for the Virginia Tech football team. For the fifth time this season, the Hokies found themselves on the wrong end of the scoreboard, this time in a lackluster effort against the Clemson Tigers, 24-14 on Saturday afternoon at Lane Stadium.
The loss dropped Virginia Tech to 5-5 and is in real danger of missing out on a bowl game, which would be stunning considering all the hype they had entering the season. They have a bye week next week weekend before heading to Duke on Nov. 23 then hosting Virginia on Nov. 30. Here are five sad observations from the Hokies latest setback.
1. Adjustments were few and far between
Adjustments in-game have been an issue for Brent Pry and his staff this season. It was another loss where he was questioned after the game about them and another answer of “I think it’s something we have to look at.” That answer is getting old with the fans, to say the least.
Against Clemson, Kyron Drones, and Bhayshul Tuten returned to the lineup, it was clear early on that neither was healthy enough to be on the field and make a difference. That's ok, but when everyone else other than the coaches with the headsets notices it, it's a problem. Finally, in the fourth quarter, Pry went to UCLA transfer Collin Schlee, but he was not 100% either after last week's game at Syracuse. At this point, why not give Pop Watson a look? It can't be any worse than watching two injured signal callers.