We are nearly halfway through the 2026 college football season, and some coaching hot seats are getting hotter, and some are cooling off. This past weekend's results got the seats hotter for a couple of coaches that Hokies fans know very well: Mike Norvell at Florida State and Mike Locksley at Maryland.
After blowing out Virginia at home last weekend, the Seminoles traveled to Louisville this past weekend and grabbed an early lead, but were tied at halftime before the Cardinals blew the game open in the second half to run away with an ACC win. Norvell's hot seat, according to Pete Nakos of On3, got hotter.
As for Locksley and the Terrapins, they have recovered from their loss to the Hokies in Week 3, and Maryland fans are calling for his job, and they might get their wish eventually after a loss this past weekend at Ohio State.
Former Virginia Tech QB Pop Watson suffers an injury
One of the biggest surprises this season in FBS has been UMass, behind the play of former Virginia Tech quarterback Pop Watson. They opened the season with a win at Rutgers, out of the Big Ten, and ripped off four straight wins. However, the Springfield, Mass., native missed Saturday's game for the Minutemen.
Watson missed the game with an ankle injury, and according to the Boston Globe, his foot was in a walking boot. UMass went on to lose 20-19 to Miami of Ohio and fell to 4-2 on the season.
Virginia Tech commit Peter Bourque leads Tabor to win in California
Well, not all was lost on the West Coast this past weekend for one future Hokie. Four-star Class of 2027 quarterback Peter Bourque led his Tabor Academy team cross-country from Massachusetts to Northern California to play Oak Ridge High School in El Dorado Hills, CA. It was a successful trip out West for Bourque and his teammates.
Bourque was 9-for-21 passing for 121 yards and a touchdown as the Seawolves improved to 3-1 with a 20-17 come-from-behind win. After jumping out to a 14-0 lead after the first quarter, but 17 straight points put them into a three-point hole going into the final quarter, but they rallied to win and enjoy their flight cross-country back home.
More Virginia Tech Hokies News
- The Hokies men's soccer team dropped a 3-0 match at No. 10 Pittsburgh on Friday night. At 7-4-1 overall and 3-2-1 in the ACC. They return to game action on Friday night, visiting Furman for a non-conference match.
- Virginia Tech women's soccer team will return to action on Friday night as well, hosting Virginia on Thompson Field in a key ACC match. After a 1-1 tie at SMU last Thursday night, the Hokies are 6-3-4 overall and 2-2-1 in the ACC.
- After playing their first four ACC matches on the road to begin the season, the Hokies volleyball team dropped a pair of matches, 3-0 to No.10 North Carolina on Friday night and 3-2 to Duke on Sunday afternoon. Virginia Tech will visit Virginia on Wednesday night and then host the Cavaliers on Friday night at Cassell Coliseum.
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