Bye week has finally arrived for Virginia Tech, and the Hokies are 3-3 heading into the bye week. It’s been a disappointing season compared to the expectations Virginia Tech had at the beginning of the season, but the Hokies still have plenty of opportunities to bowl.
Bowl predictions come in waves as the season progresses, with Virginia Tech bowling scheduled for nearly every major outlet and some very interesting matchups.
ESPN analyst Kyle Bonagura has Virginia Tech heading to New York to play Iowa in the Pinstripe Bowl. Meanwhile, Mark Schlabach is scheduled for Virginia Tech to play Memphis in the Wasabi Fenway Bowl. Virginia Tech vs. Memphis is 3-3 all-time, but the two programs haven’t met since 1985. The Hokies and Hawkeyes have never faced each other before, which adds an interesting angle to this matchup.
Action Network’s Brett McMurphy will also be playing his first game against Virginia Tech. McMurphy directed the Hokies to travel to Myrtle Beach to face Coastal Carolina in the Myrtle Beach Bowl. The Chanticleers are 4-1 this season and are aiming for the Sun Belt championship.
According to 247Sports, coach Brad Crawford will have Virginia Tech in the Gasparilla Bowl to face the University of Arkansas, which is fresh off an upset win over No. 4 Tennessee. The teams have only met once before, in the 2016 Belk Bowl, where Virginia Tech won 31-24.
The bye week comes at a good time, but of course bowl predictions still mean nothing. Coach Brent Pry’s team hopes to continue building momentum, starting next Thursday night against Boston College as they look to return to the postseason.
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