College Football

2024 Virginia Tech football predictions: Ranked No. 58 by RJ Young

Updated Aug. 12, 2024 10:45 a.m. ET

FOX Sports National College Football Analyst

Virginia Tech Hokies ranking: 58/134

[Check out RJ Young's ultimate 134 college football rankings here]

Conference ranking: 4th in Atlantic Coast (+1000 to win conference)
Teams ahead of them: Cincinnati (57), Arizona State (56), Texas State (55), Central Florida (54), Georgia Tech (53)
Teams behind them: Western Kentucky (59), Coastal Carolina (60), South Carolina (61), South Alabama (62), Baylor (63)

[Virginia Tech 2024 schedule]

RJ's take: It took 17 games for Brent Pry to get the Hokies running — just 5-12 through that stretch — but it must be said that he did in 2023. After a 1-3 start to the season, they won five of their last seven, including a 19-point win against No. 23 Tulane in the Military Bowl. He returns a bevy of experience to a team that won’t face a preseason top 25 opponent until they travel to Miami. And with games at Vanderbilt, against Marshall, at Old Dominion and against Rutgers, they could be 3-1 or even 4-0 when they face the Hurricanes.

Virginia Tech's Win Total Odds: Over 8.5 (+105) Under 8.5 (-125)

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