Joey's Virginia Tech Pre-Game Re-Cap

I know y’all just read the title and did a double take but you read it correctly. This is my Pre-Game Re-Cap. That’s right, I’m going to give you a run down of the final outcome of the game before it happens. Here we go!

1st Quarter:

On O: Miami starts slowly. Marve looks shaky and has some troubles but keeps from turning the ball over. RBs are kept mostly in check although JJ shows some promise on tough inside runs. Macho Harris manages to keep Aldarius in check and Benjamin has trouble getting off the line and downfield in time. Dedrick Epps turns out to be a bright spots and has a couple big catches coupled with some JJ runs to get us into field goal range.

On D: Sean Glennon gets the start for VT. The Miami DL starts out hot and Bill Young’s blitz packages are on point as they are all over Glennon, forcing confusion, near intercepts and tons of incomplete passes. Miami is able to get 2 early sacks from Adewale Ojomo and Dwayne Hendricks. This masks much of the Miami secondary problems. However, Miami’s run D starts out slowly. Evans doesn’t have a huge 1st Quarter, but a solid one. He gets a few nice runs and doesn’t take any losses. Coupled with a wildcat style offense that get some yards and nice runs by Evans, VT is able to punch it in for an early TD.

End of 1st Quarter: Miami- 3 Virginia Tech- 7

2nd Quarter:

On O: Marve starts the 2nd quarter but is quickly relieved by Jacory after a near interception. Virginia Tech starts creeping closer to the line to stuff those JJ inside runs that got some yardage in the 1st quarter. Jacory takes advantage and is able to complete some passes to Aldarius with Macho Harris starting to get too aggressive and biting on the play action/fake screens. Kayne Farq and Theron Collier also get in on the action with some nice catches that couple with a solid Craig Cooper run, leads to Miami’s 1st TD of the game. Miami adds a long Matt Bosher FG just before half as well.

On D: We get our 1st Tyrod Taylor sighting. With Glennon unable to put together a passing attack and Evans getting some decent yards on the ground, Beamer decides to pull the trigger and see if the thread of TT on the ground will open up some passing lanes and get that game moving. The move has its pluses and minuses. Miami is able to make adjust like they have in the last few weeks and Evans yards start getting harder and harder to come by. TT isn’t able to open up the passing game but his speed does help against the Miami blitzes and he is able to get good yards on the ground. This leads to a VT FG. However, one positive is a late half fumble cause by Romeo Davis then leads to Miami’s FG just before half.

Halftime: Miami- 13 Virginia Tech- 10

3rd Quarter:

On O: Jacory starts in the 3rd Quarter but Marve does get in for a few series throughout the quarter as well. It’s an up and down quarter for Miami. Patrick Nix play calling gets extremely conservative and Miami gets put in tons of 3rd and long and doesn’t manage much offense. Jacory is able to complete some passes to Shields and Aldarius but too many quick outs, off tackle runs and bubble screens that are getting pounced all over by Macho Harris. Add into the OL’s 1st struggles against Worilds and a sack of Jacory Harris and there are signs of trouble. The offense stalls until late in the 3rd when Marve is able to break off a nice QB draw and also finds LaRon Bryd on a rare crossing route that goes for nice yardage, Cooper is also able to break a nice run and get Miami’s 2nd TD of the game. Marve however, throws a bad interception on the next possession after his scoring drive and does not see the field for the rest of the game as Jacory finishes off the 3rd and 4th quarters.

On D: The Hokies throw Tyrod Taylor back out into the game things are up and down still. Bill Young has made adjustments and Evans is suddenly not finding much room at all to run with and Tyrod is not able to break off any runs either. However, he is able to improvise against Miami blitzes that are not as effect as early in the game and he finds some passing lanes. He is able to effectively move the chains thru the air for a score and with help from a turnover he is able to lead VT into Miami territory for a pair of VT FGs.

End of 3rd Quarter: Miami- 20 Virginia Tech- 16

4th Quarter:

On O: Jacory plays from here on out and does a nice job. The off tackle runs and now turning to runs up the gut that are getting some yards late in the game. Benjamin is finally able to get lose and makes a huge 30+ yard catch and Jacory is even able to make some runs of his own. The OL is starting to really struggle now tho and the lack of depth is leading to fatigue late in the game. There’s a few drive killing false starts and a couple of sacks. Overall though, Miami is able to protect the ball and move it enough to get 2 FGs and try to hold on to their slim lead.

On D: Miami is clamping down and looks like they are on their way to winning the game. Evans isn’t getting much push and TT isn’t getting much done through the air. But Beamer throw out a prayer late in the game and switches back to Sean Glennon who is finding plenty of time in the pocket and completing passes all over the field. This opens up some lanes for Evans who takes advantage and punches it in for a TD. VT is closing the gap and with 3:20 left in the game he starts driving. Glennon is completing passes and Evans is running on Miami. The get down into Miami territory with under a minute left. This is where the crowd comes into play leading to some confusion by VT as well as some penalties. VT is very close to getting into FG range to send the game into OT when Allen Bailey comes off the edge and finally nabs Glennon for a huge sack that send them back and seals the win for Miami.

Final Score: Miami- 26 Virginia Tech- 23


Players of the game for Miami: Allen Bailey, Romeo Davis, Theron Collier
Players of the game for Virginia Tech: Macho Harris, Darren Evans, Jarrett Boykin

After all that, you can see my prediction is a fairly reasonable scoring slug fest with a lot of back and forth and a late 4th quarter ending, much like other Miami-VT games of the past. We all know this isn’t going to play out exactly as I’ve laid it out but we can all agree that it won’t matter as long as we leave the stadium chanting, “We got some Canes over here!!”