The Hokies head to Jacksonville to make their 13th consecutive bowl appearance against the Louisville Cardinals. Tech
will be looking for their second Gator Bowl victory in five visits to the event. It’s a venue very familiar to the
Hokies, returning to Jacksonville’s Alltel Stadium less than a month after a disappointing loss to FSU in the ACC
Championship Game.

The outcome of this game could be determined by emotion. The Hokies were looking to be in the Orange Bowl in a
matchup against Joe Paterno and Penn State. Instead, with the FSU loss still lingering in their minds, they head to a
non-BCS bowl to face an inspired and highly motivated opponent from the Big East.

While emotion may be the difference in the game, let’s leave it that and take a look at some of the other factors
that will be key in this matchup.

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