The Hokies held their second open scrimmage of preseason practice on Saturday in Lane Stadium, and a big crowd was on hand. They saw a scrimmage that was mostly controlled by the defense, thanks in part to a running back corps that is depleted with injuries at the moment. The Tech coaching staff also named Ju-Ju Clayton as the #2 quarterback, and announced plans to redshirt Logan Thomas.

Josh Oglesby and David Wilson did not practice in the scrimmage, though both are expected to be practicing on Monday. Wilson, as usual, was stuck on the hip of running backs coach Billy Hite for most of the scrimmage. The easiest way to endear yourself to a coach is to show a willingness to learn, and Wilson is certainly doing that.

Ryan Williams had a solid scrimmage, though he exited late with an ankle injury. He had his shoe off after the scrimmage and an ice bag on his foot. The good news is that it appeared to be a lower ankle or foot injury, not the dreaded high ankle sprain. Sources tell us that the injury is not serious.

True freshman Tony Gregory and walk-on Zac Evans got the majority of the work at tailback. With such a depleted backfield, Gregory even got a lot of reps with the #1 offense. He scored on a 15 yard touchdown run off the right side, beating Kam Chancellor to the corner.

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