Tech pulled out a comfortable 20-point win at Marshall yesterday, and the outcome was never in doubt. Still, things aren’t operating as crisply as we would like, and Tech has just one week of practice to get things right before undefeated Clemson rolls to Blacksburg sky high off two wins over Auburn and Florida State.

You can nitpick and find plenty of things wrong with Virginia Tech, just like you can do with most teams. However, the two problems that stand out to me are special teams and the inability to convert scoring opportunities into points. If those things aren’t corrected, Virginia Tech will drop a game or two, no question.

Special Teams Not So Special

If you’ve followed Virginia Tech football long enough, you already know the first joke Frank Beamer will make on tomorrow night’s Tech Talk Live …

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