2013 Toughest Games: Part 2

While the bottom half of Tech’s 2013 schedule doesn’t look too intimidating, the top half looks quite imposing once you do the research.  Pitt, Georgia Tech, UNC and Miami all return a lot of starters from last season, and three of those teams soundly beat the Hokies in 2012.

#6 – at Boston College

Virginia Tech outclasses Boston College as a football program in almost every way.  They have better fans, a better home field advantage, better facilities, better players, and better coaches.  Yet every time the Hokies take a trip to Chestnut Hill, they find themselves in a battle.

Steve Addazio takes over as BC’s new head coach in 2013.  He served as Temple’s head coach for the last two seasons, and before that he was the offensive coordinator at Florida.  Whether he’ll be able to clean up the mess that Frank Spaziani left remains to be seen.  He’ll have a veteran quarterback in Chase Rettig, and the Eagles also return most of their starters from a year ago.

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