Third downs have been a hot topic this season. This article goes into great detail about what the Hokies have and haven’t done on third down. Some of the numbers might surprise you.

Hokies face third and long too often

Virginia Tech has faced third down 105 times this season (HokieSports.com says 104, but I ran the numbers over and over and kept coming up with 105, so we’ll go with that number. Either way, the points of the article will remain the same.) They have faced third and long, or third and super long, way too often.

We’ll define third and short as 1-3 yards to go, third and medium as 4-6 yards to go, and third and long as 7+ yards to go. Here’s how the percentages break out…

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