ABOVE: Mendenhall’s Retreat from Blacksburg, or, “But coach, we broke the paver?”

Let’s look at the sequence that led to Tech knotting the game at 31. The Hokies are back on their own 11 after a huge pick by UVA’s Charles Snowden. The game is on the line—or maybe already over.

1^st and 10, VT 11

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