It was fairly boring, bland and vanilla, but Virginia Tech beat Wofford 27-7 on Saturday. To be sure, the Hokies lack offensive firepower, especially with Keshawn King out, but the Hokies have played worse games against FCS teams.

Last season, Tech held a slim 14-10 lead against Richmond more than halfway through the third quarter before winning 21-10, and nobody really ever felt comfortable. In 2019, Furman led Tech 14-3 in the third quarter before the Hokies rallied to win 24-17. That one had no business being that close.

The Hokies didn’t exactly blow Wofford’s doors off, but the game was also never in doubt. As I said last week, it didn’t matter whether the Hokies won this one by 30 or 60. This one was about getting better and giving the team a better chance to beat West Virginia on Thursday.

Did the Hokies accomplish that? We won’t know until about 11 p.m. on Thursday night. I think they took a step forward in some ways, but showed some of the same weaknesses that they showed in the first two games. I didn’t expect to have any questions answered this past weekend, but I expect we’ll get some answers on Thursday night.

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