I believe that Virginia Tech head coach Brent Pry summed up my feelings, and the feelings of most of the fanbase, with his very simple postgame comment…

“Finally! Right?”

Yes, the Hokies finally won a football game after losing seven in a row. I thought Virginia Tech had a chance to win this one, and I said so in the game preview, though I picked Liberty because the Flames have been pretty clutch in the fourth quarter this year and the Hokies haven’t. I thought it would be decided in the fourth quarter, so I went with the trends. I’m happy to be wrong.

Both teams made mistakes, but they mostly canceled each other out. Tech allowed a kickoff return for a touchdown and a safety, but Liberty had two critical turnovers. Penalties were basically even (4 for 44 yards for Tech, 4 for 27 yards for Liberty) while both teams converted exactly 33.3% of their third down conversions.

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