Let’s talk a little bit more about Virginia Tech’s turnovers. Here are the year-by-year turnover rate rankings for all Hokie teams of the past 10 seasons, per Ken Pomeroy, under both Mike Young and Buzz Williams:

Season	TO Rate Rank	Coach
2023-24	242	Young
2022-23	12	Young
2021-22	86	Young
2020-21	84	Young
2019-20	4	Young
2018-19	100	Buzz
2017-18	75	Buzz
2016-17	78	Buzz
2015-16	172	Buzz
2014-15	106	Buzz

Williams’ best team in terms of turnover rate ranked only No. 75 nationally, but none of his teams ranked below No. 172. Meanwhile, Young’s tenure has featured the three big outliers. As of Monday afternoon when these numbers were run, his current team ranks No. 242 in turnover rate, which is by far the worst of all Hokie teams of the past 10 years. In fact, it’s only the second time since Tech joined the ACC that it ranked below 200; the other team was James Johnson’s 2013-14 bunch.

Meanwhile, his very first team in Blacksburg ranked No. 4 nationally, which is how it was able to keep its head above water that year despite playing so many freshmen and having an undersized center. Last year’s team was also an excellent No. 12 nationally in turnover rate.

So, why the dropoff from one year to the next? Some would point to the loss of Justyn Mutts in comparison to his replacements (Robbie Beran and Mekhi Long), except that doesn’t make sense, because Mutts had a turnover problem himself at times. Here’s his 2022-23 turnover rate compared to Beran and Long this year:

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