Virginia Tech held onto the Black Diamond Trophy for the 14th year in a row, but what did we win from their win over West Virginia football?
The Virginia Tech Hokies pulled out a victory to open the season over bitter rival West Virginia Mountaineers. The game was full of big plays as both teams debuted new starting quarterbacks for the first time.
Mountaineers quarterback Will Grier turned things up a notch in the second half as did Virginia Tech quarterback Josh Jackson. Both were able to make big plays with their legs and arm to put their team’s in position to win.
Both teams also had some strong defensive performances as both defenses made big plays in key moments to put their team in perfect position to win. There were a few “tantrums” that drew unsportsmanlike conduct penalties by both coaches, but such is life.
In the end, the Virginia Tech Hokies got the victory behind the legs of Josh Jackson. Their defense was a bit sluggish in the passing game but they did enough to hold off West Virginia in the end.
The Hokies keep the Black Diamond Trophy in Blacksburg another season after holding it the past 12 seasons. They’ll face West Virginia again in the 2021 to defend it again.
In what was an exciting back and forth game, we learned a lot. Here are three things we learned from the game.