Takeaways from Virginia Tech Footballs 2022 schedule - VT hokiesportscom

While there is plenty of time until the Hokies' season opener at Old Dominion on Labor Day weekend, let's take a look at some of the early storylines to keep an eye on this fall.

1. Pry will meet a familiar foe in Week 1. When Pry takes the field for his first game as head coach of the Hokies, he'll see a familiar face across the field in Old Dominion head coach Ricky Rahne.

Rahne, in his third year in Norfolk, was previously part of Penn State's coaching staff alongside Pry from 2014-19. While Pry was the defensive coordinator for the Nittany Lions, Rahne served as Penn State's quarterbacks coach, tight ends coach and eventual offensive coordinator during his last two seasons in State College. The duo combined to win 57 games over their six years on PSU's staff together and remain close friends. Of course, those good vibes won't matter once the ball is kicked off this fall.

2. Tech's home schedule is front-loaded for the second year in a row. After playing six of its first seven games in Lane Stadium in 2021, the Hokies will play four of its first seven games in Blacksburg this fall, including three of their first four contests.

Hokie Nation will have to wait until Week 2 for Virginia Tech's home opener, an ACC cross-division game against Boston College on Saturday, Sept. 10. Wofford visits Blacksburg in Week 3 before Tech takes on West Virginia Thursday night, Sept. 22, concluding its three-game home stand. Following a pair of road games, the Hokies will return to Lane Stadium to face Miami (Fla.) in Week 7 on Saturday, Oct. 15.

Tech will play just two home games over the final six weeks of the season - against Georgia Tech on Saturday, Nov. 5, and against Virginia on Saturday, Nov. 26.

3. Thursday night football is back in Blacksburg. For the first time since 2018, Virginia Tech will host a Thursday game under the lights in Lane Stadium. The best part? Tech's opponent for this season's match-up is West Virginia as the Mountaineers will make their first trip to Blacksburg in 15 years.

The Hokies have a long history of playing games on Thursday nights, starting with its first-ever Thursday night contest back on Sept. 22, 1994. Their opponent? None other than West Virginia - a game that Tech won 34-6. Virginia Tech is 2-0 against WVU on Thursday nights and owns a 12-6 mark on Thursday nights in Lane Stadium, having won three of its last four.

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