The ACC Football weekend kicks off on Thursday night in Blacksburg with Virginia Tech hosting Boston College in prime time.
Virginia Tech is celebrating its 30th anniversary of playing Thursday night football with this week’s contest. The Hokies’ first Thursday night game was on Sept. 22, 1994, against West Virginia, a 34-6 victory over the Mountaineers.
Tech (3-3, 1-1 ACC) is a seven-point favorite over visiting BC (4-2, 1-1 ACC).
The game kicks off at 7:30 p.m. and will be broadcast on ESPN.
Game Notes: Virginia Tech
- Virginia Tech leads the all-time series 21-11 and holds a two-game winning streak over Boston College.
- The Hokies lead the ACC and rank 10th nationally in red zone defense this season, holding their opponents to scoring on just 69.2 percent of their red zone trips.
- Hokies’ running back Bhayshul Tuten leads the ACC in rushing touchdowns with nine, which ranks 10th nationally. Tuten is second in the ACC with 605 rushing yards and an average of 100.8 rushing yards per game. The senior has registered 707 all-purpose yards while scoring 10 touchdowns through six games this season and has scored at least one touchdown in eight straight games dating back to last season.
Game Notes: Boston College
- The Eagles boast the No. 1 scoring defense in the ACC, allowing just 17.2 points per game this season, which also ranks 20th nationally.
- Donovan Ezeiruaku leads the conference and ranks second in the FBS, averaging 1.50 sacks and 1.9 tackles-for-loss per game.
- In the five games that he has played this season, quarterback Thomas Castellanos has four multi-touchdown games, including a career-high four versus Duquesne back on Sept. 7. Castellanos has thrown 12 touchdown passes and rushed for one score this season after throwing for 15 touchdowns and rushing for 13 scores on the ground last year.
Broadcast Details
ESPN: Matt Barrie (play-by-play), Dan Mullen (analyst), Harry Lyles Jr. (sideline)
School Radio Feeds: Boston College / Virginia Tech
SiriusXM Radio: SiriusXM 106 / SiriusXM 193 / SiriusXM 371
SiriusXM App: SiriusXM 371 / SiriusXM 955
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