Game Preview: Pitt, Virginia Tech meet in class of ACC Football unbeatens

Undefeated Pitt travels to undefeated Virginia Tech on Friday for a 7 p.m. ET ACC Football showdown on ESPN.

Both teams enter the matchup at 4-0, making the ACC clash one of only two games nationally in Week 5 featuring a pair of undefeated FBS teams.

Pitt at Virginia Tech | 7 p.m. ET

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Series: Virginia Tech leads series, 12-11

Last meeting: Virginia Tech, 38-21 (2023)

TV: ESPN

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Game Notes

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• Both teams have been disruptive defensively. Pitt ranks No. 3 nationally in scoring defense at 8.5 points per game, while Virginia Tech leads the nation with 11.3 tackles-for-loss per game and ranks third with 4.25 sacks per contest.
• Pitt has outscored its first four opponents 157-34 (+123), holding every opponent to 14 points or fewer this season. The Panthers have yet to surrender a point in either the first or third quarter this season.
• Pitt ranks second in the ACC in total defense (244.5 ypg) and allows just 53.3 rushing yards per game. The Panthers are coming off a 59-0 shutout of Bucknell in which they surrendered only 136 total yards.
• QB Mason Heintschel threw for 403 yards and six touchdowns last week, becoming the first quarterback in ACC history with multiple six-TD passing games in the same season. He has 1,191 passing yards and 13 touchdowns through four games.
• Virginia Tech has opened 4-0 for the first time in nine years, highlighted by Power Four road victories at Maryland and Boston College. The Hokies are one of only five teams nationally with multiple Power Four road wins.
• Virginia Tech enters Friday averaging 43.3 points and 463 yards per game, ranking second in the ACC in scoring offense.
• QB Ethan Grunkemeyer has thrown for 1,012 yards and eight touchdowns while completing 74.3 percent of his passes.
• RB Jeffrey Overton Jr. rushed for 209 yards at Boston College, including a 76-yard go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter. He has 409 rushing yards at 6.8 yards per carry this season and was named ACC Running Back of the Week following the performance.