It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.
Last September -- a year ago yesterday, to be exact -- marked the greatest moment of Virginia Tech’s season with a victory over then eighth-ranked Ohio State. The 35-21 win in Columbus was seen as a resurgence of a program that had fallen mightily since its almost-national title run following the 1999 season. But things would go downhill very, very quickly for the Hokies, who would drop their next two games and ultimately finish the season with a mediocre 7-6 record.
But the situation was quite the opposite for the Buckeyes, who had struggled week one versus Navy, and were then faced with the severe blow of defeat in just the second week of the season.