5 Takeaways from Virginia Tech’s 24-21 Win Over Duke

It wasn’t pretty, it wasn’t easy, but the Virginia Tech Hokies survived a trip to Duke last Saturday to improve to 7-2 (5-1, ACC) on the season. The game got interesting late when the Blue Devils were driving for a potentially game-winning drive, but the defense held and preserved a tough, hard-fought victory.

With the win, the Hokies must defeat Georgia Tech this weekend and Virginia in the regular-season finale to get back to the ACC championship game for the first time since 2011.

The game wasn’t pretty; however, Tech’s rushing attack showed up to the tune of 207 yards and two scores. Interestingly enough, the Hokies ran the football 52 times versus 27 passing attempts. Entering the game,…