The Tar Heels spoiled Frank Beamer’s final home game in Blacksburg last season, staving off a late comeback attempt by the Hokies. For the majority of the game, Virginia Tech looked inferior to the ACC Coastal Division runner-up, until two costly fumbles allowed the game to go to overtime which ended with a Marquise Williams to Quentin Davis touchdown.
Last year is history, however. The fighting gobblers enter the season with a new coach, a new quarterback, and a new system. If the Hokies indeed see themselves as division crown contenders, this will be a game they circle on the schedule.