It's that simple. Many were shocked when Tech defensive guru Bud Foster turned down an offer to become coordinator at Florida last January. Well, maybe Foster did his homework. In its first two games, a Florida defense with 10 new starters has been riddled for 53 points and 865 total yards, including 784 passing yards. It will be interesting to see how many yards defending national champion Tennessee hangs on new Florida coordinator Jon Hoke's Gators' defense this Saturday.
Tech has a shot at leading the Big East in average home attendance for the first time ever.
Entering this weekend's games, the Hokies own two of the league's three home sellouts thus far. The only other league school to attract a sellout crowd is Rutgers, which drew 41,511 for Texas last Saturday. The oldest player on Tech's roster is offensive guard Daniel Nihipali, who turned 24 last July 23. Nihipali, whose college career was waylaid by a two-year Mormon mission, is far from being the Big East's senior citizen. That distinction belongs to Pittsburgh wide receiver Kenny Ketchen, who turned 27 on Aug. 8.