Virginia Tech handily beat Marshall last night 47 to 21 by racking up 392 rushing yards. Marshall's offense, which is largely centered around their 6' 6" Heisman hopeful QB, Leftwich, was no match for the swarming Hokie D. Even though 14 of the Thundering Herd's 21 points came toward the end of the fourth quarter, when VT had substitutions in the game, Leftwich still looked quite impressive. He composed several marches down the field, but two of them failed to score after getting into the red zone. He is accurate and strong, and a big guy to have under center. I'm sure he will at least gets an invitation to the Downtown Athletic Club.

If #9 VT has any BCS hopes this year, they need to do something about the passing game. Randall is a good mobile QB, but he has a wild arm. His decision making is improving, but several passes were overthrown, or over powered. On a two point conversion he threw a bullet into the end zone so hard it looked like it bounced 20 yards into the air, and the receiver had to duck for cover rather than go for the ball.

Regardless of their performance VT has an improved schedule. Frequently criticized for a soft non conference schedule, the Hokies are playing three top 25 teams. After warming up with ASU, the Hokies beat then #14 LSU, who won the SEC championship last year, and stunned Illinois in the Sugar Bowl. This week they beat #17 Marshall, and next week they face #21 Texas A&M. Their conference games include Pitt, who looked tough against Texas A&M, a road game to Syracuse, and a road game to #1 ranked Miami. All this is part of their 13 game season, that happens to also be the longest season they have ever played.