Catch up on coverage of Virginia Tech football before the Hokies host Georgia Tech

“As a D-line, we talk about it, that was not our best game. We expect more from us. We put out a bad showing,” defensive tackle Elhadj Fall said of the unit’s performance at Cal.

“It’s no egos in my room. Don’t get that twisted, they’re all very confident and they will reassure you that they can get the job down," wide receivers coach Fontel Mines said. "I think that’s the special part.”

The Hokies are piling up penalties and penalty yards at a rate Franklin isn’t accustomed to experiencing. They enter this week’s slate of games ranked 105th in penalties per game and 111th in penalty yards per game.

John Love's recent struggles highlight the issues Virginia Tech needs to address before Georgia Tech visits on Saturday. Solidifying the secondary and finding cohesion on the offensive line are other areas the Hokies hope to get set.

The initial results are that Danny Rocco’s message was received. Fifth-year players Elhadj Fall and Benji Gosnell both acknowledged that the team needed to hear what Rocco, a senior defensive analyst for offense, had to say after a second straight loss on the game’s final play.

The first matchup between James Franklin and Dabo Swinney will come under the lights at Memorial Stadium.

“We just got to execute. We got to pour into what we're doing, trust our training, and do our 1/11th. If that's every guy's mindset going out in the field and lining up, we'll be in a tremendous spot,” Ayden Greene said.

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