For the first time in Virginia Tech football history (to our knowledge), Virginia Tech is asking fans to wear orange and maroon in alternating sections of Lane Stadium for Saturday night's game against Notre Dame. They're calling it the "Hokie Effect" game -- alternatively "Stripe Lane."

Virginia Tech fans are used to White Effect, Orange Effect, and Maroon Effect games, but this is a new concept. It's easy, as long as you have a guide. Here's the color guide produced by Virginia Tech for the game.

Hokie Effect chart
Here's the color chart for Saturday's "Hokie Effect" (Stripe Lane) game against Notre Dame (graphic via hokiesports.com)

It's pretty easy, folks -- look at the section number on your ticket, reference it to the chart above, and you're ready to go.

The Hokies and Fighting Irish are set to kick off at 8 PM Saturday, October 6 in Lane Stadium, and the game will be televised on ABC. It's Notre Dame's first-ever visit to Blacksburg.

For all our coverage of the game thus far, and as we add new content, see this link. We will post our roster cards later today at this link, and we'll have our game preview tomorrow (Thursday).