Kickoff times for five Virginia Tech football games were announced on Thursday afternoon.
The Hokies will open the season in Nashville, Tenn., on Aug. 31 at Vanderbilt at noon ET on ESPN (11 a.m. CT). It'll be their first time on the main ESPN channel for a Saturday game during the regular season since Nov. 14, 2020, vs. Miami. It's the first meeting with the Commodores since Nov. 4, 1989. The last time the program was in Tennessee's capital, it beat Alabama 38-7 in the 1998 Music City Bowl.
Tech will host Marshall the following Saturday (Sept. 7) at 4:30 p.m. ET on the CW with a chance to get revenge for last season's loss in Huntington, W.Va. It's a perfect 7-0 at home against the Thundering Herd. Tech's most recent victory in the series came six years ago on Dec. 1, 2018, a 41-20 win that kept the bowl streak alive.
A Sept. 14 trip to Norfolk is on the docket for the Hokies. That game against Old Dominion will feature a 6 p.m. ET kickoff on ESPN+. They beat the Monarchs 36-17 in the 2023 season opener. However, both of their previous trips to ODU ended in defeats, including the first game of the Brent Pry era in 2022.
Kickoff times for weeknight games were announced, too. Virginia Tech will face Miami at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN on Friday, Sept. 27, in South Florida, the fifth week of the season. The Hokies will have the same time and television designation for their home game vs. Boston College on Thursday, Oct. 17, in Lane Stadium.
Here's a look at the updated schedule with kickoff times and TV assignments:
| DATE | OPPONENT | TIME, TV |
| Apr. 13 |  Maroon 21, Orange 14
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3:00 PM Game Highlights |
| Aug. 31 Loss (A) |  Vanderbilt 34, VT 27 (OT) 
Record: 0-1 (0-0 ACC)
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Noon ET, ESPN |
| Sept. 7 WIN (H) | VT 31, Marshall 14 
Record: 1-1 (0-0 ACC)
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4:30 p.m. ET, CW |
| Sept. 14 WIN (A) | VT 37, ODU 17 
Record: 2-1 (0-0 ACC)
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6 p.m. ET, ESPN+ |
| Sept. 21 Loss (H) |  Rutgers 26, VT 23
Record: 2-2 (0-0 ACC)
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3:30 p.m. ET, ACCN |
| Sept. 27 (Fri.) Loss (A) |  No. 7 Miami 38, VT 34
Record: 2-3 (0-1 ACC)
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7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN |
| Oct. 5 WIN (A) | VT 31, Stanford 7 
Record: 3-3 (1-1 ACC)
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3:30 p.m. ET, ACCN |
| Oct. 12 | ||
| Oct. 17 (Thu.) WIN (H) | VT 42, BC 21 
Record: 4-3 (2-1 ACC)
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7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN |
| Oct. 26 WIN (H) | VT 21, GT 6 
Record: 5-3 (3-1 ACC)
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Noon ET, ACCN |
| Nov. 2 Loss (A) |  Syracuse 38, VT 31 (OT)
Record: 5-4 (3-2 ACC)
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Noon ET, CW |
| Nov. 9 Loss (H) |  No. 23 Clemson 24, VT 14
Record: 5-5 (3-3 ACC)
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3:30 p.m. ET, ESPN |
| Nov. 16 | ||
| Nov. 23 Loss (A) |  Duke 31, VT 28
Record: 5-6 (3-4 ACC)
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8 p.m. ET, ACCN |
| Nov. 30 WIN (H) | VT 37, UVa 17 
Record: 6-6 (4-4 ACC)
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8 p.m. ET, ACCN |
| Jan. 3 Loss (A) |  Minnesota 24, VT 10
Record: 6-7 (4-4 ACC)
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7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN |