Virginia Tech Hokies 2024: 6-7 record, 30th in SP+ (+10.0 adjusted points per game) 2025: 3-9, 106th (-10.1) 2026 projection (as of March): 7.3 average wins, 33rd (+9.1) From the ACC preview: "[James Franklin's] going to be reliant on a mix of transfers and holdovers from a team that underachieved quite a bit in Brent Pry's final season in charge. [...] There's a chance it takes Franklin & Co. a little while to get things aligned, and maybe this ends up being a year for getting the young blue-chippers' feet wet. But with a manageable schedule and semi-proven QB in [Ethan] Grunkemeyer, there's potential for at least seven or eight wins." More low-hanging fruit. After a 2024 season loaded with both promise and close losses, Tech collapsed last fall with two new coordinators and almost an entire transfer class failing to deliver what was required. The Hokies' No. 106 SP+ ranking was their worst in 52 years, so of course they're likely to improve. But their SP+ projection -- 33rd with a good chance at seven or eight wins -- is aggressive. There's a natural progression-toward-the-mean factor baked in there, and by my count Franklin added 16 former blue-chippers (freshmen and transfers) and around seven FBS starters. The floor is quite a bit higher than it was 12 months ago.