There were encouraging signs, and not so encouraging signs, at the scrimmage on Saturday. But that’s usually the case in scrimmages like this. If one part of the team plays well, then the unit they are going up against makes you worry. There will be no way of knowing what this team is capable of doing until they play a real team.
Special teams appears to be enormously improved. After the blocked kicks last weekend, Eddie Royal returned the opening kickoff of Saturday’s scrimmage for a touchdown. Macho Harris had an impressive punt return. And in my opinion, Brandon Pace and Nic Schmitt are the best kicking combo in the country. Beamer knows the offense may struggle to score this year, so the Hokies are going to need special teams to score again.