Coming into this game, we didn't know which game was representative of how
the Virginia Tech offense would operate under Tryod Taylor: the Ohio game (473
total yards, 287 passing by Taylor) or William & Mary (287 total yards, 72
passing by Taylor). This game indicated that the struggles of the Tech offense
will continue, and even games against 19-point underdogs will turn out to be
dogfights.
The Hokies won this game 17-10, and to be honest, I didn't feel threatened by
the Tar Heels down the stretch. It got a little dicey in the third quarter, when
the Heels started to get some traction and penetrated Tech's ten-yard line with
the Hokies holding a slim 10-3 lead, but North Carolina did what young teams do
on the road: they coughed up a big turnover when true freshman Ryan Houston
fumbled into the Tech end zone.