Justin Fuente has stressed that running the football is very important for Virginia Tech. According to Fuente, the Hokies "throw to score, and run to win." Last year Tech threw for a lot of yards and a lot of touchdowns, but they were also able to run the ball effectively and run critical time off the clock in wins over Pitt, Notre Dame and Duke late in the season. Without an effective running game, the Hokies could have lost any of those games.