Virginia Tech, Bhayshul Tuten
Virginia Tech running back Bhayshul Tuten had a great game despite his lack of yardage. (Ivan Morozov)

I hyped most of the transfers pretty hard in my scouting reports, and against ODU all my top guys showed why I thought they’d be such big improvements over what we saw last year. Ali Jennings was all over the place. I mean, he turned a “now” screen—a covered now screen—into a touchdown. I don’t think Tech was capable of that last year. Jaylin Lane was nifty, Felton looked like a matchup problem outside, Antwaun Powell-Ryland was harassing the quarterback all night, and Tuten showed the blend of power and agility that gave a good Duke defense fits last year.