This series takes an early look at the teams on Virginia Tech’s 2026 schedule. It will run up to the ACC’s media days in mid-July.
VMI
• When: Saturday, Sept. 5, at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg (7:30 p.m. ET, ACC Network)
• Last year’s record: 1-11, 0-8 SoCon (9th)
• Coach: Ashley Ingram, first year (17-6 at Carson-Newman)
Last meeting
Virginia Tech’s second-to-last appearance in the Oyster Bowl, a long-running showcase game in the Hampton Roads region, was a 54-7 drubbing of VMI in Norfolk in 1984.