Hokies Practice Report: Grunkemeyer, Heintschel In QB Spotlight

Hokies Practice Report: Grunkemeyer, Heintschel In QB Spotlight On Friday

Andy Bitter

Senior Staff Writer

September 30, 2026 3

Hokies QB Ethan Grunkemeyer had his least accurate passing day at Boston College, but there was a lot of rain and wind. (Ivan Morozov)

Some of Ethan Grunkemeyer’s clothes were still wet when the Hokies arrived back in Blacksburg at night on Saturday, a reminder of the awful conditions Virginia Tech had to endure while surviving a 21-14 win over Boston College a few hours earlier.

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3 Comments

George Baylor September 30, 2026 at 6:11 PM

Our DBs and Safties have to break-up some passes, or we are in for a long night. Our "back end" has not looked good so far, but with the passing attack of PITT, now is the time to "come alive." Make the bookies correct, but I have predicted an L since summer. Happy to be 100% wrong.
middletennhokie September 30, 2026 at 4:55 PM

Just hope we can contain the Pitt QB better than we did at BC. If not, it's going to be a long night (in front of a national audience). No pressure Brent.
icelus September 30, 2026 at 2:23 PM

Hey Andy, I believe the score was 6:7 when Hawkins fumbled, not 6:14.

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