Virginia Tech visits Clemson on Saturday night with both teams coming off wins

The Virginia Tech Hokies (5-2, 2-2 in conference) travel to Memorial Stadium in Clemson, S.C., to face the Clemson Tigers (4-2, 2-1) on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. ET. The game is on ESPN.

How the Hokies got here

Virginia Tech enters off a 34-24 home win over Georgia Tech on Oct. 17, a 10-point margin. Before that, the Hokies lost 35-33 to Pittsburgh at home on Oct. 2 and 25-20 at California on Oct. 10. Earlier, they beat Maryland 35-26 on the road on Sept. 19 and Boston College 21-14 on the road on Sept. 26.

How the Tigers got here

Clemson beat Charleston Southern 37-0 at home on Oct. 17. Before that, the Tigers lost 41-13 to Miami at home on Oct. 3. They had won three straight before that loss: 22-7 over Georgia Southern, 28-20 over North Carolina and 24-10 at California on Sept. 25.

Hokies to watch

Quarterback Ethan Grunkemeyer has completed 167 of 229 passes for 1,984 yards, 15 touchdowns and two interceptions. Jeffrey Overton Jr. leads the ground game with 613 yards and four touchdowns on 103 carries. Que'Sean Brown has 46 catches for 616 yards and three scores. On defense, Aycen Stevens has a team-high eight sacks and Keon Wylie has 37 tackles.

Tigers to watch

Tait Reynolds has thrown for 943 yards, completing 100 of 154 passes with one touchdown and three interceptions. Gideon Davidson has 430 rushing yards and five touchdowns on 79 carries. Bryant Wesco Jr. leads the receivers with 29 catches for 340 yards. Will Heldt has four sacks and Corey Myrick leads the team with 44 tackles.