Virginia Tech takes unbeaten start into ACC opener at Boston College

Virginia Tech can reach 4–0 for the first time since 2017 when it visits Boston College on Saturday, September 26. Kickoff at Alumni Stadium is noon Eastern on ACC Network, with the game opening the Hokies’ conference schedule.

James Franklin’s team arrives after beating Maryland 35–26 on the road. Saturday tests whether Tech can follow that result with another away victory while moving into ACC competition.

One matchup to watch is the Hokies’ offense against an Eagles defense that, according to Tech’s September 21 preview, has allowed 331 yards per game this season. The second is Tech’s defensive response after allowing Maryland 26 points: converting a lead into control matters again away from Blacksburg.

The stakes are concrete even this early. An unbeaten September and an opening conference win are both available, but the Maryland result supplies context rather than a guarantee of what follows in Chestnut Hill.

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