TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Coming off its bye week, Virginia Tech dropped a road game at Florida State, 34-14. Epitomizing the Hokies’ season, what was a promising start led to a disappointing finish. Florida State held Virginia Tech scoreless in the first and third quarters.
The Seminoles were stout behind wide receiver Duce Robinson who had 134 yards on six catches and one touchdown. As a team, FSU tallied 218 yards.
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The Hokies were also effective on the ground, getting 101 yards from Marcellous Hawkins but it wasn’t long before they had to abandon the run game. Kyron Drones was held to 10 completions for 125 yards and one touchdown.
With the loss, Virginia Tech falls to 3-7 this season, 2-3 ACC record. The Hokies will try to bounce back at home Saturday, November 22 when they host Miami.
HALFTIME UPDATE:
It’s halftime in Tallahassee where the Virginia Tech Hokies trail the Florida State Seminoles 10-7.
After a scoreless first quarter, both teams are settling in offensively. Virginia Tech has found success running the ball thus far, averaging 6 yards per carry. Macellous Hawkins leading the charge with 53 yards on 5 carries.
Kyron Drones scored Tech’s only touchdown of the half by way of a 4 yard rush. On the other side Tommy Castellanos has thrown for jut over 100 yards thus far, including a 50 yard touchdown dart to Duce Robinson.