After defeating the Texas Tech Red Raiders 31-10 in Lubbock, the Virginia Tech Hokies won their home opener against the Texas A&M Aggies 24-14. The 1st quarter was scoreless, and the Hokies scored the first points of the game in the 2nd quarter with a field goal. The Aggies answered with a touchdown near the end of the half. VT punted on their next possession but it was fumbled by Kerry Franks and returned for a touchdown to put the Hokies up 10-7 at the half. Stephen McGee threw an interception in the early minutes of the 3rd quarter, setting up 1st and goal for the Hokies, who easily punched it in and took a 17-7 lead. McGee lead the Aggies to the redzone but fumbled just before going out of bounds. After taking over, Hokie QB Tyrod Taylor beamed a 76 pass to Eddie Royal for another Virginia Tech TD, and a commanding 24-7 lead. On the Aggies' next possession, McGee beamed a pass to Mike Goodson near the sidelines. Goodson eluded defenders on his way to a 67 yard touchdown to make it 24-14. The Hokies chewed up clock with their running game, including their dual-threat QB. Aggies couldn't manage to find an offensive rhythm against the quick Hokie defense. The Aggies dropped to 1-1 while the Hokies improved to 2-0. McGee was 12 of 31 for 263 yards, 2 TDs, and 2 INTs with 22 yards and a fumble on the ground. Mike Goodson had 53 rush yards, with 2 receptions for 103 yards and a TD, while TE Joey Thomas had 5 catches for 101 yards. The Aggies return to Kyle Field to face the Iowa Hawkeyes.
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