The football team at Virginia Tech is preparing for what could be the most demanding schedule in its illustrious past. Fans, analysts, and national pundits have all referred to the Hokies’ 2025 schedule, which was announced earlier this year, as a “gauntlet” with good reason. With a hard schedule that could define the tenacity and comeback of Hokie football, Brent Pry’s team will face tough non-conference games and an unparalleled Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) lineup.
On August 31, the Hokies play South Carolina in the Aflac Kickoff Game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, and the season begins with fireworks. In addition to the national attention, the game has historic significance for both teams because it will pit the Gamecocks’ head coach Shane Beamer against the program his father turned into a national contender. Shane Beamer is the son of famous Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer.
The difficulty doesn’t end there. On September 6, Virginia Tech will visit Vanderbilt, a team that defeated the Hokies in the 2024 season opener, at Lane Stadium. The veterans of Virginia Tech will be motivated to exact retribution in this rematch, which will serve as a crucial preliminary litmus test. A deceptively difficult non-conference stretch will be completed by two in-state opponents, Old Dominion (September 13) and FCS rival Wofford (September 20).
Then the real ACC gauntlet starts. On September 27, Virginia Tech will travel to play NC State, a team with a strong defense and an enthusiastic home crowd. Back-to-back matches against Wake Forest and Georgia Tech, two teams that have displayed unpredictable play in recent seasons, come next.
The middle of the season is just as difficult. After playing a rare Thursday or Friday night game against California, the Hokies will face Louisville, a new ACC force under head coach Jeff Brohm. After a pivotal bye week, Virginia Tech travels to Tallahassee, Florida State, for its most challenging conference game on November 15.
The regular-season finale against longstanding rival Virginia in Charlottesville on November 29 is a Commonwealth Clash with postseason chances likely hanging in the balance. Miami then visits Lane Stadium on November 22 in a match that always has Coastal Division significance.
Eleven FBS opponents from Power Five conferences and no back-to-back games against unranked or Group of Five teams are part of this unprecedented scheduling challenge. It requires depth, physical toughness, and week-to-week performance—qualities that head coach Brent Pry has sought to inculcate since coming to Blacksburg.
At ACC Media Days, Pry stated, “We wouldn’t want it any other way, and this schedule will test everything we’ve built.” “If you want to be elite, you have to go through the fire.”
There is no doubt that the Hokies will not only gain national acclaim but also create college football history if they can successfully traverse this 2025 schedule.
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