No. 20 Virginia Tech Pulls Past Georgia Tech, 28-21

The Virginia Tech Hokies have now won seven straight games for the first time since 2005, something not many people expected to see after the Hokies lost the first two games of the season to Boise State and James Madison. Virginia Tech still has a solid lead in the ACC Coastal Division, but Georgia Tech didn’t make it easy.

The Yellow Jackets stormed out to a quick 14-0 lead thanks to two Josh Nesbitt touchdown runs, one covering 71 yards. The Hokies were able to get within one score before the half after a Ryan Williams 4 yard rush. Georgia Tech went into the locker room with a seven point lead, but they lost their leader for the rest of the game when Josh Nesbitt broke his arm after throwing an interception late in the second quarter.

SB Nation’s From the Rumble Seat treks north for Georgia Tech’s Thursday night date with No. 20 Virginia Tech, and maintains that all may not be lost when the Jackets stare down the ACC Coastal division leaders in Blacksburg:

This is, you’ll recall, the same Virginia Tech team that lost to James Madison. Absolutely anything is possible.

SB Nation’s Gobbler Country examines what ACC-mates UNC and Clemson went through trying to shut down Georgia Tech’s offense, in anticipation of tonight’s Hokies-Jackets tilt: