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Stadium: Lane Stadium
Billed as the toughest place in college football for opponents to play by Rivals.com, the Hokies play on not only one of the best playing surfaces in the nation, but with the new south end zone and west side additions, the Hokies compete in one of the best stadiums in the nation. Now entering its 42nd season as an arena of collegiate football competition, Lane Stadium/Worsham Field has gone through numerous changes, renovations and additions. But through it all, it has always been regarded as one of the finest places to watch - and toughest places for opponents to play - a college football game.
Seating Chart:
Lane Stadium Seating Chart
Team Schedule:
Sep 1 East Carolina 12:00pm
Sep 8 @LSU 9:15pm
Sep 15 Ohio 1:30pm
Sep 22 William & Mary TBA
Sep 29 North Carolina TBA
Oct 6 @Clemson TBA
Oct 13 @Duke TBA
Oct 25 Boston College 7:30pm
Nov 1 @Georgia Tech 7:30pm
Nov 10 Florida St. TBA
Nov 17 Miami (Fla.) TBA
Nov 24 @Virginia TBA
Season Preview:
The collapse in the second half of the Chick-fil-A Bowl loss to Georgia may have raised some questions about the Hokies, but they still will go into 2007 as the Coastal Division favorite. With 16 starters returning, they look to make it back to the ACC championship game for the second time in three years. They get Miami and Florida State at home but must go to Georgia Tech and Virginia. They are at LSU on Sept. 8 for a key non-conference game. Junior QB Sean Glennon, who started all of 2006 but finished the year with a shaky performance in the bowl loss, re-established his position in the spring. Junior TB Branden Ore gives the Hokies one of the league's top rushers (1,137 yards in 2006), and the receiving corps headed by senior Eddie Royal is one of the ACC's best all-around groups. As usual, defense looks to be the Hokies' strength. Senior LBs Vince Hall and Xavier Adibi are big-play guys, and junior CB Brandon Flowers is one of the league's best in the secondary. There are a couple of holes to fill, including one at linebacker and one in the secondary, but there should be little drop-off from the performance of a year ago when the Hokies led the country in total defense. Both PK Brandon Pace and P Nic Schmitt must be replaced. Seniors Jared Develli, who handled most of the kickoffs the last three years, and Jared Dunlevy, who once had a 51-yard field goal in a junior varsity game, are the contenders for Pace's job. Sophomore Brent Bowden is the leader to replace Schmitt. Royal gives the Hokies a breakaway threat in the return game on both kickoffs and punts.
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