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Wilson, Thomas Help Tech Offense Put up Big Numbers by Chris Coleman, TechSideline.com, TSLMail #511, November 18, 2011 There are just two weeks remaining in college football season. Conference championships are still up for grabs, and Virginia Tech is in the thick of a battle for the ACC's Coastal Division. When you look at the numbers, it's easy to see why Tech is competing for another championship. Today we'll do things a little differently and compare ACC teams statistically in conference games only. Virginia Tech stacks up very well in most categories, which explains why they are one of the best teams in the league.
Tech does rank second or third in the ACC in every other category with the exception of scoring offense, where they rank just seventh. The Hokies have scored a touchdown in only 17 of their 33 trips to the redzone in ACC play, and that includes three turnovers. The rest of the numbers might be a little bit surprising. Despite last night's performance of just 340 yards of total offense, the Hokies are averaging 420.6 yards per game against ACC opponents. That ranks second in the league, behind only Clemson's high-powered offense. The Hokies are one of just three teams (Virginia being the third) to average over 400 yards per game against ACC competition.
Logan Thomas and David Wilson are big reasons why the Virginia Tech offense has been so successful. Wilson is averaging 132.3 yards per game on the ground against ACC opponents, which leads the league. The junior will be a First Team All-ACC player at the end of the season. Logan Thomas is #4 in the ACC in passing efficiency against conference opponents with a mark of 148.2. Thomas is actually ahead of Tajh Boyd in that category, but trails E.J. Manuel, Jacory Harris and Bryn Renner (narrowly). Thomas is also second in the league in total offense, averaging 263.1 yards per game. Consider that Tyrod Taylor only averaged 235.4 yards per game against ACC competition last year, and that really makes you appreciate what type of season Logan Thomas is having. Tajh Boyd is the clear choice for First Team All-ACC at the quarterback position, but with the way Logan Thomas has played over the last two weeks on national television, he could easily be Second Team All-ACC in his first season as Virginia Tech's starter.
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Virginia
Tech has extended a scholarship offer to Highland Springs (VA)
running back/linebacker Jerome Wright, who is truly a sleeper
in the 2012 class. The 6'2", 220-pound Wright, home-schooled
from third grade through 11th, worked his way to become a major part
of head coach Loren Johnson's squad. And now he has an offer to show
for his efforts.
Virginia
Tech overcame a fumble on their first offensive play of the game,
then held off a late rally to beat UNC 24-21 on Thursday night in
frigid Lane Stadium. The Hokies improved to 10-1 on the season, with
a 6-1 mark in ACC play. UNC dropped to 6-5 overall and 2-5 in the
ACC.
We
hear a lot of talk about these next two football games being about
the Coastal Division, and whether or not the Hokies will get a
chance to get some revenge on the Clemson Tigers. The reality,
however, is that these next two games mean more than that.Also:
Tech basketball starts 3-0
On
this week's edition of the Sean Bielawski Show, TSL's Chris Coleman
talks about Virginia Tech's big game with UNC on Thursday night, and
also discusses basketball team's 3-0 start.
Virginia
Tech got 31 points from Dorenzo Hudson and another double-double
from Dorian Finney-Smith in a 78-63 victory over Florida
International on Tuesday night in Cassell Coliseum. The Hokies are
now 3-0 on the season, and they advanced to the semifinals of the
NIT Season Tip-off where they will face Syracuse next Wednesday.
Virginia
Tech played an outstanding football game against Georgia Tech last
Thursday night. Today, Raleigh Hokie tells us some of the reasons
why the Hokies played so well.
Thursday
night was a blast. It's what college football fans live for. A
critical conference game, under the lights, playing the college
football equivalent of Monday Night Football, with your favorite
team pulling away at the end and enforcing its will upon an opponent
that fell apart as the clock wound down. The Hokies really did us
proud Thursday night, and throughout the weekend, Virginia Tech fans
were abuzz about the performance of the offense, chattering about
what they had seen from a young quarterback who is rapidly building
himself a legend.