Since arriving back on campus in January, the Hokies have been hard at work in the team’s winter conditioning program under the direction of Ben Hilgart, the program’s associate athletic director for strength and conditioning.
The program officially began on January 22 with lifting and Colorado workouts in the Beamer-Lawson Indoor Practice Facility. On February 25, the team shifted to bi-weekly, full-team Colorado drills in the Indoor Facility beginning at 5:30 a.m., in addition to a regular lifting schedule. The squad conducted its final Colorado workout on Friday, March 6, before taking a week off for spring break. The squad will reconvene in Blacksburg for a team meeting on Sunday, March 15. Details of the team’s spring practice schedule will be announced once they are finalized.
Tech’s 2020 spring game will be televised exclusively on ACC Network on a tape-delayed basis at 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 18. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. earlier that day. Further details about the spring game and other events on the Virginia Tech campus that weekend will be announced once they are finalized.
Head coach Justin Fuente is expected to return 20 of 22 offensive and defensive starters for the 2020 campaign. Tech’s 2020 schedule features seven home games at Lane Stadium, kicking off with Liberty on Sept. 5 followed by Penn State on Sept. 12. The Hokies will play host to ACC foes Boston College, Georgia Tech, Miami and Virginia in 2020, as well as non-conference foe, North Alabama. Virginia Tech will seek to extend the nation’s longest active bowl streak to 28 consecutive seasons in 2020.
–VT Athletics
