Marty Gordon
NRVsports@ourvalley.org
Virginia Tech Athletics announced on Wednesday the effect games for Virginia Tech football’s upcoming season, with four contests having color schemes.
Hokie Effect is a program through the Undergraduate Student Senate (USS) that designs and sells spirit shirts for multiple sporting events at Virginia Tech. The Hokie Effect games encourage fans to wear a certain color in order to show school spirit and create a blanketed color effect throughout the venue. The best way to participate is by wearing the official Hokie Effect T-shirt designed specifically for each game.
Virginia Tech vs. Rutgers, Saturday, Sept. 21- White Effect
Virginia Tech vs. Boston College, Thursday, Oct. 17- Orange Effect
Virginia Tech vs. Georgia Tech, Saturday, Oct. 26- Maroon Effect
Virginia Tech vs. Clemson, Saturday, Nov. 9- Stripe Effect
To date, two of Tech’s six home games are sold out and limited inventory remains for the other four matchups.
Cardona on watch list
Virginia Tech’s Willie Cardona was named to the 2024 ACC Preseason Watch List, as announced by the league on Wednesday.
Cardona, a native of Fort Mill, S.C., has appeared in 24 games for the Hokies, including 11 starts, since transferring from Winthrop ahead of the 2022 season.
Originally a midfielder, Cardona found his footing in an outside back role last season and started 10 matches for Tech. The senior logged 90 minutes in seven.
Wrestling schedule set
The Virginia Tech wrestling team finalized their 2024-2025 schedule on Wednesday, August 14, announced head coach Tony Robie. The pre-season No. 9 ranked Hokies will face yet another formidable schedule including duals against perennial powerhouses Missouri and Oklahoma State in addition to entry in the prestigious Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational.
Tech will kick off the season traveling the next town over in Salem with back-to-back competitions at Roanoke College’s Cregger Center – a dual opener against University of Tennessee-Chattanooga on November 1 followed by the Southeast Open on November 2.
The following weekend will see the Hokies send a contingent to the Mountaineer Invitational hosted by App State in Boone, NC on November 09.
Tech opens their home dual season with a continued series against national mainstay No. 10 Missouri Tigers on November 15 at Cassell Coliseum. Always a highly anticipated match-up between two top-10 programs littered with individual accolades, the last three duals between the teams have come down to the final bout.
Tech will take on a busy weekend the following week hosting No. 20 Rutgers Nov. 22 as part of a newly covenanted home-and-home series.