Inside HokieSports: Bowl Game Decided

The football team will play in Duke's Mayo Bowl.

Good morning! The football team will play in Duke’s Mayo Bowl against Minnesota on Friday, Jan. 3! This is the team’s 36th all-time bowl berth. You can watch the game on ESPN at 7:30 p.m. ET. Tickets to the 2025 Duke's Mayo Bowl are $125. A limited number of student tickets will be available for $50. Ticket reservations are available for Hokie Scholarship Fund donors (as of March 1, 2024). Public and student tickets will go on sale on Wednesday, Dec. 11 at 10 a.m. ET. Click here to receive a reminder email.

What else are we covering into today’s edition, Hokies?

🤼 Henson is the champ
👟 Breaking records
🦃 And much, much more!

🦃 STOCK UP

🔼 Vegas King. The wrestling team competed at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational. Three Hokies made it to the semifinals after day one. Caleb Henson took the 149-pound crown on day two. The Hokies had five additional athletes take the podium, too.

🔼 Season Opener. The track and field team opened its season at the Clemson Opener. Judson Lincoln IV boasted a top-ten program time in the 300m at 32.37. He now is fourth all-time for the 300m in the NCAA.

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🤔 HOKIE TRIVIA

Shoes 4 Hope. Virginia Tech basketball is teaming up with Carillon Children’s to fight pediatric cancer. Children and teens will be painting custom shoes for the coaches and staff to wear.

The men’s coaches and staff will wear the painted shoes on Jan. ___,  and the women’s will wear them on Jan. ___.

Think you got it? Scroll to the bottom and find out!

🟠 ONE BIG THING

The Vision. Whit Babcock sat down with Bill Roth to share his vision for the future of Hokie Athletics. Babcock talks about the football program, the House vs. NCAA settlement, revenue sharing and roster sizes, scholarship increases and the future of Virginia Tech Athletics.

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📅 THE DAYS AHEAD

Tuesday, December 10

🎙️ The Megan Duffy Show @ 7pm ET

Wednesday, December 11

🎙️ Tech Talk Live @ 7pm ET

Thursday, December 12

🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. North Carolina A&T @ 7pm ET | Tickets

Sunday, December 15

🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Navy @ 12pm ET | Tickets
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Radford @ 4pm ET | Tickets

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Jan. 25 and Jan. 30!

🦃 Have a great Monday!