Good morning. We hope all of the Hokies are having a great first week of school! Click here to see what the women’s basketball team carries in their backpacks.

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

🏈 First look
⚽️ ACC weekly honor
🦃 And much, much more!

🦃 STOCK UP

🔼 First Look. The football team takes on No.13 South Carolina on Sunday! The Hokies will play the Gamecocks in the 2025 Aflac Kickoff Game in Mercedes-Benz Stadium. You can watch the game on ESPN at 3pm. This game is the 21st time the programs will face each other. Keep an eye on Ayden Greene, Kelvin Gilliam Jr. and Kyron Drones!

🏈 Read more about the game.

🔼 New Episode. It's Game Week! The football season is here! And it will be a surreal experience for legendary Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer on Sunday when the program he built kicks off the 2025 season in Atlanta against the program his son Shane has built at South Carolina. Frank joins Virginia Tech broadcasters Bill Roth and Mike Burnop to preview Sunday's season opener between the Hokies and the Gamecocks.

Last Call Before Football - University Club of VT Membership Open House

Experience the stadium beyond game day! Football is around the corner and what better way to kick it off than at the University Club of Virginia Tech this Thursday, August 28 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. for their annual Last Call Before Football Membership Open House. Register now to enjoy live music, game day-inspired bites and drinks, giveaways and prizes and discover exclusive New Member incentives available for on-site enrollments. REGISTRATION IS FREE for prospective members and FREE for Members who bring a prospective guest. 

🤔 HOKIE TRIVIA

Weekly Honor. The men’s soccer team had one athlete named the ACC Defensive Player of the Week.

Senior goalkeeper ____ totaled five saves and posted two clean sheets for the Hokies.

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

Tech Talk Live is Tomorrow!

Join hosts Zach Mackey and Mike Burnop this Thursday, August 28 from 7pm to 8pm at McClains at First and Main for Tech Talk Live. This week's guest is fourth-year Football head coach Brent Pry. Guests attending the show can also enter in a special gift card drawing, made possible by First and Main, the Preferred Entertainment Destination of Virginia Tech Athletics. 

See the full schedule here.

🟠 ONE BIG THING

Community First. Men’s soccer senior goalkeeper Zach Gelsius continues to make an impact with the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC). When he’s not on the field, Glesius strives to be a voice for the student-athletes with a bottom-up approach. He has recently been appointed as President for Virginia Tech SAAC.

⚽️ Here’s more about Glesius’ story.

📆 THE DAYS AHEAD

Thursday, August 28

⚽️ Women’s Soccer at Liberty @ 6pm ET
🎙️ Tech Talk Live @ 7pm ET | McClain’s First & Main

Friday, August 29

🏐 Volleyball vs. North Carolina Central/UNCW @ 10am/7pm ET
⚽️ Men’s Soccer at Marshall @ 7:15pm ET

Saturday, August 30

🏐 Volleyball vs. Lindenwood @ 11am ET
🎙️ Tech Talk Live @ 7:30pm ET | Atlanta

Sunday, August 31

🏈 Football vs. #13 South Carolina @ 3pm ET | Tickets
⚽️ Women’s Soccer at Campbell @ 6pm ET

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