Inside HokieSports 1/7: Clash At Cassell

Hokies Welcome Stanford To Town For Midweek Clash

January 07, 2026

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Good Morning, Tech Fam. We promise you, you don’t want to miss any more nights like this at Cassell!

Tonight. 7 pm. BE THERE!

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

🏀 Clash at Cassell
🏈 Invites Earned
⛳️ In Good Company
🦃 And much, much more!

With spring on the horizon, Virginia Tech baseball is set to return to the serene, sun-splashed backdrop of English Field. The Hokies announced Tuesday that the highly anticipated 15-ticket Flex Plan for the 2026 season is officially on sale, offering fans the most flexible and cost-effective way to enjoy ACC baseball in Blacksburg. 

Priced at just $90 total, less than $7 per ticket, the Flex Plan remains the best value in Hokie baseball. Fans can use their 15 tickets in any combination across Tech’s ACC home schedule, giving them complete freedom to build their ideal ballpark experience. Spread them out over the season, bring the whole crew to a marquee matchup or mix and match as you go – the choice is entirely yours. 

🔼 Clash at Cassell. For the first time in 2026, the Virginia Tech men’s basketball team will return to Carilion Court at Cassell Coliseum to put their undefeated home record on the line when Stanford rolls into town for a mid-week ACC battle.

Sporting a 12-3 overall record, the Hokies’ last home game was a thrilling 95-93 victory over then-ranked #21 Virginia on New Year’s Eve.

Tip time tonight is set for 7 p.m. on the ACC Network.

🔼 Invites Earned. It’s not uncommon to head to Florida during the winter months.

For a pair of Hokies, the trip down south is a business trip for their future.

Recently, DL Ben Bell and QB Kyron Drones both earned invitations to the 2026 Altrua Hula Bowl in DeLand, Florida.

The Hula Bowl is one of the nation's premier college football All-Star Games dedicated to seniors only. The Hula Bowl is an event where all NFL, UFL and CFL teams will be represented by their top scouts during Hula Bowl week practices.  Players will have a unique opportunity for one on one interviews with teams.

🔼 Lucky Number 13. Longtime Virginia Tech radio play-by-play voice, Bill Roth, has been named the Virginia Sportscaster of the Year a record 13th time by the National Sports Media Association.

The 2026 season will mark Roth’s 32nd season as Virginia Tech’s football play-by-play broadcaster after his return to the Tech broadcast booth in 2022.

🔼 In Good Company. Freshman Emerson Dever is using her break to prepare for a big spring season with the Virginia Tech women’s golf squad.

This week, Dever earned a top-15 finish at the Orlando Amateur, firing a 5-over par to earn a 15th-place finish.

Sign your little Hokie up for a chance to crawl in the 2026 Invest529 Diaper Derby, on Saturday, February 21, 2026, when the Virginia Tech Men's Basketball Team takes on Wake Forest.

One lucky crawler will win a contribution of $529 to an Invest529 account!

🤔 HOKIE TRIVIA

One thing is for sure, the scoreboard at Cassell Coliseum has been getting plenty of work during men’s hoops games this year.

In their nine home games this season, how many points are the Hokies averaging per game?

Got a guess?

Scroll to the bottom and find out!

📆 THE DAYS AHEAD

Wednesday, January 7
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Stanford @ 7pm l Tickets l Live Stats l Watch

Thursday, January 8
🏀 Women’s Basketball at Syracuse @ 6pm l Live Stats l Watch
🎙️ Tech Talk @ 6pm (McClain’s at First & Main) l Listen

Friday, January 9
🤼. #7 Wrestling at #14 Pitt @ 7pm

Saturday, January 10
🏊 Swimming at South Carolina @ 10am
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Cal @ 4pm l Tickets l Live Stats l Watch

Sunday, January 11
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Boston College @ 12pm l Tickets l Live Stats l Watch

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 86.9 ppg

🦃 Have a great one!