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What all are we covering in today’s edition, Hokies? Check it out below!

🏀 Back To Work
⚾️ Slingin’ It
⏱️ Countin’ Down
🦃 And much, much more!

🏈 COUNTIN’ DOWN: 78 DAYS

Throughout the summer, we will be counting down the days
to the return of Virginia Tech Football this fall. The Hokies will host
VMI on September 5 at 7:30 p.m.

This may have been the most obvious choice of the entire 100 day countdown.

Bruce Smith is not only one of the best Hokies ever, but one of the greatest defensive football players of all-time.

During his time at Tech, he had 71 career tackles for a loss and 46 sacks! He won the Outland Trophy his senior year as the nation's top interior lineman.

Smith was named a first team All-American in both 1983 and 1984; in 1984 he joined Frank Loria as the only Consensus All-Americans in school history.

After his standout career at Tech, Smith was drafted first overall by the Buffalo Bills in the 1985 NFL Draft and went on to a Hall of Fame career, including two NFL Defensive Player of the year honors and eight First-Team All Pro accolades.

Smith still owns the NFL record for sacks in a career with 200 QB takedowns.

🔼 Back To Work. We may be a few months away, but the preparation for Hokie hoops is well underway.

Don’t miss out and secure your seats today!

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🔼 Slingin’ It. Former Tech hurler Ian Seymour continues to assert himself in the big leagues.

Now in his second year with the Rays, the southpaw has already set a career high in appearances with 28 this season.

He is 3-0 out of the bullpen for Tampa, while also securing two saves, and striking out 41 in 38.1 innings of work.

🤔 HOKIE TRIVIA

How many multi-sack games did Bruce Smith register for the Hokies?

Got a guess?

Scroll to the bottom and find out!

📆 THE DAYS AHEAD

*all times are ET*

Saturday, Sept. 5
🏈 Football vs. VMI @ 7:30pm | ACC Network | Listen | Live Stats | Buy Tickets

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 17

🦃 Have a great one, y’all!