Virginia Tech’s perfect start has put the Hokies in a spot they haven’t occupied since 2017, and SP+ expects that run to keep rolling when they open ACC play at Boston College.
The numbers point to a comfortable afternoon for Virginia Tech in Chestnut Hill. Connelly’s SP+ model projects a 34-19 Hokies win, a margin that translates to a 14.7-point edge and an 82% chance of victory. It’s the fourth straight game this season in which Virginia Tech will enter as the SP+ favorite.
That forecast comes with Virginia Tech sitting at No. 28 in SP+, while Boston College checks in at No. 85. Among the teams on Virginia Tech’s 2026 schedule, only Old Dominion (No. 97) and VMI rank lower.
The Hokies are 3-0 after beating VMI 73-3, Old Dominion 44-21 and Maryland 35-26 last week in College Park, Md. That win over the Terrapins did more than keep the record clean. It snapped a 15-game losing streak against Power Four non-conference opponents, with the previous such victory coming in the 2017 season opener against West Virginia at FedEx Field in Landover, Md.
Virginia Tech also put together its first three-game winning streak since Oct. 5-26, 2024, even though the Maryland game wasn’t spotless. The Hokies gave up 12 points in the fourth quarter and let the Terrapins trim the margin into single digits before finishing the job.
Boston College enters at 2-1, with both of its wins coming by one score. The Eagles edged Rutgers 28-21 and then held off Maine 22-16 in a game where they were nearly a 40-point favorite.
Virginia Tech’s offense got another big day from Ethan Grunkemeyer against Maryland. The starter threw for 314 yards and three touchdowns on 31-of-39 passing and added an 18-yard rushing score. That performance made him the first Virginia Tech quarterback since Ryan Willis in 2018 to post 300-plus passing yards in back-to-back games.
Luke Reynolds was just as central to the attack. The tight end caught a career-high 12 passes for 107 yards, and he now leads all tight ends with 25 receptions and four receiving touchdowns. His 265 receiving yards are second among tight ends nationally and first in the Power Four, trailing only Memphis’ Hunter Tipton, who has 307.
Virginia Tech and Boston College meet Saturday, Sept. 26, at 12 p.m. ET on the ACC Network.
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