Virginia Tech’s offensive line could look a lot different Saturday at Boston College.
The Hokies may be forced into two changes up front, with Justin Terry listed as questionable and Montavious Cunningham added to Thursday night’s injury report as questionable. If both are unavailable, Virginia Tech would likely slide Oklahoma transfer Logan Howland into the starting role at left tackle and turn to Brody Meadows at right guard.
Terry’s issue traces back to last weekend’s road win over Maryland, when the Ohio State transfer was rolled up on in the first half. At 6-foot-5 and 331 pounds, he had been in line to hold down the left side, but his status leaves the Hokies leaning on a player who already saw extended action in relief.
Howland has appeared in all three games this season. He worked in a reserve role against VMI and Old Dominion, then stepped in against Maryland and played more than half of Virginia Tech’s offensive snaps with the first unit while filling in for Terry.
Across his time at Oklahoma in 2024 and 2025, he started 11 of the 18 games he played before a shoulder injury ended his 2025 season early. He has more than 800 career snaps on the offensive line, including nearly 100 this fall.
Meadows brings a similar kind of insurance. The Bluefield, Va., native missed the entire 2025 season after suffering a foot injury in fall camp, but he has already logged meaningful work for the Hokies.
Between 2023 and 2024, the 6-foot-7, 335-pound lineman played in 24 games and made two starts. This season, he appeared in Virginia Tech’s first two games and took 51 snaps at left guard.
In all, he has logged more than 750 snaps across the offensive line during his time in Blacksburg.
There is one more name on the injury front worth noting: Johnny Garrett, who suffered a preseason injury and has not returned to action this fall.
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