The Commonwealth Cup lands on Thanksgiving weekend again, and this year Virginia Tech gets the home date. The Hokies will host Virginia on Saturday, Nov. 28 at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, with the start time still listed as TBD.
For fans looking to get in the door early, tickets are already available on StubHub. The current get-in price is $160.
It’s the latest chapter in an in-state ACC rivalry that rarely needs any extra fuel. Virginia enters as the defending Commonwealth Cup champion after snapping Virginia Tech’s four-year run, but the Hokies will have the edge of home field when the teams meet in Blacksburg.
Virginia’s schedule has already taken shape around that trip west. The Cavaliers opened with a 34-8 win over NC State on Aug. 29, followed by wins over Norfolk State, Delaware and Syracuse, before dropping games to West Virginia, Florida State, SMU, Duke and Wake Forest.
Their remaining regular-season games are listed against Cal on Nov. 14, North Carolina on Nov. 21 and Virginia Tech on Nov.
Virginia Tech’s path to the rivalry game has looked different, with several wins already on the board. The Hokies beat VMI, Old Dominion, Maryland, Boston College, Georgia Tech and Clemson, while falling to Pittsburgh and California. Their final stretch includes a Nov. 6 trip to SMU, then home games against Stanford and Miami before the Commonwealth Cup.
The full setup is simple: Virginia Tech hosts Virginia on Nov. 28, and the only thing still missing is the kickoff time.
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