Virginia Tech at Wake Forest 10/24/20 - College Football Picks & Predictions

The No. 23 ranked Virginia Tech Hokies visit Truist Field in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on Saturday to play the Wake Forest Demon Deacons. Virginia Tech improved to 3-1 following its 40-14 victory over the Boston College Eagles. Quarterback Hendon Hooker passed for 111 yards and one touchdown and rushed for 164 yards and three touchdowns. Virginia Tech out gained Boston College 461 to 435 in the victory and forced five BC turnovers.

Virginia Tech quarterback Hendon Hooker has passed for 247 yards with three touchdowns and has been sacked twice. The leading rusher for Virginia Tech is Khalil Herbert with 592 yards and five touchdowns, while Hooker has rushed for 193 yards and four touchdowns. The leading receiver is James Mitchell with 214 yards and three touchdowns. On defense, defensive back Chamarri Conner has a team-high 29 tackles. 

Wake Forest improved to 2-2 following its 40-23 victory over the Virginia Cavaliers. Quarterback Sam Hartman passed for 309 yards and one touchdown and running back Kenneth Walker III rushed for 128 yards and three touchdowns. Wake Forest gained 483 yards of total offense and allowed 420 yards of offense to Virginia, but the Demon Deacons forced Virginia to turn the ball over three times, which was important as Virginia had nine more first downs then Wake Forest but could not hold on to the ball.

Quarterback Sam Hartman has passed for 893 yards with three touchdowns and has been sacked 14 times. The leading rusher for Wake Forest is Kenneth Walker III with 383 yards and seven touchdowns and Christian Beal-Smith has 256 yards rushing and four touchdowns. The leading receiver is Jaquarii Robertson with 314 yards and one touchdown. On defense, linebacker Ja’Cquez Williams has a team-high 33 tackles.