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How will Virginia Tech at Miami be affected by Hurricane Helene?
How will Virginia Tech at Miami be affected by Hurricane Helene?
The forecast for Friday night when Miami hosts Virginia Tech is for 80° with a 22 percent chance of rain with winds out of the South-Southwest at 10 to 15 miles per hour. Skies are forecast to be “partly to mostly cloudy with humidity at 85 percent per The Weather Channel.
“In Miami-Dade, as of 6 a.m. Thursday, 23 arrivals and 20 departures have been canceled at Miami International Airport due to Helene.” per local 10. NBC6 reported, “Tropical storm warnings and tornado watches remained in place for all of South Florida including Miami-Dade, Broward, Monroe and parts of Palm Beach counties on Thursday.”
Hurricane Helene is moving fast per consensus reports. By the time Virginia Tech at Miami kicks off on Friday night, the forecast seems to be that Hurricane Helene will have minimal effect on the game. The heat and humidity to be expected for Miami in late September seem more likely to affect Virginia Tech than Helene.
Virginia Tech has not played in Miami since 2021. Miami beat Virginia Tech 38-26 on November 20. Miami has not hosted Virginia Tech in September since a 27-20 overtime loss in 1998. The Thursday night weather in Blacksburg is 67 degrees with a 100 percent chance of rain and winds of about 15 MPH.
Virginia Tech will have a big adjustment to the weather in Miami Gardens on Friday night. Expect Mario Cristobal and Miami to lean on their depth to stay fresh. Miami has far greater depth than Virginia Tech. The Miami depth should be a huge advantage versus Virginia Tech on Friday night.
Virginia Tech at Miami will kick off at 7:30 PM Eastern Time on ESPN. Miami has dealt with weather playing a major impact earlier this season. The 62-0 win over Ball State on September 14 kickoff at 5:55 PM ET after a scheduled 2:30 kickoff. Miami was not phased and handled the delay well.
Virginia Tech is 33rd nationally running on 56.78 percent of their offensive plays and averaging 39.75 rushing attempts per game. The Hokies’ objective to run offensively plays right into the strength of Miami defensively. Miami is in the top 10 nationally in nearly every run defensive metric.
Miami is sixth nationally allowing 64.75 rushing yards per game and ninth with opponents averaging 2.47 yards per carry. Virginia Tech is 47th averaging 188.75 rushing yards per game and 63rd gaining 4.75 yards per attempt. The averages for Virginia Tech are far below where they rank to how often they run.
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