{"id":52080,"date":"2025-11-19T01:50:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T01:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/52080\/"},"modified":"2025-11-19T01:50:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T01:50:14","slug":"five-things-to-know-virginia-tech-vs-no-14-miami","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/52080\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Things to Know: Virginia Tech vs. No. 14 Miami"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BLACKSBURG\u00a0\u2013 Virginia Tech returns to\u00a0a sold-out\u00a0Lane Stadium this Saturday, Nov. 22, at noon ET to close out the home slate with a\u00a0rivalry clash\u00a0against No. 14 Miami. With Senior Day recognitions, community initiatives, and a full lineup of pregame entertainment, Hokie Nation will have plenty to enjoy before the Hokies and Hurricanes kick off. Here are\u00a0Five Things to Know\u00a0ahead of the matchup, which will be\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/watch\/player\/_\/id\/8489193e-a5c6-4544-948c-68d04e6afc54\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">televised on\u00a0ESPN:<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> Senior Day Celebrations\u2013At 11:30 a.m., join us in honoring more than 15 graduating Hokies from the football program with a special Senior Day presentation before kickoff. Arrive early to secure your seat and celebrate the dedication and accomplishments of this year\u2019s senior class.\u00a0<br \/>\n Hokies for the Hungry\u2013 Help support the Marching Virginians\u2019 annual mission to combat hunger in Southwest Virginia. Partnering with Feeding Southwest Virginia, the MVs will perform fan favorites across campus and in the parking lots while collecting food and monetary donations for those in need. Foradditional\u00a0information, email\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hokiesports.com\/news\/2025\/11\/18\/mailto:VTMarketingPromotions@gmail.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">VTMarketingPromotions@gmail.com<\/a>.\u00a0<br \/>\nFlyover &amp; Pregame Show\u00a0\u2013 Be in your seat early as the pregame\u00a0Highty-Tighties\u00a0performance concludes with the national anthem accompanied by a U.S. Air Force flyover featuring a C-17 Cargo Plane (weather\u00a0permitting).\u00a0Don\u2019t\u00a0miss this powerful tribute to\u00a0kick\u00a0off\u00a0the final home game of the season.\u00a0The C-17 will also do a low altitude demonstration from 10 a.m. \u2013 10:30 a.m. over\u00a0areas like parking lots and Hokie Village, so have your camera ready for photos of this exciting event!\u00a0<br \/>\n Hokie Village\u2013 Enjoy the free, family-friendly fan fest opening\u00a0at 9 a.m. ET\u00a0and closing 45 minutes prior to kickoff. Saturday\u2019s Hokie Village includes inflatables, food trucks, live music from Miller Holler, a petting zoo,sponsor activations from Coca-Cola, Virginia Cooperative Extension, and Carter Machinery, and more.\u00a0Make it a part of your gameday routine!\u00a0<br \/>\nArrive Early &amp;Prepare Your Phone\u00a0\u2013 Fans are encouraged to arrive early to avoid delays and enjoy all pregame activities.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Wi-Fi can become easily congested when so many members of Hokie Nation are in the same area. To avoid a weak signal in and around Lane Stadium on gameday, be sure to:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Download your mobile tickets beforehand.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hokiesports.com\/mobile-tickets\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Learn more<\/a>\u00a0about downloading tickets at the link.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Download the\u00a0HokieSports\u00a0mobile app. Tickets can also be accessed through the app, so be sure to read up on how tickets can be accessed and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mobileapp.hokiesports.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">how you can download the app.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Bring your cards with you. Lane Stadium is a cashless venue and fully\u00a0utilizes\u00a0credit and debit cards both at concessions and, for the first time,\u00a0in\u00a0Hokie Shop.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Fans still seeking tickets for the highly\u00a0anticipated\u00a0matchup against the nationally ranked Hurricanes are encouraged to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/seatgeek.com\/e\/events\/17361679?aid=16127&amp;pid=sell_out_page_social&amp;rid=45983&amp;utm_medium=partnership&amp;utm_source=vtech_sponsorship&amp;utm_campaign=integration\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">visit SeatGeek<\/a>,\u00a0the official secondary ticket marketplace of Virginia Tech Athletics.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BLACKSBURG\u00a0\u2013 Virginia Tech returns to\u00a0a sold-out\u00a0Lane Stadium this Saturday, Nov. 22, at noon ET to close out the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":52081,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[4028,22979,123,125,124,16511,22978],"class_list":{"0":"post-52080","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-miami","8":"tag-acc","9":"tag-hokies","10":"tag-miami","11":"tag-miami-headlines","12":"tag-miami-news","13":"tag-virginia-tech","14":"tag-vt"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52080","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52080"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52080\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52081"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52080"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52080"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52080"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}