BLACKSBURG, Va. — Virginia Tech football’s spring football period is nearly over. The Hokies officially wrap up their spring ball stint — the practices, at least — with the spring game on Saturday, April 18, at 3 p.m. ET. Ahead of the spring game’s kickoff, here’s three things to note from Thursday’s post-practice media availability:
No. 1: Virginia Tech head coach James Franklin is aiming to keep the spring game simple, without much frills.
That’s not to say that the spring game will be as dull as last year’s, which was a 50-21 blowout victory for the defense. However, several cards will presumptively be held close to the vest, as is the case with nearly every spring game. After all, Virginia Tech is integrating a new head coach (Franklin), offensive coordinator (Ty Howle), defensive coordinator (Brent Pry — though he served as the Hokies’ head coach from 2022 through the first three games of 2025) and special teams coordinator (Doug Shearer). Moreover, the lone position coach to return for Virginia Tech is wide receivers coach Fontel Mines.
The full format itself is unknown. Franklin revealed that there will be two different sidelines designated for a maroon team and a white team that will feature a mix of ones, twos, threes and fours spread across both teams.
“It’s legitimately a mix of guys on both sides that I think will have a chance to be a competitive game,” Franklin said…