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| Schedule | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #100 | -0.07 | SOS Played | -0.11 | #115 |
| #58 | +0.04 | SOS Remaining | +0.07 | #48 |
| Offense | ||||
| #24 | +0.14 | Adj. EPA / Play | -0.02 | #73 |
| #47 | +0.19 | EPA / Play | +0.17 | #52 |
| #72 | 5.8 | Yards / Play | 6.8 | #21 |
| #52 | 43.6% | Success Rate | 47.5% | #26 |
| Defense · allowed | ||||
| #115 | +0.15 | Adj. EPA / Play | +0.07 | #95 |
| #74 | +0.13 | EPA / Play | +0.14 | #78 |
| #25 | 5.2 | Yards / Play | 5.6 | #54 |
| #47 | 39.5% | Success Rate | 39.4% | #46 |
| Success rate: Bill Connelly. Adjusted EPA: a port of sportsdataverse-py. EPA and plays: CollegeFootballData.com. Methods | ||||
 VT Offense | vs |  SMU Defense | ||
| #28 | +0.30 | EPA / Pass | +0.12 | #66 |
| #89 | +0.05 | EPA / Rush | +0.17 | #98 |
| #32 | 52.9% | Available Yards % | 38.8% | #30 |
| #48 | Own 30 | Starting Field Pos. | Own 26 | #20 |
| #58 | +0.09 | Early Downs EPA | +0.11 | #87 |
| #36 | 46.5% | 3rd/4th Down Success | 34.8% | #29 |
| #42 | 6.5 | Avg 3rd Down Distance | 8.3 | #11 |
| VT Defense | vs | SMU Offense | ||
| #88 | +0.20 | EPA / Pass | +0.28 | #33 |
| #40 | +0.04 | EPA / Rush | +0.06 | #85 |
| #31 | 39.3% | Available Yards % | 57.8% | #15 |
| #69 | Own 29 | Starting Field Pos. | Own 32 | #17 |
| #33 | -0.01 | Early Downs EPA | +0.02 | #90 |
| #57 | 39.2% | 3rd/4th Down Success | 51.7% | #14 |
| #17 | 8.1 | Avg 3rd Down Distance | 7.5 | #97 |
| Negative Plays · committedper game | ||||
| T-#99 | 2.4 | Sacks Taken | 1.3 | T-#31 |
| T-#29 | 0.4 | INTs Thrown | 1.3 | T-#124 |
| T-#119 | 1.0 | Fumbles Lost | 1.0 | T-#119 |
| T-#84 | 1.4 | Turnovers | 2.3 | T-#132 |
| T-#72 | 6.8 | Penalties | 8.3 | #124 |
| T-#97 | 64.6 | Penalty Yards | 78.5 | #129 |
| Negative Plays · forcedper game | ||||
| T-#18 | 2.8 | Sacks | 3.8 | #1 |
| T-#133 | 0.0 | INTs | 0.3 | T-#113 |
| T-#40 | 0.6 | Fumbles Recovered | 0.5 | T-#57 |
| T-#122 | 0.6 | Takeaways | 0.8 | T-#111 |
| T-#28 | 7.8 | Penalties Drawn | 8.3 | T-#18 |
| #26 | 71.0 | Penalty Yds Drawn | 73.0 | #22 |
| Record | ||||
| T-#53 | 3-3 | Current Year ATS (2026) | 2-3 | T-#87 |
| Coaching | ||||
| James Franklin | Head Coach | Rhett Lashlee | ||
| T-#109 | 1 | Seasons at School | 5 | T-#30 |
| #23 | 128-60 | Career Record | 38-16 | #17 |
| Situation | ||||
| 14 days | Rest | 7 days | ||
| 973 mi | Travel | Home | ||
| Ethan Grunkemeyer | QB | Kevin Jennings | ||
| #31 | +0.43 | EPA / Att | +0.50 | #17 |
| #34 | 50.0% | Success Rate | 57.5% | #6 |
| #85 | 1.47 | Explosiveness | 1.60 | #45 |
| #64 | 5.0% | Sack Rate | 3.8% | #42 |
| #45 | +0.32 | Rush EPA | +0.07 | #96 |
| Last 8 · EPA / Att | ||||
| Game Breakers | ||||
| #1TE | Luke Reynolds+34.4 | Playmaker · PPA | Kendrick Raphael+20.6 | 95.6thRB |
| 93.0thWR | Ayden Greene+22.9 | Playmaker · PPA | Yamir Knight+19.8 | 90.0thWR |
| 97.5thLB | Kaleb Spencer+10.0 | Defender · Havoc EPA | Jarvis Lee+10.6 | 97.4thDB |
| #19DL | Aycen Stevens+9.9 | Defender · Havoc EPA | Marques White+8.5 | 97.9thDL |
| Recruiting | ||||
| T-#37 | 0 | 5★ Players | 1 | T-#23 |
| T-#24 | 26 | 4★ Players | 20 | T-#31 |
| T-#31 | 65 | 3★ Players | 49 | T-#95 |
| Transfers | ||||
13 in · 15 out | OFF Transfers | 7 in · 10 out | ||
13 in · 13 out | DEF Transfers | 9 in · 11 out | ||
| 35% | OFF Returning | 56% | ||
| 60% | DEF Returning | 31% | ||