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After an off-season of turmoil stemming from the tragic on campus shootings the Virginia Tech Hokies football team can at least provide some solace to the students and fans. Frank Beamer enters his 21st year at his alma mater as he looks to improve on last year's 10-3 season with hopes of winning a national championship. SportsBetting.com has the Virginia Tech Hokies at 30 to 1 betting odds to win the 2008 BCS.

Alot is riding on QB Sean Glennon's shoulders. Glennon, 6-4 220, can take this team to the promise land if he produces some numbers this year. Thus far Sean has been just average but he has the physical tools to improve. The Virginia Tech offense main weapon is junior RB Brandon Ore so they will run alot of play-action passing. Ore, 5-11 202, is the truth with his great vision, moves and he runs with a nice pad level. If Glennon can take some pressure off Ore with the passing game Brandon could put up record breaking numbers.

The offensive line will be a nice catalyst for the running game with their pure brawn. The tech line can simply smash defenders off the ball and pave huge holes for Ore to run behind. The Hokies also field a nice fleet of veteran receivers with the best being Eddie Royal, 5-10 181. They also are set at Tight End with a couple of promising young pass-catchers in Sam Wheeler, 6-3 253, and Greg Boone, 6-3 280.

The Virginia Tech Hokies defense is flat out nasty. The players are big, aggressive, physical and instinctive across the board. The Hokies will blitz any player at any given time out of the 4-3 formation. It all starts up front with Va Tech's trio of bulls in defensive tackles, Carlton Powell, 6-2 295, Barry Booker, 6-4 280, and Kory Robertson, 6-2 340. Off the edge DE Chris Ellis, 6-5 260, has some eye popping speed and is disruptive. The Tech linebackers will be among the best in the nation.

ILB Vince Hall, 6-0 240, is always around the ball as evidence of his 128 tackles last season. Both Hall and Xavier Adibi, 6-2 226, are crushing hitters that can intimidate. At cornerback Va Tech has little to worry about with a shutdown corner in all-american Brandon Flowers, 5-10 190. The rest of the secondary is long on talent and opposing defenses should find it difficult to get anything done through the air this season.

The special teams have some question marks at the punter and kicking position. Despite the uncertainty in the kicking game the Hokies are well schooled and have a big play return threat in Eddie Royal.

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