It’s been said that the biggest improvement for a football team is between the first two weeks of the season. If so, the Hokies could be poised to break out during Saturday’s home opener with Furman.

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Where do you want to begin? Petition drive? E-mail blitz? Talk-radio deluge? Or just grab the torches and pitchforks and storm the Merryman Center?

Virginia Tech’s money folks could make large coin if they hold a raffle. Winner gets to stand on the sideline at Lane Stadium and actually tear off the symbolic redshirt from quarterback Tyrod Taylor and take his headset as he runs onto the field.

The Hokies need something. Or to be more precise, they certainly needed something Saturday.

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There was only one thing missing from Stephan Virgil’s first college start Saturday — a Virginia Tech victory.

Playing in front of family and friends in his home state, Virgil picked up a fumble and ran 30 yards for a touchdown and later returned a blocked extra-point kick for two points in the Hokies’ 27-22 loss to East Carolina at Bank of America Stadium.

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SATURDAY’S STAR

T.J. Lee, special teams

East Carolina

Lee was chewed out by head coach Skip Holtz for committing two penalties on running plays while lined up at wide receiver. Lee became the hero later when he blocked Brent Bowden’s punt and returned it for the winning touchdown. Holtz said after the game that he planned to apologize to Lee. When told that, Lee said no apology was necessary.

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Senior Patrick Pinkney will start for ECU, and senior Sean Glennon will start for Virginia Tech, with sophomore Tyrod Taylor taking a redshirt year. Cory Holt, who played at Lexington High, will be Glennon’s backup.

Coach Frank Beamer of Tech said that he and has staff thought long and hard about redshirting Taylor, who split time with Glennon last season.

“I think the final thought was this is what’s best for Virginia Tech football,” Beamer said.

Pirates confident heading into game vs. Hokies in Charlotte.

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