West Virginia trolls Virginia Tech tradition after rivalry win

West Virginia stunned Virginia Tech on Saturday in a 27-21 victory. After the massive win for the Mountaineers, the WVU social media team took to social media to poke some fun at the Hokies’ favorite college football tradition.

Exit Sandman. #HailWV pic.twitter.com/JC4wth6rbM

— WVU Football (@WVUfootball) September 18, 2021

By now, nearly everyone in college football is familiar with Virginia Tech’s tradition of entering Lane Stadium blaring Metallica’s “Enter Sandman.”

Saturday’s matchup was a renewal of a long-standing rivalry as the Hokies made the short trek to Morgantown.

While the final score was a result of Virginia Tech’s resilient comeback, the Hokies never held a lead in the game.

After holding the Hokies to a three-and-out on their first possession, the Mountaineers wasted no time in funding their first points of the game when running back Leddy Brown dashed for a 80-yard touchdown.

West Virginia continued to dominate throughout the first half, but the Hokies clawed back into the fight. An impressive adjustment from the VT defense forced two turnovers and two punts on the Mountaineers’ final possession, but with the game on the line, the WVU defense held on.

Saquon Barkley picked West Virginia

ESPN College Gameday made their official picks for the old-school rivalry in Morgantown and New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley, who was the celebrity guest picker, chose West Virginia to pull off the win.

“My boy David Sills gave me an update that they’re ready to go. I’m going WV,” said Barkley. While Howard agrees with the Penn State great, Corso and Herbstreit believe in Virginia Tech.

The Hokies finally got on the board with a quick strike from Virginia Tech QB Braxton Burmeister to Tayvion Robinson.

It’s 14-7 in Morgantown. This one has the makings of a great rivalry renewed.

The rushing game has been a perfect balance to the explosive Mountaineers passing attack. Coming into the game, the Mountaineers had 246 rushing yards, an average of 3.2 yards per carry and seven touch- downs. The passing attack has totaled 621 yards, four touchdowns and an average of 14.1 yards per completion. Combine the two and the Mountaineers have turned in 867 yards of total offense, 11 touch- downs, an average of 5.9 yards per play and an average of 45.0 points per game.

The victory was a big one for West Virginia, who will travel to Blacksburg for next year’s renewal of the rivalry.