Overview
- Kickoff is 7:30 p.m. ET at Lane Stadium with national TV coverage on ESPN and streaming via the ESPN app, Fubo and DirecTV.
- Betting markets list Virginia Tech as a 6 to 6.5 point favorite with the total around 50.5 after the line grew from earlier in the week.
- Cal enters 5-2 (2-1 ACC) and Virginia Tech 2-5 (1-2) heading into the Week 9 matchup.
- Cal’s backfield is shorthanded with running backs LJ Johnson Jr. and Brandon High Jr. out, increasing the workload for leading rusher Kendrick Raphael.
- Quarterbacks to watch include Cal freshman Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele, who has thrown for roughly 1,700 yards, and Virginia Tech’s dual-threat Kyron Drones (1,397 pass yards, 11 TDs; 277 rush yards, five TDs).