Live Score Updates for Virginia Tech Football vs. No.14 Miami

Read below for a game thread, organized in reverse chronological order.

Nov 15, 2025; Tallahassee, Florida, USA; Virginia Tech Hokies quarterback Kyron Drones (1) looks to pass during the second half against the Florida State Seminoles at Doak S. Campbell Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Melina Myers-Imagn Images | Melina Myers-Imagn Images

Virginia Tech football hosts Miami today at 12:00 ET, just a few days after the Hokies landed James Franklin as their new head coach. Read below for a game thread, organized in reverse chronological order.

FINAL | Miami 30, Virginia Tech 17

The Hokies and Watson brought the electricity back in the fourth quarter, almost as a final sendoff to Lane Stadium for 2025, as James Franklin will lead the squad out next time they take Worsham Field.

Q4 0:20 | Miami 34, Virginia Tech 17

On fourth-and-2, a 20-yard statement touchdown is made by the Hurricanes when Beck hits Toney for his first receiving touchdown of the contest. Toney tallied 146 total receiving yards, a career high.

Q4 2:06 | Miami 27, Virginia Tech 17

Tech’s last-ditch efforts at a miraculous comeback have been nullified after Akheem Mesidor forced his way into the backfield, slamming down Watson’s arm and forcing a fumble. 

Q4 3:15 | Miami 27, Virginia Tech 17

The Hokies just executed one of the most beautiful-looking onside kicks you’ll ever see, recovering at their own 39-yard line, down 10.

Q4 3:17 | Miami 27, Virginia Tech 17

Watson chugs into the endzone on a three-yard rushing touchdown, with a mighty celebration from the backup quarterback who earns himself an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty.

Q4 4:00 | Miami 27, Virginia Tech 10

William ‘Pop’ Watson is in for the Hokies under center, and his first play of the game is on fourth-and-11, where he slings a casual 39-yard lob pass down the right sideline to Greene. With maybe a 35% total capacity in Lane, that completion sounded like a sold-out house. 

Q4 5:50 | Miami 27, Virginia Tech 10

Ayden Greene just hauled in an insane sideline catch, cradling the ball against his numbers as he fell into the Hokies’ sideline.

Q4 7:41 | Miami 27, Virginia Tech 10

After Miami started with impeccable field position, just a yard away from Hokies territory, Tech stood strong to force a stop after a seven-play drive that ultimately only accounted for seven total yards of offense.

Q4 11:07 | Miami 27, Virginia Tech 10

Three plays after the successful fourth-down conversion, Drones goes down behind the line of scrimmage on a fourth-and-3, giving Miami the possession back in Blacksburg.

Q4 11:55 | Miami 27, Virginia Tech 10

The Hokies have been forced into attacking three different fourth-down scenarios, and since the failed first attempt, they have been successful on their last two. Drones pushed his way up the middle on a fourth-and-1, keeping the sticks moving. 

Q3 END | Miami 27, Virginia Tech 10

The third quarter ends with Tech stopping the Miami offense for the first time this afternoon, forcing a punt. The stop was helped by a 17-yard loss from the Hurricanes on a bad snap, forcing Beck to take a knee at their 2-yard line.

Q3 3:40 | Miami 27, Virginia Tech 10

Zechariah Poyser blitzes off the edge, taking down Drones on third down for a loss of eight. Tech needs a large turnaround if it wants to upset the No.14 squad in the nation.

Q3 5:30 | Miami 27, Virginia Tech 10

Beck finds two more completions on the drive, with his final capping off the drive with a 16-yard passing touchdown to Pringle out of the backfield. 

Q3 7:03 | Miami 20, Virginia Tech 10

Beck, so far on the Hurricanes' first drive of the second half, is a perfect 4-4. A third-and-7 awaits Miami on Tech’s 33-yard line as it looks to respond to Overton’s touchdown.

Q3 11:59 | Miami 20, Virginia Tech 10

Jeffrey Overton gets dragged to the grass by his facemask, moving the chains on an early fourth-down look to open the third quarter. A play later, he breaks off for a 38-yarder to notch his first collegiate touchdown.

HALFTIME | Miami 20, Virginia Tech 3

As quickly as the Hokies were in Miami’s territory, looking to cut the deficit to one possession, the Hurricanes enter the break up 17 over Tech. Beck is tearing the Hokies defense up in the passing attack, tallying 190 yards and two touchdowns with a 76% (13-17) completion percentage.

Q2 0:37 | Miami 20, Virginia Tech 3

Kaleb Spencer bats down Beck’s third-and-8 pass attempt over the heart of the field, allowing Davis to cash in his second field goal of the contest.

Q2 1:26 | Miami 17, Virginia Tech 3

Toney picks up 56-yards over the middle as the Hurricanes now look to extend their 14-point advantage.

Q2 1:40 | Miami 17, Virginia Tech 3

After the two-minute timeout, a 20-second three-and-out ends the Hokies’ hopes at bringing the game back to one-possession before halftime. 

Q2 2:00 | Miami 17, Virginia Tech 3

After Tech failed their first fourth-down attempt, Drones went horizontal before cutting upfield and moving the sticks for the Hokies. Just two minutes of action left in the half, Tech looks to cut away at the two-deficit lead as the receive the second half kickoff.

Q2 2:05 | Miami 17, Virginia Tech 3

Drones laid down his shoulder on Miami linebacker Wesley Bissainthe, spinning off him for a game of eight. Ja’Ricous Hairston, a play later, snags a low one-handed reception to force a fourth-and-1. 

Q2 4:16 | Miami 17, Virginia Tech 3

Beck misses his mark on his third-down attempt, looking for Toney in the flat. An unsportsmanlike conduct penalty after the play on Mark Fletcher pushes Miami back to the 28-yard line. Carter Davis nails the 46-yarder.

Q2 7:00 | Miami 14, Virginia Tech 3

The Hurricanes are stunting on the Hokies now. On first down, Toney completes a pass of his own upfield to Marion for a 15-yard reception.

Q2 8:58 | Miami 14, Virginia Tech 3

Now in the second quarter, both teams have resulted into attacking a fourth down scenario. Tech was unable to match the Hurricanes fourth down success as Miami now takes over at their own 22-yard line, up 11.

Q2 10:31 | Miami 14, Virginia Tech 3

Hawkins to start the Hokies’ second drive takes three rushes for 25 yards and two first-downs. This set up Drones to take off down the field to the Hurricanes 31-yard line on a 19-yard takeoff.

Q2 12:50 | Miami 14, Virginia Tech 3

Mark Fletcher beat every Hokie to the flat on third-and-goal, allowing Beck the easy roll out and the three-yard completion for the Hurricanes second touchdown of the afternoon. Beck extends his day to a perfect 10-10. With the NC State game, Beck has now completed 23 straight passes, a personal record.

Q1 END | Miami 7, Virginia Tech 3

Beck picked apart the Hokies defense in the first, and he’ll come back in the second to a third-and-1 scenario. Beck is 8-for-8 with 105 yards in the air, paired with nine yards on the ground.

Q1 1:40 | Miami 7, Virginia Tech 3

After Beck finds Malachi Toney for a 22-yard connection to punch into Hokie territory, Tech forced a fourth-down situation. Beck hits Toney again on fourth down for an 11-yard gain to move the sticks.

Q1 4:30 | Miami 7, Virginia Tech 3

The Hokies on both defensive stands have been able to force early third downs, before the Hurricanes picked up a first down on both drive.

Q1 6:15 | Miami 7, Virginia Tech 3

Drones was nearly sacked od 3rd and 10, yet he spun out just to be forced into throwing it away. John Love came on to nail the 30-yard field goal for the Hokies’ three-point response to Miami’s touchdown.

Q1 8:00 | Miami 7, Virginia Tech 0

Kyron Drones on back-to-back rushes picks up a first down to get the Hokies on the doorstep of the Hurricanes 10-yard line. The rushing attack has been prominent. 

Q1 9:50 | Miami 7, Virginia Tech 0

Marcellous Hawkins, on the Hokies' first play from scrimmage, explodes down the sideline for a huge field-flipping gain of 33.

Q1 10:16 | Miami 7, Virginia Tech 0

An eight-play, 75-yard drive from the Hurricanes is capped off with a 20-yard completion from Beck to Lofton out of the backfield. Lofton was inside the hashes on defense and was wide open for Beck.

Q1 11:55 | Virginia Tech 0, Miami 0

A huge 32-yard completion directly over the middle from Beck to Keelan Marion brings Miami within the 20-yard line of the Hokies, and early goal-to-go scenario for the Hurricanes.

Q1 13:30 | Virginia Tech 0, Miami 0

Beck’s first pass on third and three is complete for the game's first firstdown. The Hurricanes opened with two rushes from backs Elija Lofton and Girard Pringle Jr.

Q1 START | Virginia Tech 0, Miami 0

Miami starts with the ball after Tech deferred the opening kickoff. For the final time in Lane Stadium in 2025, here we go.

Pre-Game:

This is the first game out for the Hokies after their bowl eligibility was wiped away for the season, now looking to play spoiler against the Hurricanes, who sit a game back in the ACC, as they look for their first conference title in program history.

Lane Stadium should be electric for Tech’s second-ranked game in Blacksburg, and fourth overall. James Franklin told the Hokie faithful, “We are going to need this stadium rocking on Saturday.”