Virginia Tech has hands full vs. Boise St Monday

The most intriguing game of the weekend will be played on Monday in Landover, Maryland. The Boise St. Broncos finally have their chance!. They have had several undefeated seasons that culminated in BCS bowl games, but never the BCS Championship. They will have the opportunity to change that in 2010 as they start the year ranked #3 in the pre-season polls. This virtually leaves their destiny in their hands for once. If they can navigate the difficult schedule that head coach Chris Petersen has pieced together then they are all but guaranteed a chance at the BCS title.

It all begins Monday as the Broncos take on a tremendously talented Virginia Tech Hokies squad that is eager to get back to the form that they had a few years ago. V-Tech is known for their defense, but that may all change this season as they now have a quarterback that is capable of leading this offense attack. Tyrod Taylor finally got the opportunity to show what he is capable of in his junior year. He increased his QB rating by 46 points, and threw 13 touchdown passes to just 5 interceptions. Now that he has a full year of starting at QB under his belt, he will be expected to carry this Hokies team on his back.

Taylor completed 16 of 17 passes for 319 yards and 3 touchdowns in his last scrimmage against the starting defense last Thursday. Much of his success in the passing department has to do with his work ethic, and the fact that he has several sure-handed receivers in which to throw to. Jarrett Boykin, Danny Coale and Dyrell Roberts all return at receiver to round out what should be a well-balanced attack. As important as Tyrod Taylor is to making this offense go, it may be Ryan Williams who is the most important piece. Williams has a phenomenal year in 2009 as he rushed for 1655 yards and 21 touchdowns. Rushing the ball has always been the philosophy of this team since Frank Beamer took over as head coach back in 1987. Hard nosed defense and a solid running game have always been thought of as the 2 most important elements of a successful football team. Beamer has shown that to be true.

The Virgina Tech defense will not have a tougher test this season then they will in their first game on Monday. The Broncos have been an offensive juggernaut for almost a decade. They once again led the country last year in points per game behind an accurate passer and a great rushing game. The Broncos start off this year ranked #3 because they have almost all of their starting offense back from a year ago.

Quarterback Kellen Moore is one of the most efficient passers in college football. He has thrown for over 7000 yards in just 2 seasons, and more impressively has a completion percentage close to 67 %! While throwing for 64 TD’s in 2 years in rather impressive, having just 13 interceptions is even more incredible. Having a quarterback of this caliber would normally be more than enough to take most teams with this good of a defense a long way. However, the running game is almost equally as impressive. Jeremy Avery and Doug Martin combined for over 1900 yards and 21 touchdowns in 2009. As scary as that is for most defenses, it will be worse this season as the Broncos return the majority of their starting offensive line.

Boise St has been declared the favorite in this game due to its neutral location. While many average betters put far too much emphasis on a teams ranking, the oddsmakers set lines based on where they see the betting public putting their money. With that being said, as an college football handicapper I feel that the Hokies have as good of a shot to win this game as the Broncos do. Making NCAA football picks requires a tremendous amount of knowledge that comes from experience. While anything can happen in any game, more often than not the games outcome can be determined prior to the opening kickoff. I have what I feel is the easy winner for this game. Join me as I show you why I have been rated one of the top NCAA and NFL handicappers in the business for 6 years running!

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