The Corps of Cadets cannon, Skipper, fires on the last note of the national anthem before the team entrances. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)
The Corps of Cadets lines up on the North side of the field for Enter Sandman (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)
Head coach Justin Fuente (white) leads his team out onto the field during Enter Sandman. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)
RB Sam Rogers (45) and DB Chuck Clark (19) watch the coin toss before the opening kick. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)
RB Sam Rogers (45) and QB Jerod Evans (4) look over to the sidelines for the next playcall. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)
QB Jerod Evans (4) keeps the ball on a run in the first quarter. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)
P Mitchell Ludwig punts the ball away in the first quarter. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)
Terrell Edmunds (22) and Tremaine Edmunds (49) join up on a tackle in the first quarter. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)
Greg Stroman (25) takes an ECU punt back for a touchdown return in the first quarter. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)
The Hokies score the game's opening points on a punt return touchdown right in front of the visiting ECU fan section. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)
Greg Stroman (25) celebrates with the rest of the team after taking a punt return back for a touchdown. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)
Greg Stroman (25) celebrates while wearing former head coach Frank Beamer's jersey number after scoring a punt return touchdown. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)
Greg Stroman (25) celebrates with Henry Murphy (12) after his punt return touchdown in the first quarter. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)
Corps of Cadets Commandant Maj. General Randal Fulhart (Ret.) does pushups in front of the Cadet's section after the Hokies' first score of the day. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)
Growley II, also known as Tank, plays with his Cavman chew toy on the sidelines with his cadet handlers in the first quarter. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)
Bucky Hodges (7) almost blocks an ECU punt in the first quarter. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)
DT Tim Settle (97) and DT Ricky Walker (98) almost block an ECU pass in the first quarter. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)
TE Chris Cunningham (85) catches a pass along the numbers in the first quarter. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)
WR Isaiah Ford (1) sprints down the sideline on a long catch and run. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)
WR Isaiah Ford (1) tries to reach for the endzone while getting knocked out of bounds inside the 5 yard line. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)
RB Marshawn Williams falls into the endzone for a Virginia Tech touchdown in the first quarter. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)
An ECU fan voices his frustration with the opening quarter. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)
LB Anthony Shegog (24) smiles after the Hokies stop ECU for a loss. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)
The East stands in Lane Stadium participate in a card stunt at the end of the first quarter as a part of Hokiesports' "This Is Home" marketing campagain. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)
Former VT quarterback Michael Brewer chats on the sidelines in the second quarter. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)
The Hokies line up for a field goal block attempt in the second quarter. DT Tim Settle was able to get a hand up to block the kick. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)
RB Sam Rogers finds a hole in the line for a rush in the second quarter. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)
OL Yosuah Nijman (69) holds off the ECU pass rush in the second quarter. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)
WR Isaiah Ford (1) outleaps his opponent for another Virginia Tech touchdown. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)
Bucky Hodges (7) celebrates Isaiah Ford's (1) touchdown catch in the second quarter. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)
A Virginia Tech fan is lifted into the air in the North endzone stands for each Virginia Tech point scored so far. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)
CB Curtis Williams (28) smiles in the endzone after a Virginia Tech touchback. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)
Members of the Marching Virginians perform during a break in the action. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)
DE Trevon Hill (94) runs right at ECU quarterback Phillip Nelson (9). (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)
WR Cam Phillips (5) and TE Bucky Hodges (7) block an ECU punt in the second quarter. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)
Cam Phillips and Bucky Hodges celebrate their punt block after the Hokies recover the ball. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)
RB Travon McMillian (34) avoids one tackle and looks for open room in the second quarter. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)
RB Travon McMillian (34) runs untouched on the next play into the endzone to put Virginia Tech up 28-0 in the second quarter. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)
The Hokies celebrate in the endzone after going up by four touchdowns. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)
The Virginia Tech cheerleaders perform for the crowd during a break in the action. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)
DE Woody Baron (60) and LB Andrew Motuapuaka (54) combine on a tackle on ECU's James Summers. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)
DE Ken Ekanem (4) tackles ECU QB Philip Nelson with one arm in the second quarter. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)
DE Ken Ekanem (4) celebrates his latest sack of the season. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)
WR Isaiah Ford (1) reaches up for a long catch in the second quarter. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)
QB Brenden Motley recieves a shotgun snap after starting QB Jerod Evans was taken out for a minor injury in the second quarter. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)
QB Brenden Motley (9) holds onto the ball tightly as ECU's DaShawn Benton tackles him close to the goal line. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)
LB Andrew Motuapuaka (54) stares down the ECU quarterback before the snap. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)