A member of the Virginia Tech High Techs stands on the field before the pre-game ceremonies begin. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)

Growley II stands at attention with the rest of the Corps of Cadets before they march into the stadium. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)

Fans in the North endzone stands wave pompoms before Enter Sandman begins. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)

The Hokiebird helps get the crowd pumped up as the team walks into the tunnel before Enter Sandman. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)

Andrew Motuapuaka carries in the lunchpail with the rest of the game's captains before the rest of the team enters the field. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)

Head coach Justin Fuente stands at the entrance of the tunnel as Enter Sandman plays inside Lane Stadium. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)

Current and former members of the Corps of Cadets' band, the Highty Tighties, play Tech Triumph after the team runs onto the field. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)

DT Ricky Walker (8) sacks UNC quarterback Chazz Surratt early in the game. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)

DE Trevon Hill celebrates with Mook Reynolds after another quick sack in the first quarter. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)

Mook Reynolds attempts to put a hit on UNC QB Chazz Surratt. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)

UNC QB Chazz Surratt loses his grip on the football under heavy pressure. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)

Ricky Walker (8) picks up the loose UNC fumble and runs into the endzone for Virginia Tech's first score of the game. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)

Andrew Motuapuaka (54) jumps onto Ricky Walker (8) after Walker's first career touchdown. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)

UNC head coach Larry Fedora screams at the referees in a failed attempt to call a timeout. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)

Greg Stroman (3) runs with the football on route to score a 91 yard punt return for a touchdown as head coach Justin Fuente runs along the sideline right beside him. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)

LB Andrew Motuapuaka looks at the UNC offensive front pinned deep against their own endzone. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)

Terrell Edmunds (22) attempts to tackle UNC's Brandon Harris as Tim Settle applies pressure from the back side. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)

Tim Settle (4) celebrates another sack in the second half. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)

WR Sean Savoy lines up his blocks on a screen pass to the outside. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)

WR Sean Savoy breaks a pair of tackles on a long run after catch. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)

Virginia Tech QB Josh Jackson (17) adjusts a play call at the line deep in the UNC red zone. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)

Head coach Justin Fuente speaks with his players after calling a timeout. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)

A member of the Corps of Cadets does pushups for every Virginia Tech point scored up to that point in the game. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)

Trevon Hill strips the football out of UNC QB Brandon Harris' hand. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)

WR Eric Kumah fights off a facemask penalty after a catch near the sideline. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)

QB Josh Jackson motions to his offense before the snap. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)

TE Dalton Keene blocks UNC's M.J. Stewart on the outside. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)

QB Josh Jackson (17) and WR Cam Phillips (5) share a game of rock-paper-scissors after a Phillips recieving TD. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)

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Deon Newsom gets a block on a UNC punt in the second half. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)

RB Jalen Holston carries the ball up the middle for a short gain. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)

Ricky Walker attempts to bat down a UNC pass while being held from behind. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)

LB Tremaine Edmunds stares down UNC QB Chazz Surratt before the snap. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)

RB Coleman Fox finds a large gap in the line on a rush upfield. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)

Backup QB AJ Bush (6) entered the game in the third quarter to close out the game with the Hokies up big. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)

The sun sets on Blacksburg and Lane Stadium in the 4th quarter. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)

UNC head coach Larry Fedora quickly shakes hands with Virginia Tech head coach Justin Fuente after the final whistle. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)

Tremaine and Terrell Edmunds pose in the endzone as the teams walk off the field. The Hokies defeated UNC 59-7. (Mark Umansky/TheKeyPlay.com)