The Kenny Brooks era is off to a strong start in Big Blue Nation. But six of Kentucky's remaining nine games are against ranked opponents.

Following JMU, Brooks stayed in the state and coached Virginia Tech. His final two seasons in Blacksburg were nothing short of magical. He led the Hokies to the ACC Tournament in 2023, helping Virginia Tech secure the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.

The Cavaliers got 13 of 16 first-place votes. Virginia Tech was picked 12th. All 16 ACC teams will open their seasons Feb. 14.

Nine players departed after Stackhouse’s firing. That prompted Byington to bring in 11 transfers, including Michigan State guard AJ Hoggard, North Texas’ leading scorer Jason Edwards, Virginia Tech sharpshooter Tyler Nickel and James Madison sophomore center Jaylen Carey.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) - Louisville women's basketball could not find enough consistent offense on the road at Virginia Tech, seeing a seven-game winning streak end with a 70-65 loss.

No. 25 Florida St. (16-4) at Boston College (12-10), 6 p.m. No. 1 UCLA (20-0) vs. Minnesota (18-3), 3 p.m. No. 4 Southern Cal (18-1) at Iowa (14-7), 1:30 p.m. No. 5 Texas (20-2) at Texas A&M (10-9), 6 p.m.

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The Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team lost a close one on the road Sunday. The Cards fell to the Virginia Tech Hokies 70-65 in Blacksburg. Olivia Cochran, Jayda Curry, and Ja'Leah Williams all scored in double figures with Cochran also pulling in eight rebounds. The Cards shot just 7% less than the Hokies from the field.

A hot start and a double-double from Tobi Lawal led Virginia Tech to a 76-66 victory over Florida State on Wednesday in Tallahassee, Fla.

Mike Young picked up a milestone victory as the Virginia Tech men’s basketball team beat Florida State 76-66 on Wednesday night in Tallahassee, Florida. Young won his 400th game as a college head coach, including 299 victories in 17 seasons at Wofford and 101 wins in six seasons with the Hokies.

Saturday’s ACC slate includes the Virginia Cavaliers (10-11, 3-7 ACC) facing the Virginia Tech Hokies (9-12, 4-6 ACC) at 4:00 PM ET on ACC Network.Buy tickets for Virginia vs. Virginia

Drexel at Northeastern, 3 p.m. Cornell at Dartmouth, 6 p.m. Princeton at Yale, 6 p.m. Delaware at Towson, 6:30 p.m. Columbia at Harvard, 7 p.m.