In 2020, it felt as if the world stopped at once. As COVID-19 spread worldwide, lockdowns, restrictions, and social distancing reshaped daily life, and college football was no exception. Conferences scrapped non-conference matchups to shorten schedules and adapt to the uncertainty of the pandemic. For instance, Penn State in 2020 played just 9 conference games, with games happening in empty stadiums. Another casualty of these restrictions and conditions was the Virginia Tech game arrangement that got canceled against Penn State. But now, 5 years since then, the effects of that 2020 season are visible on both teams’ schedules.
Penn State and Virginia Tech finalized a contract arrangement in 2013 that would see both teams play a home-and-home series in 2020 and 2025. However, due to the COV