Here are the keys to victory for Virginia Tech and Vanderbilt when the Hokies and Commodores meet on Saturday at Lane Stadium.

Virginia Tech

Keep attacking: Quarterback Kyron Drones threw six deep passes against contested coverage, and his receivers came down with three receptions. Drones mentioned multiple times leading into the season that Philip Montgomery’s offense gave the quarterback freedom to attack in man-to-man coverage, and Drones took advantage of that. Donavon Greene, Ayden Greene and Isaiah Spencer hauled in contested catches that got the ball into South Carolina territory, and Drones will look to do that against Vanderbilt.

Pin down Pavia: Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia shined over two seasons at New Mexico State. He hasn’t missed a step heading into his second seas

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