Like planning ahead? How about nine years.
Penn State will visit Blacksburg on September 17, 2022 and Virginia Tech will travel to Beaver Stadium on Sept. 16, 2023. Earlier this week, the Nittany Lions announced their first meeting with San Diego State, which will take place Sept. 26, 2015 in State College.
“We are excited to be able to announce this football series with Virginia Tech,” Penn State athletic director David Joyner said. “Virginia Tech is an opponent our alumni and fans have been asking about adding to the schedule. I am very appreciative of the efforts of Jim Weaver (VT athletic director) to make this long-awaited match-up become a reality.”
Despite having campuses located less than 375 miles apart, Penn State and Virginia Tech have never met. The Nittany Lions have played Virginia (5-3), VMI (1-0) and William & Mary (4-0) from The Old Dominion, earning a cumulative 10-3 on-field record.
Virginia Tech AD Jim Weaver earned bachelor’s (1967) and master’s degrees (1968) from Penn State, playing center and linebacker for the Nittany Lions. A native of Harrisburg, Weaver began his coaching career with the Nittany Lions as a graduate assistant (1967-68) and was an assistant coach from 1969-72.
