Justin Fuente is sticking with what works.
On Thursday, the Virginia Tech head coach confirmed to reporters at a press conference that senior Ryan Willis has kept the starting job and will be QB1 for the team when they open against Boston College in Week 1.
Justin Fuente names Ryan Willis as the starting QB for the #Hokies. Hendon Hooker the backup.
— Andy Bitter (@AndyBitterVT) August 22, 2019
Willis took over early last season when previous starter Josh Jackson suffered a broken leg against Old Dominion. The latter wound up transferring to Maryland while Willis, a transfer himself from Kansas, threw for 2,716 yards, 24 touchdowns and nine interceptions in 2018. Though he did keep the Hokies’ bowl streak alive -- barely -- thanks to a win over rival Virginia in the final week of the regular season, Willis was just 4-6 as a starter overall.
Fuente and company will certainly hope for better play out of the position with another year in the system and can get off to a good start in 2019 with three straight home games against ODU, Furman and Duke following their trip to Chestnut Hill on Aug. 31.
