ROANOKE Virginia Tech will play another opponent from the West after its latest schedule addition, agreeing to a home-and-home series with BYU in 2026 and 2030.

The Hokies made the announcement Friday along with several scheduling additions, which included adding six more games with Old Dominion, five with Liberty and one with VMI.

The BYU game is the biggest, however, the first meeting between the schools in football. The Hokies will host the Cougars in Blacksburg on Sept. 26, 2026, before making a return trip to Provo, Utah, on Sept. 14, 2030.

Although the Hokies have traditionally stuck to the East Coast and Midwest in their nonconference games, this will be the second time theyll venture out into the Mountain Time Zone in the next 15 years. Tech previously scheduled a home-and-home with Arizona that will require a trip in 2029.

Though an independent, BYU joins Penn State, Michigan, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Arizona, Maryland and Rutgers as Power 5-level schools on Virginia Techs schedule from now until 2036. The Hokies also play Notre Dame seven times during that span.

The new ODU agreement adds games in each season from 2026-2031, with the even numbered years in Blacksburg and odd numbered years in Norfolk. The Hokies and Monarchs already had seven games on the schedule through 2025, starting with the programs first football meeting in Blacksburg this year on Sept. 23. ODU is in its fourth year in the Football Bowl Subdivision and is a member of Conference USA.

The Hokies will play Liberty six times from now until 2030. The schools had a previously scheduled 2020 game in Blacksburg. Tech will make two trips to Lynchburg to play the Flames in 2022 and 2030, while Liberty will come to Blacksburg three more times in 2027, 2028 and 2029. The games in 2022 and 2027 will take place Nov. 19 and 20, respectively, presumably before the traditional late-season game against Virginia.

Liberty has begun its transition from the Football Championship Subdivision to be an FBS independent. The Flames will be full FBS in 2019.

VMI also joins the schedule for the first time since 1984. The Keydets will travel to Lane Stadium for a game Sept. 5, 2026. Despite the layoff, Techs 79 meetings against VMI are the second most of any opponent behind Virginia. The Hokies are 49-25-5 in the series.

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