09-13-2010 08:45 PM

The night before James Madison University pulled off the biggest upset of the 2010 college football season, Dukes coach Mickey Matthews asked his players if any of them made a recruiting visit to Virginia Tech.

None of the Dukes raised his hand.

“I promise you they’re going to want a lot of you after tomorrow,” Matthews told his team.

Matthews’ promise proved prophetic as the Dukes did the unimaginable Saturday, shocking the No. 13 Hokies 21-16 at Lane Stadium. It was Virginia Tech’s first home loss to a Football Championship Subdivision foe since falling to Richmond 24-14 in 1985.

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