Old Dominion Dominates Virginia Tech Behind Joseph's Passing
Old Dominion defeated Virginia Tech 45-26 in Week 3, with the Monarchs controlling most of the contest before the Hokies mounted a late fourth-quarter rally. Old Dominion's offense operated efficiently throughout, with quarterback Colton Joseph completing passes to multiple receivers including a 44-yard completion to Na'Eem Abdul-Rahim Gladding and a 36-yard strike to TJ Johnson in the fourth quarter. Joseph finished with 276 passing yards to lead all passers. Virginia Tech's Kyron Drones orchestrated a comeback attempt, including a 67-yard completion to Ayden Greene in the third quarter and a fourth-quarter touchdown pass to Donavon Greene, but it proved insufficient. The Monarchs built a commanding 38-7 lead through three quarters before Virginia Tech scored 19 points in the final period. Old Dominion's defense registered the game's most impactful play in the third quarter, while the Hokies' pass defense provided key stops in the fourth quarter. The game went over the 51-point over-under, and Old Dominion covered the 5.5-point spread.
AI-generated recap · Aug 17, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Old Dominion | 7 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 45 |
 Virginia Tech | 0 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 26 |
Scoring Timeline
Drive Chart
Box Score
| Statistic | Old Dominion | Virginia Tech |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 16-22 | 26-39 |
| Pass Yards | 276 | 266 |
| Rush Yards | 251 | 167 |
| Total Yards | 527 | 433 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
| 3rd Down | 4-9 | 6-13 |
| Penalties | 8-85 | 12-113 |
| Possession | 29:57 | 30:03 |
Player Leaders
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Play-by-Play
Trequan Jones run for 5 yds to the ODU 30
Trequan Jones run for 3 yds to the ODU 33
Colton Joseph run for no gain to the ODU 33
Ian Brandt punt for 42 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the VT 33 , Tucker Holloway returns for 8 yds to the VT 33
Kyron Drones pass incomplete to Donavon Greene
Kyron Drones pass complete to Cameron Seldon for 4 yds to the VT 37
Kyron Drones pass incomplete to Donavon Greene
PENALTY Hokies Delay Of Game 5 yards from Hokies37 to Hokies32. NO PLAY.
Nick Veltsistas punt for 50 yds , Na'eem Abdul-Rahim Gladding returns for 8 yds to the ODU 26
Colton Joseph pass incomplete to Ja'Cory Thomas
Colton Joseph pass complete to Tre' Brown III for 12 yds to the ODU 38 for a 1ST down
Devin Roche run for 7 yds to the ODU 45
Devin Roche run for 1 yd to the ODU 46
Devin Roche run for 2 yds to the ODU 48 Devin Roche fumbled, recovered by ODU Ben Bell
Kyron Drones pass incomplete to Ayden Greene
Marcellous Hawkins run for no gain to the ODU 48
Kyron Drones sacked for a loss of 9 yards to the VT 43
Nick Veltsistas punt for 44 yds , Na'eem Abdul-Rahim Gladding returns for no gain to the ODU 13
Nick Veltsistas punt for 44 yds , Na'eem Abdul-Rahim Gladding returns for no gain to the ODU 7
Colton Joseph pass complete to Ja'Cory Thomas for 38 yds to the ODU 45 for a 1ST down
Colton Joseph pass complete to Tre' Brown III for 10 yds to the VT 45 for a 1ST down
Trequan Jones run for 7 yds to the VT 38
Trequan Jones run for 26 yds to the VT 12 for a 1ST down
(06:42) No Huddle-Shotgun Joseph,Colton pass incomplete short right to Abdul-Rahim Gladding,Na'eem thrown to Hokies00 PENALTY Hokies Illegal Use Of Hands (Burgos,Keyshawn) 6 yards from Hokies12 to Hokies06, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Colton Joseph run for 6 yds for a TD (Riley Callaghan KICK)
Josh Hamel kickoff for 63 yds , P.J. Prioleau return for 21 yds to the VT 44 Virginia Tech Penalty, (8 Yards) to the VT 8
Terion Stewart run for 31 yds to the VT 39 for a 1ST down
Terion Stewart run for 5 yds to the VT 44
Kyron Drones run for 4 yds to the VT 48
Kyron Drones run for 2 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
P.J. Prioleau run for 4 yds to the ODU 46
Kyron Drones run for 32 yds to the ODU 14 for a 1ST down
Terion Stewart run for 4 yds to the ODU 10
Terion Stewart run for a loss of 5 yards to the ODU 15
Kyron Drones run for 12 yds to the ODU 3
Trequan Jones run for 2 yds to the ODU 5
Colton Joseph run for 2 yds to the ODU 7
Colton Joseph pass complete to Na'eem Abdul-Rahim Gladding for 44 yds to the VT 49 for a 1ST down Virginia Tech Penalty, (Yards) declined for a 1ST down
(14:45) No Huddle-Shotgun Joseph,Colton sacked for loss of 6 yards to the ODU45 (Copeland,Kemari) PENALTY Hokies Face Mask (Bell,Ben) 15 yards from Hokies49 to Hokies34, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Colton Joseph pass complete to Na'eem Abdul-Rahim Gladding for 14 yds to the VT 20 for a 1ST down
Colton Joseph run for 6 yds to the VT 14
Maurki James run for 4 yds to the VT 10 for a 1ST down
Maurki James run for 10 yds for a TD (Riley Callaghan KICK)
Josh Hamel kickoff for 64 yds , P.J. Prioleau return for 19 yds to the VT 20
Kyron Drones pass complete to Cameron Seldon for 5 yds to the VT 25
Kyron Drones run for 5 yds to the VT 30 for a 1ST down
Terion Stewart run for 5 yds to the VT 35
Terion Stewart run for 11 yds to the VT 46 for a 1ST down
Kyron Drones pass intercepted Jerome Carter return for no gain to the ODU 12
Ke'Travion Hargrove run for 2 yds to the ODU 14
Colton Joseph pass incomplete to Ja'Cory Thomas
Colton Joseph pass complete to Ja'Cory Thomas for 12 yds to the ODU 26 for a 1ST down
Colton Joseph pass incomplete to Na'eem Abdul-Rahim Gladding
Ke'Travion Hargrove run for 11 yds to the ODU 37 for a 1ST down
Ke'Travion Hargrove run for 1 yd to the ODU 38
Colton Joseph pass complete to Ja'Cory Thomas for 33 yds to the VT 29 for a 1ST down
Colton Joseph pass complete to Jailen Butler for 18 yds to the VT 11 for a 1ST down
Trequan Jones run for 11 yds for a TD (Riley Callaghan KICK)
Josh Hamel kickoff for 62 yds , P.J. Prioleau return for 21 yds to the VT 44 Virginia Tech Penalty, (9 Yards) to the VT 10
Kyron Drones run for 4 yds to the VT 14
Marcellous Hawkins run for 7 yds to the VT 21 for a 1ST down
Kyron Drones pass complete to Marcellous Hawkins for 2 yds to the VT 23
Marcellous Hawkins run for 7 yds to the VT 30
PENALTY ODU Delay Of Game (Forrest,Jackson) 5 yards from Hokies30 to Hokies35, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Marcellous Hawkins run for 7 yds to the VT 42
Kyron Drones run for a loss of 5 yards to the VT 37
Kyron Drones pass incomplete
Nick Veltsistas punt for 40 yds, fair catch by Na'eem Abdul-Rahim Gladding at the ODU 23
Maurki James run for 4 yds to the ODU 27
Colton Joseph pass complete to Dawson Johnson for 17 yds to the VT 44 for a 1ST down Virginia Tech Penalty, (15 Yards) to the VT 41 for a 1ST down
Colton Joseph pass incomplete to Ja'Cory Thomas
Colton Joseph pass complete to Sidney Mbanasor for 4 yds to the VT 37
Maurki James run for a loss of 2 yards to the VT 39
Colton Joseph pass incomplete to Ja'Cory Thomas
(01:41) No Huddle-Shotgun Joseph,Colton pass incomplete short left to Thomas,Ja'Cory thrown to Hokies25 broken up by Brown-Murray,Isaiah PENALTY Hokies Face Mask (Williams,Thomas) 15 yards from Hokies39 to Hokies24, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Maurki James run for 4 yds to the VT 20
Maurki James run for 7 yds to the VT 13 for a 1ST down
Colton Joseph pass complete to Tre' Brown III for 13 yds for a TD Virginia Tech Penalty, (15 Yards) to the VT 0 (Riley Callaghan KICK)
Kyron Drones pass complete to Isaiah Spencer for 8 yds to the VT 33
Kyron Drones run for 1 yd to the VT 34
Terion Stewart run for 1 yd to the VT 35 for a 1ST down
Kyron Drones run for 8 yds to the VT 43
Kyron Drones pass complete to Marcellous Hawkins for 6 yds to the VT 49 for a 1ST down
Kyron Drones sacked by Javen Gibson for a loss of 9 yards to the VT 40 Kyron Drones fumbled, recovered by ODU Lorenzo McFadden-Pressley , return for 0 yards
End of 2nd Quarter
Josh Hamel kickoff for 65 yds , Cameron Seldon return for 30 yds to the VT 30
Kyron Drones run for 3 yds to the VT 33 for a 1ST down Old Dominion Penalty, Personal Foul (Jeremy Mack Jr.) to the VT 47 for a 1ST down
Terion Stewart run for 3 yds to the 50 yard line
Virginia Tech Penalty, (Yards) declined
Kyron Drones pass complete to Benji Gosnell for 12 yds to the ODU 46
Kyron Drones pass complete to Marcellous Hawkins for 2 yds to the ODU 44
Kyron Drones pass complete to Marcellous Hawkins for 2 yds to the ODU 44
Colton Joseph pass complete to Jailen Butler for 2 yds to the ODU 42
Trequan Jones run for 13 yds to the VT 45 for a 1ST down
Trequan Jones run for 6 yds to the VT 39
Colton Joseph pass complete to Trequan Jones for 7 yds to the VT 32 for a 1ST down
Trequan Jones run for no gain to the VT 32
Colton Joseph pass incomplete to Tre' Brown III
Colton Joseph pass incomplete to Tre' Brown III
Riley Callaghan 50 yd FG GOOD
Kyron Drones pass complete to Ja'Ricous Hairston for 12 yds to the VT 37 for a 1ST down
(09:22) No Huddle-Shotgun Hawkins,Marcellous rush left for 2 yards gain to the Hokies39 (Forrest,Jackson; Thomas,Keshawn) PENALTY Hokies Holding (Rimac,Tomas) 10 yards from Hokies37 to Hokies27. NO PLAY.
Kyron Drones pass complete to Marcellous Hawkins for 2 yds to the VT 29
Kyron Drones pass incomplete to Ja'Ricous Hairston
PENALTY Hokies False Start (Seldon,Cameron) 5 yards from Hokies29 to Hokies24. NO PLAY.
(08:26) PENALTY Hokies False Start (Ricard,Tommy) 5 yards from Hokies24 to Hokies19. NO PLAY.
Kyron Drones run for 9 yds to the VT 28
Nick Veltsistas punt for 49 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the ODU 23
(07:36) Shotgun Joseph,Colton rush right for 8 yards gain to the ODU31 (Laws,Emmett) PENALTY ODU Holding (Woudsma,Maarten) 10 yards from ODU23 to ODU13. NO PLAY.
Ke'Travion Hargrove run for 2 yds to the ODU 15
Ke'Travion Hargrove run for 1 yd to the ODU 16
Colton Joseph run for 16 yds to the ODU 32
Ian Brandt punt for 46 yds, fair catch by Tucker Holloway at the VT 23
Ian Brandt punt for 45 yds, fair catch by Tucker Holloway at the VT 23
Kyron Drones pass incomplete to Zeke Wimbush
Kyron Drones pass complete to Ayden Greene for 67 yds to the ODU 10 for a 1ST down
Kyron Drones pass complete to Donavon Greene for 10 yds for a TD (John Love KICK)
Kyle Lowe kickoff for 11 yds , Dirrick Goodman return for no gain to the VT 46
Colton Joseph run for 1 yd to the VT 45
Colton Joseph pass complete to Dawson Johnson for 7 yds to the VT 38
Colton Joseph run for 26 yds to the VT 12 for a 1ST down
Maurki James run for a loss of 1 yard to the VT 13
Colton Joseph pass complete to Na'eem Abdul-Rahim Gladding for 13 yds for a TD (Riley Callaghan KICK)
Josh Hamel kickoff for 65 yds , Cameron Seldon return for 18 yds to the VT 18
Kyron Drones pass complete to Isaiah Spencer for 7 yds to the VT 25
Kyron Drones pass complete to Benji Gosnell for 6 yds to the VT 31 for a 1ST down
Kyron Drones pass complete to P.J. Prioleau for 15 yds to the VT 46 for a 1ST down
Kyron Drones pass complete to P.J. Prioleau for a loss of 1 yard to the VT 45
Kyron Drones pass complete to P.J. Prioleau for 7 yds to the ODU 48
Kyron Drones pass complete to Harrison Saint Germain for 9 yds to the ODU 39 for a 1ST down
Kyron Drones pass complete to Isaiah Spencer for 17 yds to the ODU 22 for a 1ST down
Kyron Drones pass complete to P.J. Prioleau for a loss of 1 yard to the ODU 23
Kyron Drones pass complete to Donavon Greene for 10 yds to the ODU 13
P.J. Prioleau run for 6 yds to the ODU 7 for a 1ST down
P.J. Prioleau run for 3 yds to the ODU 4
Kyron Drones run for 4 yds for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed)
Trequan Jones run for 3 yds to the ODU 28
Trequan Jones run for 5 yds to the ODU 33
Trequan Jones run for 18 yds to the VT 49 for a 1ST down
Trequan Jones run for 2 yds to the VT 47
(09:04) No Huddle-Shotgun Jones,Trequan rush middle for 3 yards gain to the Hokies44 (Huisman,Kody; Burgos,Keyshawn) PENALTY ODU Holding (Joyce,Ryan) 10 yards from Hokies47 to ODU43. NO PLAY.
Colton Joseph pass complete to TJ Johnson for 36 yds to the VT 21 for a 1ST down
Colton Joseph run for 6 yds to the VT 15
Devin Roche run for 15 yds for a TD Old Dominion Penalty, UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Devin Roche) to the VT 0 (Riley Callaghan KICK)
Josh Hamel kickoff for 65 yds , P.J. Prioleau return for 27 yds to the VT 42
Kyron Drones pass complete to Braydon Bennett for 2 yds to the VT 44
Kyron Drones pass incomplete to Ja'Ricous Hairston
Kyron Drones run for 3 yds to the VT 47
(05:33) No Huddle-Shotgun Drones,Kyron pass incomplete short right to Greene,Ayden thrown to Hokies45 PENALTY ODU Face Mask (Watts,Justin) 15 yards from Hokies47 to ODU38, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Kyron Drones pass complete to Tucker Holloway for 5 yds to the ODU 33
Kyron Drones run for 10 yds to the ODU 23 for a 1ST down
Kyron Drones pass incomplete to Isaiah Spencer
Kyron Drones pass complete to Donavon Greene for 23 yds for a TD Old Dominion Penalty, Defensive Pass Interference (TJ Lott) declined (Two-Point Conversion failed)
PENALTY Hokies False Start (Wimbush,Zeke) 5 yards from Hokies46 to Hokies41. NO PLAY.
Kyron Drones pass complete to Donavon Greene for 13 yds to the ODU 46
Kyron Drones sacked by Keshawn Thomas for a loss of 1 yard to the ODU 47
Tyler Mason run for 13 yds to the ODU 34 for a 1ST down
Kyron Drones pass incomplete to Devin Alves
Kyron Drones pass incomplete to Zeke Wimbush
(02:47) No Huddle-Shotgun Drones,Kyron sacked for loss of 10 yards to the ODU44 (Culbreath,Jahleel, Trinidad,Kris) PENALTY ODU Holding (Watts,Justin) 10 yards from ODU34 to ODU24, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Kyron Drones pass incomplete
Kyron Drones pass incomplete to Tucker Holloway
Kyron Drones pass complete to Donavon Greene for 21 yds to the ODU 3 for a 1ST down
Kyron Drones pass complete to Tyler Mason for 3 yds for a TD (John Love KICK)
Kyle Lowe kickoff for 45 yds , Devin Roche return for no gain to the ODU 20
Ke'Travion Hargrove run for 9 yds to the ODU 29
Ke'Travion Hargrove run for 10 yds to the ODU 39 for a 1ST down
Q. Henicle takes a knee