On Wednesday, WTVR-6 in Richmond reported that Virginia Tech and Boise State had reached an agreement to open to 2010 football season at FedEx Field in Landover, Md.
According to the CBS affiliate's Web site, the Hokies were looking to fill a slot on their 2010 schedule vacated when Syracuse backed out of an agreement to a home-and-home series.
Reportedly, Tech will not make the trip to Boise in 2011 or any time soon after that.
There have been no reports on who the 2011 opponent will be or where it will take place.
The matchup would mark the third consecutive season the Hokies opened the season on a neutral field in a large atlantic market.
In 2008 Tech played East Carolina in Charlotte, N.C., and are set to face Alabama at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta September 5.
Tech opened its season at the Washington Redskins' home field once before.
Tech and top-ranked USC squared off in 2004 at FedEx Field, with USC topping the Hokies 24-13.
Boise State, on the other hand, would be making another step toward national recognition and respect.
One of two FBS schools in Idaho, Boise State has only been playing at the top level of college football for less than two decades.
They have not wasted time making their presence felt across the country, however.
In the 2007 Fiesta Bowl, the Broncos capped off an undefeated season by shocking the perennial powerhouse Oklahoma Sooners in overtime 43-42.
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I get upset at any article that mentions the USC score without mentioning the phantom pass interference and other bad calls. VT won that game.
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That's because the hokies blow goats.
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