A strange season ends in a familiar place with Virginia facing Virginia Tech Gene Wang, The Washington Post Dec. 10, 2020 FacebookTwitterEmail In a college football season that has been anything but routine, Virginia and Virginia Tech, through a twist related to the coronavirus pandemic, find themselves in their customary slot for a showdown that remains each team's most contentious regardless of outside circumstances. The traditional regular season finale for the Commonwealth Cup initially had been scheduled to be the opener for both schools Sept. 19 until an outbreak within the Hokies locker room led to a postponement. Virginia Tech paused football activities, and the ACC not long after announced the new date of Dec. 12.