ODU Football Head Coach Ricky Rahne, Safety Mario Easterly and Center Brayden Walker speak with the media on Monday September 7, 2026, as they prepare to travel to Blacksburg to take on James Franklin and the Virginia Tech Hokies.
Chapters:
0:00 Sponsor: Old Dominion Athletic Foundation
0:14 Opening statement: recapping the Norfolk State win
0:40 Facing his former boss, James Franklin
1:41 Week one to week two: what needs to improve
3:06 Virginia Tech’s 73-3 win and new OC Ty Howle
3:51 James Franklin’s Penn State legacy, revisited
6:33 Virginia Tech’s biggest offensive challenges: Reynolds, Overton, and depth
7:59 Containing the Virginia Tech run game
8:52 Familiar faces on the Virginia Tech staff
11:09 ODU’s O-line vs. Kemari Copeland and the D-line
12:12 Brent Pry back as defensive coordinator
13:11 Franklin as godfather to his youngest son
14:26 What a repeat win over Virginia Tech would mean
15:09 Do the coaching ties change the gameplan?
16:18 Seven straight wins, a new program record
17:11 Taylor Heinicke’s jersey retirement
18:45 Does last year’s road win carry over?
19:34 Personal angle vs. Franklin? “Strictly business”
21:12 Returning to Lane Stadium a year later
22:04 Experience playing in that environment
24:22 Coach Roquemore’s ties to the Virginia Tech staff
25:16 Facing a Virginia Tech team in a very different spot
26:02 Confidence from last year’s upset
26:41 Advice for first-time FBS players
27:33 Brayden Walker’s press conference debut
28:06 Approach against Virginia Tech’s D-line
28:39 Breaking down the 73-3 win on film
29:12 Goals for week two improvement
30:03 Facing a stingy Hokies defense
30:57 Fixing the run-blocking
31:48 ODU’s win streak and staying focused
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