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American football stadium on the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg, VA, US
Lane Stadium is a college football stadium in the eastern United States, located on the campus of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Virginia. The playing surface of the stadium is named Worsham Field. The home field of the Virginia Tech Hokies of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), it was rated the number one home field advantage in all of college football in 2005 by Rivals.com.
More on Wikipedia ↗Fan video from around the stadium captures Virginia Tech Hokies kicker John Love's razor-thin field goal attempt in the 35-33 loss to Pittsburgh.
It’s 2026 and we still don’t have proper technology for field goals, leading to the type of madness that unfolded Friday night in Blacksburg, Va.