BLACKSBURG, Va - The Virginia Tech Athletics Department announced Thursday that a limited number of football tickets will go on sale Friday, Aug. 28, at 10 a.m., for two of the six home games scheduled in 2009. Tickets are available for Tech’s home opener vs. Marshall on Saturday, Sept. 12 and the Hokies’ Thursday night contest Oct. 29 with North Carolina. The tickets are available because the visiting teams returned a portion of their ticket allotment.

To purchase your tickets or for more information, log on to http://www.hokietickets.com or call the Virginia Tech Athletic Ticket Office at (540) 231-6731 or toll-free at 1-800 VA TECH4 (1-800-828-3244).