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Vanderbilt staved off a Virginia Tech comeback to start the season with an upset win. The Commodores came out on top in the first overtime of the college football season to defeat the Hokies 34-27.

After scoring on its opening possession of OT, the Vanderbilt defense came up with the stop it needed on 4th down to seal it.

Though unranked, the Hokies were a popular dark horse to win the ACC and advance to the expanded College Football Playoff. The Commodores, meanwhile, are coming off of a series of lackluster seasons in the SEC, but started the season with a strong message to the rest of the conference.

Diego Pavia, a senior transfer from New Mexico State, was electric for the Commodores, throwing for 190 yards and two touchdowns while rushing for 95 and another score to lead the team to a major win.

The game started off slow, with Vanderbilt taking a 3-0 lead in the first quarter before scoring two touchdowns in the second. The Commodores headed into the locker room with a 17-3 lead at halftime.

The matchup had plenty of mess, including a particularly wild sequence in the third quarter that led to a Vanderbilt field goal. Kicker Brock Taylor missed the Commodores’ first 53-yard attempt, but the play was called dead after a delay of game. After Vanderbilt switched to a punt formation, the Hokies were flagged for having two players with the same number on the field. From there, back within field goal range, Taylor hit the second 53-yard attempt to give Vanderbilt three more points. That gave Vanderbilt a 20-10 lead midway through the third quarter.