Virginia Tech uses meat tenderizer as trophy for best OL

College football programs have all kinds of strange awards given out for outstanding performances. The new totem for Virginia Tech’s offensive line might be the weirdest.

This season, the Hokies’ top offensive lineman of the week is awarded with “The Fool’s Hammer,” a meat tenderizer engraved with various Virginia Tech motivational phrases.

PHOTO: #HOKIES WYATT TELLER HOLDING A MEAT TENDERIZER.TAKEN BY TKP PHOTOGRAPHER @markumansky http://t.co/moEXyZLKxI pic.twitter.com/9ixthzI2B1
— THE KEY PLAY (@thekeyplay) September 13, 2015

The Key Play has more on the unique award.

The Hokies have surrendered just two sacks in as many games, and after a rough outing against No. 1 Ohio State, they ran for an impressive 7.3 yards per carry against Furman in Week 2.

Expect the weekly battle for “The Fool’s Hammer” to heat up.

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