"You can say whatever you want about Grunk; you can't question his toughness. Kept getting hit, kept getting up, kept finding ways to make plays, protected the football. That was a gutsy, gritty win across the board. But you've got to give Grunk a ton of credit, too."
Those were the words of Virginia Tech head coach James Franklin following the Hokies' victory over Clemson, when he went out of his way to praise quarterback Ethan Grunkemeyer for his toughness.
One week later, Franklin's comments proved particularly fitting.