Ill Prepared: 1st Quarter Woes

I have had a hard time in trying to pinpoint "that one thing" that is wrong so far in the season.  It was eating at me enough that I did a little stathead-ing trying to figure out where the issues are for the offense.  Here is a look at what I found.  The Hokies are only scoring on 15% of their first quarter drives.  They are only scoring on 30% of the total drives overall.  We have 10 punts vs 3 touchdowns in the first quarter.  I think this speaks to the coaching staff being unable to get the team ready to play.  Its part conservative play calling, part players seeming to be in a daze.  Its a lackadaisical malaise that doesnt seem to wear off until mid second quarter. 
Statistics up to Game 5

Our yards per play increase each quarter as we get later into the game.  Part of this can be discounted from needing to throw because we are behind, but it's also because we have figured out where the holes are.  We are not doing this with great results prior to coming into the game by the stats so far, so it makes you question play calls and the analysis being done prior to the game.  The first game this can be understandable as you dont have definitive tape on anyone but after the first game we should have enough on tape to be able to pick a series of six to eight plays that should take advantage of the other teams weaknesses.  I am not sure what the answer is but I hope that Beamer and his staff can figure out how to get these guys going in the first quarter or we will be in for a very long season full of nail biters.