Virginia Tech romps, ends losing streak vs. Boston College

 

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• No. 5 VA Tech Leads BC, 34-0, At Halftime

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It was over when... Duke spooked Virginia Tech. The Hokies didn't take any chances against BC, reeling off 34 straight points. Gameball goes to... The Hokies' D, who brought their lunch pails and went went to work, holding BC to just 3 yards in the first half. Stat of the game... 2. Dave Shinskie entered the game as the nation's 22nd most efficient passer, but left after throwing two picks. Complete Top 25 Overview

Team Stat Comparison
1st Downs	10	17
Total Yards	163	441
Passing	118	206
Rushing	45	235
Penalties	6-42	6-56
3rd Down Conversions	1-13	6-15
4th Down Conversions	2-2	1-1
Turnovers	3	1
Possession	26:13	33:47

Air/Ground Leaders
Boston College Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Marscovetra 10/16 114 2 0 Shinskie 1/12 4 0 2	Virginia Tech Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Taylor 7/10 126 2 0 Clayton 1/2 80 1 0
Boston College Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Harris 11 43 0 15 Finch 8 14 0 6	Virginia Tech Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Williams 18 159 1 31 Wilson 13 34 1 6
Boston College Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Larmond Jr 4 64 1 48 Deska 3 41 0 20	Virginia Tech Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Davis 1 80 1 80 Boykin 3 69 1 41

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER				BC	VT
	FG	10:59	Matt Waldron 31 Yd	0	3
	TD	04:50	Danny Coale 24 Yd Pass From Tyrod Taylor (Matt Waldron Kick)	0	10
SECOND QUARTER				BC	VT
	TD	14:30	Ryan Williams 1 Yd Run (Matt Waldron Kick)	0	17
	TD	11:58	Jarrett Boykin 41 Yd Pass From Tyrod Taylor (Matt Waldron Kick)	0	24
	TD	08:12	Rashad Carmichael 22 Yd Interception Return (Matt Waldron Kick)	0	31
	FG	01:11	Matt Waldron 40 Yd	0	34
FOURTH QUARTER				BC	VT
	TD	10:55	Colin Larmond Jr 48 Yd Pass From Mike Marscovetra (Steve Aponavicius Kick)	7	34
	TD	10:44	Marcus Davis 80 Yd Pass From Ju-Ju Clayton (Matt Waldron Kick)	7	41
	TD	06:40	David Wilson 1 Yd Run (Matt Waldron Kick)	7	48
	TD	00:33	Lars Anderson 1 Yd Pass From Mike Marscovetra (Steve Aponavicius Kick)	14	48

BLACKSBURG, Va. -- Virginia Tech settled a few scores with Boston College with one of its most complete games in years.

"We haven't had one like this in a while," coach Frank Beamer said after the fifth-ranked Hokies ended a three-game losing to streak against the Eagles with a 48-14 victory Saturday.

Fast Facts

• Tyrod Taylor passed for two TDs and Ryan Williams rushed for 159 yards and a TD as the Hokies won by 34 points, their sixth-largest margin of victory over an ACC opponent since joining the conference in 2004.

• At halftime, Virginia Tech led 34-0 and outgained the Eagles 293-3.

• Boston College has amassed 1 yard of offense in the first half of its road games this season. Earlier this year at Clemson, the Eagles were held to -2 yards in first half.

-- ESPN Stats & Information

Virginia Tech (5-1, 4-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) hounded Boston College 25-year-old freshman quarterback David Shinskie all day and pounded the ball on offense with Ryan Williams and an improving passing game.

Tyrod Taylor threw for two early touchdowns, Williams ran for 159 yards and a touchdown and the Hokies gave defensive coordinator Bud Foster little to complain about for a change.

The Eagles (4-2, 2-2) had two first downs and 28 yards after three quarters.

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"It's good that finally all our hard work paid off because we've been down on ourselves," linebacker Cody Grimm said. "We've been working hard and playing what we thought were some good games and having some plays that killed us. For it all to come together is awesome."

Eagles coach Frank Spaziani said: "We had some manners laid on us."

The game was no fun for Shinskie, the former minor league pitcher who said this week he was looking forward to playing in the raucous atmosphere of Lane Stadium.

That didn't last long as the Hokies hit him hard for the first time on the second play. He finished the half 0-for-9 with two interceptions, one of which Rashad Carmichael returned 22 yards for a TD, and his team trailing 34-0.

"I don't know what I was seeing back there," he said of Foster's shifting defense. "They switch up their looks a lot. It just felt like they were swimming around the ball."

Williams, the ACC's top rusher, carried on five straight plays for 46 yards on the opening drive, leading to Matt Waldron's 31-yard field goal.

Taylor took over next time, hitting Williams with a 23-yard pass over the middle on third-and-8. Three plays later, after a sack made it third-and-19, Taylor scrambled behind the line, broke an ankle tackle, then found Danny Coale wide open in the end zone.

Williams set up the next score with a 31-yard run and scored on the next play, and after Boston College benched its whole offense for one series, leading to another punt, the Hokies took over at the Eagles 41. Taylor hit Jarrett Boykin in the end zone on the next play.

It was 24-0 after just over 18 minutes and the Hokies didn't let up.

Taylor's scoring pass to the 6-foot-2 Boykin took advantage of his size.

"As soon as I saw the coverage, my eyes lit up," Taylor said of Boykin's third TD catch. "You could throw him the ball at any given time and I'm pretty sure he's going to catch it."

Taylor finished 7-for-10 for 126 yards.

The Eagles, coming off wins against Wake Forest and Florida State with Shinskie at quarterback, looked nothing like a team in the ACC's Atlantic Division race. Shinskie looked every bit like a freshman despite his age.

"The quarterback is in the third game," Spaziani said. "All os us had a tendency to anoint someone, but we have a long way to go. ... We still have to get a lot better."

Shinskie finished 1-for-12 for 4 yards and watched most of the second half.

At halftime, Virginia Tech led 34-0 and had 293 yards; the Eagles had 3.

Boston College's initial first down came in the third quarter, and Shinskie's first completion came a few plays later, followed quickly by a false start penalty and a sack for a loss of 9 yards.

The Eagles finally scored with 10:55 left when Mike Marscovetra hit Colin Larmond Jr. with a 48-yard TD pass against backup defenders.

Virginia Tech answered on the next play as Ju-Ju Clayton hit Marcus Davis for an 80-yard touchdown pass, and David Wilson added a 1-yard dive for the Hokies' final touchdown.

Marscovetra hit Lars Anderson on a short TD pass with 33 seconds to go.