The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Hooker, Va. Tech topple Wake
Hendon Hooker accounted for 311 yards of total offense and ran for a touchdown to help Virginia Tech beat No. 19 Wake Forest 36-17 on Saturday.
The host Hokies (6-3, 3-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) overcame a 10-6 halftime deficit, scoring 30 second-half points to beat a ranked team for the first time since last year at then-No. 22 Duke.
Deshawn McClease scored touchdowns on back-to-back possessions in the third quarter. His 6-yard touchdown run with 7:02 remaining in the quarter gave the Hokies a 20-17 lead — one they never would relinquish. He had 59 of the Hokies’ 228 yards rushing.
Hooker completed 15 of 23 for 242 yards and rushed for 69 yards. His 7-yard touchdown run with 4:38 remaining sealed it.
Wake Forest (7-2, 3-2) struggled against Virginia Tech’s defense, finishing with season lows in yards (310) and points. Jamie Newman completed 16 of 35 passes for 238 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions. Kendall Hinton caught eight passes for 162 yards.
Florida State 38, (at) Boston College 31: D.J. Matthews caught a short pass, faked out three defenders and dove for the pylon to finish a 60-yard touchdown reception with 1:48 left in Boston, giving the Seminoles a victory in their first game since firing coach Willie Taggart.
Florida State fell behind 14-3 in the first half before scoring 21 straight points, only to watch BC tie it at 24 in the final minutes on Dennis Grosel’s half-yard scramble and dive for the end zone. The Seminoles (5-5, 4-4) took over at their 41 with 2:27 left, lost a yard, and then James Blackman found Matthews across the middle, about 5 yards away.
The receiver juked past three defenders on his way to the right sideline, then leaped from the 6 and clipped the pylon to make it 31-24. After Grosel threw an interception, Jordan Travis broke free for 66 yards to give Florida State a 14-point lead.
Grosel hit Kobay White from 20 yards out to make it a onescore game with 14 seconds left. But with Doug Flutie and BC’s 1984 team in attendance, there was no chance for a last-second miracle. The Seminoles recovered the onside kick, and twotime interim coach Odell Haggins left Chestnut Hill with his perfect record intact.
Blackman finished 18 for 26 for 346 yards and two touchdowns, hitting Tamorrion Terry seven times for 156 yards and one score. Travis gained 94 yards on three runs, scoring on two of them.
(At) Miami 52, Louisville 27: Jarren Williams set a school record with six touchdown passes, Dee Wiggins and Mike Harley catching two apiece, and Miami clinched bowl eligibility by beating Louisville.
Will Mallory and Deejay Dallas also had touchdown catches for Miami (6-4, 4-3). Williams completed 15 of 22 passes for 253 yards.
Louisville quarterback Micale Cunningham threw for two scores and ran for another before he left injured in the second half. Hassan Hall had a 58-yard touchdown run for the Cardinals (5-4, 3-3).
Tutu Atwell had six catches for 142 yards, including an 80-yard touchdown on a catch-and-run for the Cardinals.
Williams broke the single-game mark of five TD passes shared by six other Miami quarterbacks — Bernie Kosar, Steve Walsh, Ken Dorsey, Brock Berlin, Kyle Wright and Stephen Morris. He also tied the single-game record for any ACC quarterback, done on seven other occasions.