B.C. takes to air to slip by Wake Forest

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Anthony Brown threw two of his career-high five touchdown passes to Jeff Smith as Boston College beat Wake Forest 41-34 on Thursday in a game that started two hours early with Hurricane Florence approaching.

Brown was 16 of 25 for a career-best 304 yards with touchdowns of 27 and 71 yards to Smith, plus TDS of 35 yards to Kobay White, 29 yards to Tom Sweeney and 40 yards to Ben Glines for the Eagles (3-0, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference).

Freshman Sam Hartman was 20 of 45 for 214 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions for the Demon Deacons (2-1, 0-1). His 5-yard score to Jack Freudenthal with 1:33 left made it a seven-point game, but White recovered the ensuing onside kick.

AJ Dillon, the ACC’S leading rusher, ran for 185 yards with a 45-yard TD for Boston College.

Matt Colburn rushed for 117 yards with a 2-yard touchdown run, Malik Grate recovered a blocked punt in the end zone for another score, and Nick Sciba kicked two field goals for Wake Forest.

MOUNTAIN WEST Utah State 73, Tennessee Tech 12 —

At Logan, Utah, Jordan Love was 21 of 26 passing for 236 yards and two touchdowns, all in the first half, for the Aggies (2-1), who totaled 424 yards of offense in the opening 30 minutes and led 45-6 at intermission. Nick Madonia made four field goals, including a 54-yarder, for the Golden Eagles (0-3).

Darwin Thompson ran for 107 yards on six carries in the first half, including a 65-yard touchdown, for Utah State, which totaled seven rushing TDS — two by Morian Walker Jr. Jordan Nathan returned a punt 59 yards for an Aggies score.