Virginia Tech def. Rutgers 13-10 (OT)
What an ugly game of football. Was it me or did that one seem to drag on forever? Rutgers probably had the best of the game overall - and out-gained the Hokies by one yard - but Virginia Tech did enough late to first tie the contest before the end of regulation and to win in the extra frame.
But still, this wasn't any sort of instant classic. Not even close. Neither quarterback could manage to complete 50% of their passes. Rutgers' Gary Nova was 17-40 for 130 yards and an INT and Virginia Tech's Logan Thomas wasn't much better, going 15-39 for 192 yards, 1 TD and 2 INTs.
It was Cody Journell's 22-yard field goal that won the game for the Hokies, giving Frank Beamer's squad a 7-6 finish to a season that started poorly and didn't get much better down the stretch. The win today might've eased a little of the pressure that Beamer was feeling after an uncharacteristically subpar season in Lynchburg.
As for Rutgers, who were a win away from clinching the Big East's BCS spot, the season went downhill in a real hurry. They ended 2-4 in their last six (including tonight's loss) after, surprisingly, starting the season 7-0, including a good win over SEC opponent Arkansas. A loss to MAC foe Kent State, then losses to Army, Pittsburgh and Louisville in the de-facto Big East championship game sunk a season that had been looking so promising, after long-time head coach Greg Schiano departed for the NFL.
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