NCAAF Game Recap - Boston College at Virginia Tech
Sat Nov 3, 2018 3:45 PM EDT

Bama
29
LSU
0
F
Lou
16
Clem
77
F
ND
31
NW
21
F
PSU
7
Mich
42
F
UGA
34
KY
17
F
Okla
51
TxTch
46
F
Neb
31
OSU
36
F
Temp
40
UCF
52
F
Cal
13
WaSt
19
F
WVU
42
Tex
41
F
MIZ
38
Fla
17
F
Utah
20
AzSt
38
F
Hou
31
SMU
45
F
UtSt
56
Hawaii
17
F
Iowa
36
Purd
38
F
Fres
48
UNLV
3
F
LT
3
MissSt
45
F
Syr
41
Wake
24
F
Pitt
23
UVA
13
F
BC
31
VaTec
21
F
TxAM
24
Aub
28
F
MiaOH
42
Buff
51
F
Kent
35
BGSU
28
F
Ball
13
Toled
45
F
Ohio
59
WestMI
14
F
NIU
36
Akr
26
F
W Ky
10
MidTN
29
F
Colo
34
Ariz
42
F
Rut
17
Wisc
31
F
SCar
48
Miss
44
F
IASt
27
Kans
3
F
OkSt
31
Bayl
35
F
MSU
24
MD
3
F
C Mi
7
E Mi
17
F
Mem
59
ECU
41
F
AF
14
Army
17
F
GATec
38
UNC
28
F
JMU
24
UNH
35
F
SJSU
9
Wyo
24
F
TxSt
40
GASt
31
F
UT-M
14
JacSt
21
F
GaSo
25
ULMon
44
F
SoAl
14
ArkSt
38
F
Marsh
24
SMiss
26
F
SamHu
26
(N/A)
43
F
ULLaf
16
Troy
26
F
K St
13
TCU
14
F
UTEP
34
Rice
26
F
MIN
31
Ill
55
F
Tul
41
SoFL
15
F
FlaSt
28
NCSt
47
F
Lib
59
UMass
62
F(2OT)
Navy
0
Cin
42
F
AlcSt
42
NMS
52
F
UNCC
3
Tenn
14
F
App
23
CoCar
7
F
UConn
19
Tuls
49
F
Duke
20
MiaFL
12
F
UCLA
21
Oreg
42
F
UTSA
3
UAB
52
F
FlAtl
49
FLInt
14
F
Stan
23
Wash
27
F
USC
38
OreSt
21
F
SDSU
31
NM
23
F
BYU
16
Boise
21
F
Kent
14
Buff
48
F

Nov 3, 2018, 3:45 PM EDT

Final

1

2

3

4

T

(24) Boston College (7-2)

7

0

14

10

31

Virginia Tech (4-4)

7

7

0

7

21

Levy runs No. 24 Boston College past Virginia Tech, 31-21
Sat Nov 3, 2018 9:07 PM

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) Travis Levy went from a lightly used backup to the focal point of No. 24 Boston College's run-first offense, and he responded by running the Eagles into one of their biggest games in years.

Taking over after star AJ Dillon tweaked an ankle injury, Levy for ran 75 yards and two touchdowns as Boston College beat Virginia Tech 31-21, setting them up for a huge home game against No. 2 Clemson next week.

"I'm ready every game," the sophomore said. He started the day with just 29 carries for 102 yards with no touchdowns in the first eight games. "Next man up mentality. That's what it is."

Dillon added 96 yards and a touchdown for BC (7-2, 4-1 Atlantic Coast Conference, No. 22 CFP), which will face the Tigers with first place in the ACC's Atlantic Division on the line.

"We have an opportunity to play the No. 2 team in the country that's playing lights out football," BC coach Steve Addazio said.

The Eagles looked pretty good in their tuneup, limiting the Hokies to 32 yards in the third quarter and erasing a 14-7 deficit with 21 unanswered points after halftime.

"The second half, everyone felt the energy throughout the locker room," said BC's Brandon Sebastian, who had a key interception. "We just kept swinging and stayed in there and put them away."

Ryan Willis threw for 281 yards with three touchdown passes for Virginia Tech (4-4, 3-2), but the Hokies lost their third straight at home for the first time since 1992. It came on a day when they could have moved into a share of first place in the Coastal Division with a victory.

Levy scored on a 29-yard run midway through the third quarter to tie the game at 14, and his 1-yard run with 8:51 to play made it 28-14. In between, Anthony Brown got them the lead with a 22-yard TD pass to Korab Idrizi after an interception by Sebastian.

On the interception, Willis hit Damon Hazleton but the ball went off the receiver and right into the hands of Sebastian.

Willis completed 25 of 42 passes and ran for 49 more yards. His touchdowns - 26 yards to Hazleton, 4 yards to Eric Kumah and 14 yards to Tre Turner - all came when he threw the ball in their direction in one-on-one coverage. But the Hokies gained just 111 yards on 36 carries.

"In this game, if you can only do one thing, they won't let you do that for very long," coach Justin Fuente said.

Both quarterbacks missed on what could have been long scoring passes. Brown had Michael Walker well behind the secondary but overthrew him on what would have been a 90-yard play in the second quarter, and Willis underthrew Turner in the middle of the field on a would-be 79-yard scoring play in the third quarter.

THE TAKEAWAY

Boston College: The Eagles' play-calling was curious at times. Dillon ran for three and then 17 yards on their first two plays, but three consecutive pass plays that followed yielded only a yard and a punt. Dillon carried seven times - half his first-half total - on their lone scoring drive before halftime.

Virginia Tech: The Hokies already inexperienced defense has been worn thin by injuries. They began the day with leading tackler Rayshard Ashby dressed but not playing, nose tackle Jarrod Hewitt and OLB Dylan Rivers also sitting out with injuries and No. 2 tackler, LB Khalil Ladler, missing the first half because of a targeting call. They then lost cornerback Bryce Watts to a broken forearm and backup nose tackle Xavier Burke to an Achilles injury.

EASY, TIGER

Addazio had an amusing answer when asked if he's seen how Clemson fared earlier in the day. They beat Louisville 77-16.

"I did see it flash up on the board," he said. "I think it was 77? You just want to ruin my night. Can I enjoy this game, maybe get on the plane and have one of those awful sandwiches, just feel good for a few minutes?"

UP NEXT

The Eagles return home, maybe to host ESPN's "College GameDay."

Virginia Tech heads onto the road to face Pittsburgh still with a chance in the Coastal Division matchup.

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Passing

BC Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
A. Brown 26 15 57.7 1 177 37 0 91.3
VaTec Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
R. Willis 42 25 59.5 3 281 27 1 93.5
Q. Patterson II 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 39.6

Rushing

BC Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
A. Dillon 24 96 4.0 17 1
T. Levy 11 75 6.8 29 2
VaTec Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
R. Willis 9 49 5.4 16 0
S. Peoples 12 39 3.3 12 0

Receiving

BC Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
T. Sweeney 4 61 15.3 37 0
K. Idrizi 2 49 24.5 27 1
VaTec Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
D. Keene 3 65 21.7 24 0
H. Grimsley 6 53 8.8 15 0

Fumbles

BC F FL
A. Brown 1 1

Returning

BC KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
M. Walker 1 22.0 0 22 2 16.5 0 28
VaTec KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
D. Hazelton 0 0 0 3 5.3 0 13
D. McClease 1 20.0 0 20 0 0 0

Punting

BC Punt Yds Avg LgPu
G. Carlson 7 289 41.3 52
VaTec Punt Yds Avg LgPu
O. Bradburn 6 270 45.0 72

Takeaways

BC Int Yds InTD
B. Sebastian 1 1 0

Team Stats Comparison

BC VaTec
Points For 31 21
Total Yards 396 392
Rushing Yards 219 111
Passing Yards 177 281
Passing Completions / Attempts 15/26 25/43
Turnovers 1 2
Interceptions Thrown 0 1
Fumbles - Lost 2/1 1/1
First Downs 19 23
Penalties - Yards 4/39 8/59
Time Of Possession 02:02 58:58
Third Down Conversions/Attempts 4/16 5/16
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts 0/1 1/4
Punts - Average Yards 7/41 6/45

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter BC VaTec
BC 08:20 TD AJ Dillon 3 yd run (Colton Lichtenberg kick) 7 0
VaTec 10:49 TD Damon Hazelton 26 yd pass from Ryan Willis (Brian Johnson kick) 7 7
2nd Quarter BC VaTec
VaTec 04:16 TD Eric Kumah 4 yd pass from Ryan Willis (Brian Johnson kick) 7 14
3rd Quarter BC VaTec
BC 07:23 TD Travis Levy 29 yd run (Colton Lichtenberg kick) 14 14
BC 11:02 TD Korab Idrizi 22 yd pass from Anthony Brown (Colton Lichtenberg kick) 21 14
4th Quarter BC VaTec
BC 06:09 TD Travis Levy 1 yd run (Colton Lichtenberg kick) 28 14
VaTec 10:02 TD Tre Turner 14 yd pass from Ryan Willis (Brian Johnson kick) 28 21
BC 12:29 FG Colton Lichtenberg 28 yd FG 31 21

Game Information

Stadium: Lane Stadium/Worsham Field, Blacksburg, Virginia
Attendance: 65,632
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