GAME THREAD: NCAAF: NORTH CAROLINA (1-3) at VIRGINIA TECH (3-1)

NCAAF: NORTH CAROLINA at VIRGINIA TECH

<div class="pre">NCAAF NORTH CAROLINA 3
VIRGINIA TECH (17) 17 10:39 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: NORTH CAROLINA at VIRGINIA TECH

<div class="pre">NCAAF NORTH CAROLINA 3
VIRGINIA TECH (17) 17 7:15 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: NORTH CAROLINA at VIRGINIA TECH

<div class="pre">NCAAF TD NORTH CAROLINA
ANTHONY ELZY 1 YD RUN
(CONNOR BARTH KICK)

NORTH CAROLINA 10
VIRGINIA TECH (17) 17 5:34 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: NORTH CAROLINA at VIRGINIA TECH

<div class="pre">NCAAF NORTH CAROLINA 10
VIRGINIA TECH (17) 17 4:37 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: NORTH CAROLINA at VIRGINIA TECH

<div class="pre">NCAAF NORTH CAROLINA 10
VIRGINIA TECH (17) 17 4:08 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: NORTH CAROLINA at VIRGINIA TECH

<div class="pre">NCAAF NORTH CAROLINA 10
VIRGINIA TECH (17) 17 2:47 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: NORTH CAROLINA at VIRGINIA TECH

<div class="pre">NCAAF NORTH CAROLINA 10
VIRGINIA TECH (17) 17 1:05 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: NORTH CAROLINA at VIRGINIA TECH

<div class="pre">NCAAF NORTH CAROLINA 10
VIRGINIA TECH (17) 17 0:53 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: NORTH CAROLINA at VIRGINIA TECH

<div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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NORTH CAROLINA 0 3 0 7 10
VIRGINIA TECH (17) 7 0 10 0 17 FINAL

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: VIRGINIA TECH - TD, TYROD TAYLOR 5 YD RUN (JUD
DUNLEVY KICK), 4:48. VIRGINIA
TECH 7-0
2ND QUARTER: NORTH CAROLINA - FG, CONNOR BARTH 32 YD, 5:12.
VIRGINIA TECH 7-3
3RD QUARTER: VIRGINIA TECH - FG, JUD DUNLEVY 52 YD, 1:36.
VIRGINIA TECH 10-3
VIRGINIA TECH - TD, BRANDEN ORE 1 YD RUN (JUD
DUNLEVY KICK), 12:43. VIRGINIA
TECH 17-3
4TH QUARTER: NORTH CAROLINA - TD, ANTHONY ELZY 1 YD RUN (CONNOR
BARTH KICK), 9:26. VIRGINIA
TECH 17-10</div>

 

BLACKSBURG, Virginia (Ticker) -- Tyrod Taylor hasn't beenanything spectacular, but he has been winning.


The freshman quarterback ran for a score and got a key stop fromhis defense late in the game as Virginia Tech won its AtlanticCoast Conference opener with a 17-10 victory over North Carolinaon Saturday.


Taylor, who became the starting quarterback after a 48-7 loss atLSU on September 8, improved to 3-0 as the Hokies'signal-caller. He went just 10-of-21 for 66 yards in thiscontest with no touchdowns and an interception.


In three games as a starter, Taylor is just 41-of-83 for 487yards and one touchdown, but it has been enough for VirginiaTech (4-1, 1-0 ACC Coastal). He also benefited from his defensemaking some key plays at the right time late.


Trailing, 17-3, in the fourth quarter, the Tar Heels (1-4, 0-2Coastal) put together an impressive 12-play, 75-yard drive whichAnthony Elzy capped with a one-yard touchdown at the 5:34 mark.

With its lead down to a touchdown and under four minutes toplay, Virginia Tech was forced to punt the ball back to the TarHeels after a wide-open Josh Morgan dropped a sure first-downreception on a 3rd-and-4.


Beginning from their own 14, the Tar Heels relied heavily onElzy, who got the team across midfield. However, the drivestalled due in large part to a critical third-down sack bysafety Cam Martin.


The Hokies improve to 16-9-6 in the all-time series and have wonall four meetings since joining the ACC.


Taylor's five-yard touchdown run on the first possesion of thegame was Virginia Tech's only score of the first half.

Morgan returned the second-half kickoff to the Tar Heels 42-yardline, which led to a career-long 52-yard field goal by JudDunlevy.


North Carolina marched 75 yards to the Hokies 6 on the ensuingdrive, but running back Ryan Houston fumbled into the end zoneon second-and-goal and Martin recovered for the Hokies.

Another turnover by North Carolina later in the quarter provedcostly as well.


Linebacker Xavier Adibi intercepted Tar Heels quarterback T.J.Yates and returned the ball 31 yards to the North Carolina 12.Three plays later, Branden Ore bulled into the end zone from ayard out to give the Hokies a 17-3 edge.


Ore had the best game of anyone offensively, carrying 19 timesfor 94 yards.


Yates finished 16-of-25 for 182 yards with no touchdowns and aninterception for the Tar Heels, who have lost four consecutivecontests.

 

NCAAF: NORTH CAROLINA at VIRGINIA TECH

<div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
NORTH CAROLINA 0 3 0 7 10
VIRGINIA TECH (17) 7 0 10 0 17 FINAL

VIRGINIA TECH-TD, T Taylor 5 YD RUN (J Dunlevy KICK) 4:48 1st
Qtr
NORTH CAROLINA-FG, C Barth 32 YD 5:12 2nd Qtr
VIRGINIA TECH-FG, J Dunlevy 52 YD 1:36 3rd Qtr
VIRGINIA TECH-TD, B Ore 1 YD RUN (J Dunlevy KICK) 12:43 3rd Qtr
NORTH CAROLINA-TD, A Elzy 1 YD RUN (C Barth KICK) 9:26 4th Qtr


NORTH CAROLINA VIRGINIA TECH
First downs 18 11
Rushed-yards 45-124 36-165
Passing yards 182 76
Sacked-yards lost 6-27 4-17
Return yards 49 52
Passes 16-25-1 11-20-1
Punts 6-47.7 7-43
Fumbles-lost 2-1 0-0
Penalties-yards 5-45 9-80
Time of possession 34:00 26:00


Individual Statistics

RUSHING: NORTH CAROLINA-Anthony Elzy 11-74, Ryan Houston 18-54, Johnny
White 2-10, Brooks Foster 1-4, Brandon Tate 2-3, T.J. Yates 11-MINUS
21. VIRGINIA TECH-Branden Ore 19-93, Eddie Royal 2-60, Tyrod Taylor
11-11, Kenny Lewis Jr. 2-3, - Team 2-MINUS 2.

PASSING: NORTH CAROLINA-T.J. Yates 16-25-182- 1. VIRGINIA TECH-Tyrod
Taylor 10-19-66- 1. Sean Glennon 1-1-10- 0.

RECEIVING: NORTH CAROLINA-Hakeem Nicks 8-94, Brandon Tate 3-31,
Anthony Elzy 2-25, Kenton Thornton 1-20, Johnny White 1-8, Brooks
Foster 1-4. VIRGINIA TECH-Justin Harper 2-38, Josh Morgan 3-24, Eddie
Royal 4-14, Carlton Weatherford 1-3, Kenny Lewis Jr. 1-MINUS 3.


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NCAAF: NORTH CAROLINA at VIRGINIA TECH

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NCAAF
NORTH CAROLINA 10
VIRGINIA TECH (17) 17 FINAL</div>

 

BLACKSBURG, Virginia (Ticker) -- Tyrod Taylor hasn't beenanything spectacular, but he has been winning.


The freshman quarterback ran for a score and got a key stop fromhis defense late in the game as Virginia Tech won its AtlanticCoast Conference opener with a 17-10 victory over North Carolinaon Saturday.


Taylor, who became the starting quarterback after a 48-7 loss atLSU on September 8, improved to 3-0 as the Hokies'signal-caller. He went just 10-of-19 for 66 yards in thiscontest with no touchdowns and an interception.


"We'll get better I think on several of those pass plays today,"Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer said. "I think maybe thingshappened a little too quick (for Taylor). I think it's alearning experience for our quarterback and a little bit for ouroffense right now.


"I thought there were some good things about our offense andthere are some things we just missed. We're just not hitting onall cylinders. We have the cylinders to hit, that's the goodpart, we're just not hitting on all cylinders."


In three games as a starter, Taylor is just 41-of-81 for 487yards and one touchdown, but it has been enough for VirginiaTech (4-1, 1-0 ACC Coastal). He also benefited from his defensemaking some key plays at the right time late.


"What I like is their toughness," Beamer said. "When theyabsolutely had to, our defense stepped up."


Trailing, 17-3, in the fourth quarter, the Tar Heels (1-4, 0-2Coastal) put together an impressive 12-play, 75-yard drive whichAnthony Elzy capped with a one-yard touchdown at the 5:34 mark.

With its lead down to a touchdown and under four minutes toplay, Virginia Tech was forced to punt the ball back to the TarHeels after a wide-open Josh Morgan dropped a sure first-downreception on a 3rd-and-4.


Beginning from their own 14, the Tar Heels relied heavily onElzy, who got the team across midfield. However, the drivestalled due in large part to a critical sacks by safety CamMartin and defensive end Orion Martin.


"We were bringing (Martin) off the corner and I thought(defensive coordinator Bud Foster) picked the spots pretty good.There were several plays where it really affected the play,"Beamer said.


Martin had three sacks and a career-best 10 tackles in helpingthe Hokies improve to 16-9-6 in the all-time series with the TarHeels.


Taylor's five-yard touchdown run on the first possesion of thegame was Virginia Tech's only score of the first half.

Morgan returned the second-half kickoff to the Tar Heels 42-yardline, which led to a career-long 52-yard field goal by JudDunlevy.


North Carolina marched 75 yards to the Hokies 6 on the ensuingdrive, but running back Ryan Houston fumbled into the end zoneon second-and-goal and Martin recovered for the Hokies.

"We're so far away from being experienced that it's laughable asyoung as this football team is," North Carolina coach ButchDavis said. "But I am pleased. Every game is a revelation.Every time we play, the players find out more about themselvesand we find out more about them."


Another turnover by North Carolina later in the quarter provedcostly as well.


Linebacker Xavier Adibi intercepted Tar Heels quarterback T.J.Yates and returned the ball 31 yards to the North Carolina 12.Three plays later, Branden Ore bulled into the end zone from ayard out to give the Hokies a 17-3 edge.


"The one thing (that bothers me), and it will always be thisway, is the turnovers," Davis said.


Ore had the best game of anyone offensively, carrying 19 timesfor 93 yards.


"I thought some things out there defined our team a little bit,"said Beamer, who improved to 6-1 against Davis all-time."Knocking the ball loose on the goal line, the field goal byJud, the big interception that got us going there. We reallydid some things that win football games."


Yates finished 16-of-25 for 182 yards with no touchdowns and aninterception for the Tar Heels, who have lost four consecutivecontests.


Compiling the bulk of his statistics in the fourth quarter, Elzyfinished with 74 yards on 11 carries.