Hokies down rivals
The Hokies (9-2, 6-1) can win the league title and the Bowl Championship Series berth that goes with it by winning next week at No. 9 Miami, the team that moved from the Big East to the ACC with Virginia Tech this season.
The Hokies also deprived Virginia (8-3, 5-3) of a share of the league title.
Marques Hagans threw a 32-yard touchdown pass to Alvin Pearman in the third quarter for Virginia, but completed just seven other passes before the Hokies went ahead 24-10 with 5:08 to play.
Randall, honored along with 18 other seniors before his final game at Lane Stadium, passed Don Strock as Virginia Tech’s career passing yardage leader on a 12-yard completion to Jeff King with 10 minutes left.
He also hooked up with Josh Hyman for touchdowns of 32 and 45 yards.
Syracuse 43,
No. 17 Boston College 17
BOSTON (AP) — Diamond Ferri ran for 141 yards two touchdowns and scored again on an interception as Syracuse deprived the Eagles of a Bowl Championship Series berth and a farewell outright Big East title.
BC needed a victory for its first championship in a league that has been depleted by the defections of Miami and Virginia Tech to the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Eagles will join them next year.
Damien Rhodes ran for a 69-yard touchdown on the game’s first play from scrimmage and 107 yards in all for Syracuse (6-5, 4-2 Big East) before leaving with a leg injury. The injury pressed Ferri, the Orange’s starting safety, into action at tailback.
The win elevated the Orangemen into a four-way tie with BC (8-3, 4-2), Pittsburgh and West Virginia for first place in the conference. Pitt would earn the BCS berth with a victory over South Florida next week.
No. 7 Louisville 70,
Cincinnati 7
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Montrell Jones caught two touchdown passes and returned a punt for a score, and Louisville clinched its third Conference USA championship since 2000.
Brandon Johnson returned a blocked punt for a touchdown and Tiger Jones recovered another blocked punt in the end zone for Louisville (9-1, 7-0), which reached 70 points for the first time since 1955.