Halftime: Hokies, Jackets tied at 7 in defensive battle
The rain has held off after one half at Lane Stadium. So has the offense.
The Hokies and Yellow Jackets are all tied at 7-7 in a defensive battle after one half at Lane Stadium, foreshadowing another close finish between the Coastal Division foes.
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Virginia Tech scored first, getting a 5-yard touchdown pass from Logan Thomas to Eric Martin in the first quarter. It was only the third time in nine meetings against Georgia Tech that the Hokies had scored first.
But the Yellow Jackets answered, thanks to a special teams gift. Freshman Hokies punter A.J. Hughes misplayed a snap, watching the ball go through his fingers late in the first quarter.
Georgia Tech took over at the Virginia Tech 24 and capitalized a few plays later, getting a 12-yard touchdown run by Robert Godhigh, who slipped out of tackles by Jack Tyler and Antone Exum on his way to the end zone.
That was it for scoring. The Hokies had more opportunities, getting into Georgia Tech territory on four occasions. But they scored only that first touchdown, stalling out at the Yellow Jackets’ 42, 41 and 34, just out of field goal range.
Thomas was slightly off in the first half, going 12-for-23 for 90 yards but being off target with many of his throws.
He had 42 rushing yards, and running back Michael Holmes added 28 on nine carries.
Georgia Tech finished with 107 yards in the first half, but only 52 came on the ground, thanks to a solid effort by the Hokies’ defense.
Zach Laskey is the leading rusher with 28 yards. Quarterback Tevin Washington threw for 52 yards.
September 3, 2012 - 9:29 PM
Wow stellar effort from the defense. Offense mot so much!
Well that was a gift from GT with dumb pick by their QB. GT going to be very average since offense not explosive at all and thin on D depth. VT better improve that offense or going to be average year.
It really wasn’t a very good snap. If you’re going to assign blame give full credit where credit is due.
Huge game by Kyle Fuller, Cody Journel, Corey Fuller and the D. Hopefully we see a lot more of Corey Fuller. He smoked GT’s 6 on the TD. He and LT look like they are getting their timing down.
Our D was as good as advertised. A few missed tackles but they largely controlled the line of scrimmage.
The downside was some head scratching play calling, particularly the 2 consecutive sideline passes for little gain with under a minute to play.
Congrats to the Hokies and Frank Beamer on a great victory. Now if we could just get him to say something other than “we hung in there” during the interviews.
This game won’t be soon forgotten ! ! First O/T in Lane St. Wow ! !
Sorry, meant to say Demitri Knowles smoked Sweeting on the TD. Still a little pumped after the big W.
The 2 consecutive sideline passes were plays that LT should have checked out of based on how the D lined up. Gotta blame that on LT, not the play calling.