Halftime: Miami 20, Virginia Tech 12
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Halfway through, it’s Miami that has inside track to being the Coastal Division frontrunner.
Two Virginia Tech special teams gaffes, a sharp showing by quarterback Stephen Morris and big plays by freshman running back Duke Johnson have given the Hurricanes a 20-12 halftime lead at Sun Life Stadium.
Morris has 140 passing yards and two touchdowns and Johnson 146 all-purpose yards on four touches, including an 81-yard kick return and a 65-yard run, for the ‘Canes (4-4, 3-2 ACC).
Hokies quarterback Logan Thomas has 122 passing yards and a career-high 120 rushing yards at the break, keeping Virginia Tech (4-4, 2-2 ACC) close.
The Hokies’ punt team let them down early. A wide snap forced A.J. Hughes to take extra steps before punting it. He never got it off. Rayshawn Jenkins blocked it for Miami, giving the Hurricanes possession at the Tech 16, setting up a Morris touchdown pass to Allen Hurns.
Virginia Tech put together a nice drive coming back, getting a 51-yard kickoff return by Demitri Knowles, but the Hokies stalled out at the Miami 5, settling for a 22-yard Cody Journell field goal to pull within 7-3.
The Hokies’ special teams let them down again, though. Johnson raced 81 yards on the ensuing kickoff before finally being dragged down. Two plays later, running back Mike James wasn’t covered out of the backfield, catching a pass and trotting into the end zone for a 16-yard touchdown to make it 14-3.
The Hokies got on the board again in the second quarter. On third-and-three, Miami’s defense parted down the middle, allowing Thomas to run a career-long 73 yards untouched for a touchdown. Journell missed the extra point, keeping Tech down 14-9.
But Johnson again made an impact, ripping off a 65-yard run to the Hokies 10 to set up a Jake Wieclaw field goal that gave Miami a 17-9 lead.
Wieclaw tacked on a 31-yard field goal on the next drive, one that started at the ‘Canes 4, to make it 20-9.
The Hokies had one final shot at putting up points but managed the clock poorly before the end of the half, having to settle for a 20-yard field goal by Journell that made it 20-12.
Virginia Tech has 284 yards to Miami’s 213.
November 1, 2012 - 9:09 PM
The only way that the Hokies lose this game now is if they give it away with turnovers, Miami has run out of gas.
This game is true evidence of the ACC mediocrity, who wants to give the game away the most?
Why is there such a total lack of rhythym on this offense?
TURN OUT THE LIGHTS THE PARTIES OVER-ANDY YOU HOMER LOOKS LIKE YOUR WRONG AGAIN-5 LOSSES ON MY PREDICTION OF 6 LMAO
If some assistant coaches are not gone after the season, then it is time to start thinking how to be Beamer to go. His philosophy of football is terrible. Yes, it is 15 years behind the times.
This situation at Virginia Tech is getting ridiculous.
Embarrassed on national tv…..again……
Virginia Tech: ACC Coastal Chumps. Logan Thomas: Miami’s MVP
How much longer do we have to put up with this crap! Beamer better make coaching changes or this program is done
When will the term “beamer-ball” be retired? Each and every coach on the Virginia Tech football team should take responsibility of this loss. The players lacked discipline and seemed dazed throughout the game. You could say the defense did it’s job, despite giving up 30 points, but ultimately they shouldn’t have given up any points after haft-time. Why? because they were barely on the field in the second half. When will stinespring be removed from his super-soft offensive coordinator chair? The coaches at Virginia Tech have been raking in the money and not producing the results. In the professional realm, employees who don’t produce results get fired. I am ready for a change. Listen, the ceiling has been reached with the current coaching staff. That ceiling is essentially a nice year with 10 wins and a bowl LOSS to cap the year off. I am so tired of supporting this mediocre team in Blacksburg. Enough said
If you couldn’t see a season like this one coming you are as blind as Frank Beamer is towards the offensive coaches failures. Year after year of failure covered up by the other areas of the team. Ol’ Frank says he wants a national championship but his actions, or should I say inaction show otherwise
Living here in the Midst of Sec Football, I had always taken pride the effort and winning seasons of the VT program. Not this year, they have definitely taken several steps backwards. Sloppy coaching and lack of discipline. Time for a change , the fire has gone out…A Fan since 1965…