Bhayshul Tuten rushed for a school-record 266 yards on 18 carries and scored four touchdowns to lead Virginia Tech to a 42-21 ACC victory over Boston College on Thursday night in Blacksburg, Va.
The Hokies (4-3, 2-1 ACC) led 14-0 after one quarter and 28-0 at halftime, but BC scored three TDs in a 5:53 span in the third quarter to make it a 28-21 contest. BC’s second and third TDs followed Virginia Tech turnovers.
Tuten’s third touchdown came on a 6-yard run and helped the Hokies extend their lead to 35-21 with 11:02 remaining in the game. The touchdown came three plays after BC (4-3, 1-2) had failed to convert on a fourth-and-1 play from its 49-yard line with 12:33 remaining.
Tuten added a 61-yard TD run with 8:28 to play. He also scored on an 83-yard run and caught a 20-yard TD pass from quarterback Kyron Drones, who had TD runs of 11 yards and 1 yard.
Darren Evans held Virginia Tech’s previous record for yards rushing in a game (253 in 2008).
BC scored on a 25-yard TD pass from quarterback Thomas Castellanos to Treshaun Ward, an 11-yard pass from Castellanos to Jeremiah Franklin and a 5-yard run by Kye Robichaux. The latter touchdown came with 2:55 remaining in the third quarter and trimmed Virginia Tech’s lead to 28-21.
Castellanos completed 17 of 26 passes for 205 yards but was limited to 58 yards rushing on 20 attempts.
Drones opened the scoring with his 11-yard TD, which capped an 11-play, 88-yard drive with 6:15 remaining in the first quarter. His QB sneak helped make it 14-0 with 3:06 left the first. Drones completed 14 of 18 passes for 164 yards, a touchdown and an interception.
Tuten’s 83-yard TD run came with 12:40 left in the second quarter, and Virginia Tech led 28-0 after Tuten’s 20-yard TD reception and John Love’s PAT with 11 seconds to go in the first half.
The Eagles fumbled the ball away twice in the first half as the Hokies compiled 332 yards of offense. BC lost three fumbles in the game, leading to 21 points for Virginia Tech.
–Field Level Media
