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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) – Kyron Drones threw three touchdown passes, Bhayshul Tuten scored on a 32-yard run and a 94-yard kickoff return and Virginia Tech beat Virginia for the 18th time in the last 19 meetings, 55-17, on Saturday to achieve bowl eligibility.
The win gives the Hokies one point in the Commonwealth Clash, presented by Smithfield. The score for the Commonwealth Clash currently is 5-1 in favor of Virginia. For more information, visit hokiesports.com/clash.
Drones threw touchdown passes of 44, 84 and 34 yards and the Hokies (6-6, 5-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) also scored on two long runs. They had a 294-60 yardage edge at halftime and boosted their total to 378 on Drones’ 84-yard pass to Da’Quan Felton on their first play from scrimmage after halftime to go ahead 31-0.
Virtually nothing went right for the Cavaliers (3-9, 2-6), who were facing their top rival for the first time in two seasons because last year’s game was canceled after the fatal shootings of three Virginia players with two weeks left in the season. Drones finished 10 for 22 for 244 yards, while Tuten gained 117 yards on 16 carries and Felton caught three passes for 133 yards. The Hokies outgained Virginia 500-286.
The lone bright spot for the Cavaliers was Malik Washington, whose 14 catches for 115 yards allowed him to set an ACC single-season record of 110 catches, breaking the mark of 108 Duke’s Jamison Crowder set in 2013 in two more games.
A local author recently released a biography on the life of one basketball superstar, and it could make the perfect gift this holiday season. WFIR’s Alex Torres has more:
The head coach for the return of football at Roanoke College will be Bryan Stinespring — who was a fulltime member of Frank Beamer’s staff from 1993 to 2015. He held a number of positions at VT with former Hokies Head Coach Frank Beamer at today’s press conference to support Stinespring. Stinespring has also held jobs at the University of Delaware, and James Madison University, and then held the associate head coach job at VMI in 2022. The Maroons will play in the ODAC in 2025 after a year of club-level play next season.
A splashy hire by Roanoke College as it gets ready to bring back Division 3 college football in 2025 as a member of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference. Former long time Virginia Tech assistant coach Bryan Stinespring was announced this morning – with his former boss at Tech, Frank Beamer – looking on. Roanoke College president Frank Sushock said having someone on board as well known as Stinespring – who also coached at several other colleges and high schools – should make it easier to fundraise in support of the new Maroons football program. Stinespring says this region is loaded with student-athletes his new Maroons staff can recruit:
Posted 11/17/23 — The head coach of Roanoke College Maroons’ new football program – which begins NCAA Division III Old Dominion Athletic Conference play in 2025 – will be introduced on Monday morning during a news conference at the Cregger Center. In 2024 the program plans to play club-level football as it gears up for the ODAC in 2025. Salem Stadium will be the home field for the Maroons.
The Jefferson Center is hosting a Juno-winning, Grammy-Nominated singer/songwriter, WFIR’s Alex Torres reports:
The Taubman museum is presenting thought-provoking, contemporary art from the first woman to gain large-scale recognition for her street art. WFIR’s Alex Torres has details: