The Roanoke Times from Roanoke, Virginia • 17

THE ROANOKE TIMES RIDAY JANUARY 1 2010 Sports BOWL GAMES JM cgVravitvfcJ Outback Bowl Northwestern vs Auburn 11 am ESPN Capital One Bowl Penn St vs LSU 1 pm WSET Gator Bowl lorida St vs West Virginia 1 pm WDBJ Rose Bowl Ohio St vs Oregon 5 pm WSET Sugar Bowl lorida vs Cincinnati 8:30 pm WXR Chick fil A Bowl at Georgia Dome Atlanta iz Virginia Tech 37 Tennessee 14 Hokies rip Vols Ryan Williams sets the Tech record for rushing yards in a single season By Randy King randykingroanokecom 981 3126 ATLANTA Virginia football team successfully exor cised a lot of demons Thursday night in the Chick fil A Bowl Serving up what amounted to an Orange crush the Hokies rode 2 in a row or the first time in their history the Hokies have picked up bowl wins in consecutive seasons the strong legs of record breaking tail back Ryan Williams and a stout defense to a 37 14 pounding of Tennessee in the Chick fil A Bowl Williams who never ceases to amaze carried 25 times for 117 yards and two touchdowns to lead a Tech offense that rolled up 438 total yards Williams finished the season with 1655 rushing yards breaking the single season rushing record ofl647 yards set by Kevin Jones in 2003 glus set ACC single season records for touch downs (22) and rushing TDs (21) just saw green today and when I see green I take advantage of said Williams who left the game late in the third quarter with a sprained left ankle love football so really nothing you can do to keep me off the field was the ankle that I hurt during the summer been deal ing with this ankle all year I was ready to hit the field again but Josh Oglesby and David Wilson ran the ball so well there was really' no Vols coach Lane Kiffin a former NL coach was impressed with No 34 a big time back I would imagine if the rules were different See HOKIES 6 Photos by MATT GENTRY The Roanoke Times Jarrett Boykin (81) catches a Tyrod Taylor pass in front of Bryce Brown (11) to set up a field goal at the end of the first half on Thursday in Atlanta Bl bBbf bBIbBbIHb ibH pr tHET yf IBrf 1 4 jt'W wlh Bl rtT Bk BP' WE 'k X'v A JBtsSB wa i IBB iBIBMBMH'Ak iw' vX A iflBBBIB BBBtW wTB Virginia Tech running back Ryan Williams celebrates the first of his two rushing touchdowns in the victory Thursday Williams provides billboard material Aaron Mcarling aaronmcfarling (woanokecom 9813124 ATLANTA Let him heal Then take his picture Then slap it on a billboard Ryan Williams for Heisman in 2010 Start the hype immediately or one he deserves it or another going to need it You know how ESPN always puts a picture next to its bowl promotions typically a star player? Any guess whose picture they put up leading into Ch ick fi 1 A Howl? Lane As if people tune in to see a coach No people tune in to see performances like Williams had Thursday night when he took down school and conference records to help the Virginia Tech thump Tennessee 37 14 star tailback spent the fourth quarter limping along the sideline with his helmet off look ing like a man who still wanted to do so much more But already done plenty almost single hand See MCARLING 6 MORE VIRGINIA TECH CHICK IL A BOWL COVERAGE INSIDE Game summary Page 6 Hokie fans warm to shorter bowl trip Notebook Page 7 'N Read more about the Hokies and the Chick fil A Bowl on The Insiders Blog at roanokecom Bowden set for emotional farewell Associated Press See BOWDEN 3 JACKSONVILLE la or Bobby Bowden the last month has been both gratify ing and uncomfortable Never in his 34 years at lorida State his 44 years as a head coach shoot his (6 6) in the Gator Bowl the 522nd and final game of life as a football coach really think of a more fitting Bowden said hope that the West Virginians enjoy it as much as I Oh they will Bill Stewart have it any other way The Mountaineers coach knows wearing the black hat the person with the job of 1 1 ie legci idary coacl i wanted to continue but dadguin games Io deserve since became known his i was coming to a close Not the two national championships the 388 wins his name etched on the field nothing made him embrace the notm Associated Press ile 2007 lorida State's Bobby Bowden will coach his final game against West Virginia whoje he coached early in his 44 year career 80 years of living has Bowden cov eted the type of attention received it i that career by just about everyone cross ing his path our said Jimbo isher replace Bowden as coach next week Whether Bowden likes it or not a send off awaits on riday when he leads lorida State for the last time Could there be a bet ter tribute for a history buff like Bowden? He coached at West Virginia early in his career and be those 18th ranked Mountaineers (9 3) on the opposite sideline riday facing the Seininoles IEBIJS GATOR BOWL lorida State vs No 18 West Virginia Today 1 pm WDBJ Records: Seminoles (6 6) Mountaineers (9 3) 'ly hp 3.