The Roanoke Times from Roanoke, Virginia • 39

Cl )l 1111' )l )TI! 11 THE ROANOKE TIMES SUNDAY NOVEMBER 22 2009 No 16 Virginia Tech 38 NC State 10 4 7'W 3Sb1 1tMfc MiM A ZgaKar 'A'fWI4fCZ vu' rt tm Xw I tf I JM I lVffifeX rft a I fj 'd4HH 'WL jflM i wMM I lx Jb 1 hEr jVA JaloWiaalM XaHr 'J 'fl Wafcftu t'Xer 4 3 JC 3y iWWhW i fe vxs klpBPBBBBilB' Ji WfKlffar i 'tE "Me VIB fa Vt iBBMBBi tBBBBBIBBBB wkCV Sr LtBSw Wt 'K50h BBX BPr JIA XC? a kvr' wvMImIB' vcKjHKh "Ww wBBIB wTa HA SwB 5v wVax EHK''' 1x1 wst3 r4 ilr JY i f' 1 Vb i EWWSwl JUSTIN COOK I The Roanoke Times Virginia Tech's Cody Grimm (left) and Kam Chancellor help take down NC Jamelle Eugene during the Hokies' 38 10 win in Blacksburg on Saturday Grimm forced three fumbles Grimm night for Wolf pack See TECH 2 BLACKSBURG ollowing Virginia 38 10 thumping of North Carolina State on Sat urday at Lane Stadium Hokies defensive coordinator Bud os ter offered a strong observation on linebacker Cody performance this season guy has just had a phe nomenal oster said stand on the table for him being the defensive player of the yearin the ACC Why not? Has there been anybody done the things Grimm added another strong chapter to his remarkable senior MORE INSIDE Complete stats game notes grades and highlights Pages 2 3 fumbles on NC State's first four offensive snaps Grimm set up short drives that led to 10 points in the first 7:05 and the loth rankea Hokies never looked back in the Senior Day smackdown of the defenseless Wolfpack just glad he grew and got a little said oster of Grimm who was a scrawny 175 pounds when he showed up at Tech as a walk on in 2005 is one of those guys got that factor Whatever that is he has it and he makes the plays around the ball faster than you give him credit being Tech blasts NC State season story Saturday i i irn Tying an NCAA BS single behinaLB CtXiyClirnmS game record with three forced huge game and 397 yards from the offense By Randy King randykingroanokecom 981 3126 MATT GENTRY The Roanoke Times Hokies wideout Jarrett Boykin scores after catching a 38 yard touchdown pass from Tyrod Taylor in front of NC Jarvis Byrd IMK As rKSyc 2 i ObBBEJ i y1 i 1 33 4 tn ir Bf i 'wE X1 Hl Boykin grants Taylor comfort BLACKSBURG Originally Tyrod Taylor planned to throw to tight end Andre Smith over the middle Then he saw flanker Danny Coale zipping across the field Another option for the Virginia Tech quarterback But when trouble arrived at that moment when defenders collapsed on him and began dragging him to the ground Saturday Taylor did what he often does: He found Jar rett Boykin Thel7 yard first quarter comple tion from Taylor to Boykin was merely one high light in 38 10 victory over NC State but it said so much about how valuable the sophomore split end has become Boykin is a safety net and Aaron Mcarling Ch tjj aaronmcfarlingroanokecom 981 3124 See MCARLING 2 NEXT GAME: Virginia Tech at Virginia Saturday 3:30 pm ESPN Clemson holds off wildcatting Cavs WT Sewell seven See UVA 4 'ws 1K MM CLEMSON SC There was a wild cat on the loose Saturday and for a while it threatened to put a damper on Clem division clinching celebration Actually the Tigers had clinched a spot in the ACC championship game Virginia goes with an offensive switch that works well until it loses Mikell Simpson to injury No 18 Clemson 34 Virginia 21 MORE INSIDE Complete stats game notes grades and highlights Page 4 By Doug Doughty dougdoughtyroanokecom 981 3129 VMI The Keydets finish with 444 yards but it's not enough to beat first year team Old Dominion Page 5 before taking the field at Memorial Stadium but an anticipated walkover did not materialize Virginia a 20 'a point underdog hung tough for a half before 18th ranked Clemson turned up the heat in a 34 21 victory It was the sixth straight victory for the Tigers who sacked Vir ginia quarterback Jameel times including six times in the fourth quarter The Cavaliers (3 2 5XCC) suf fered their fifth straight loss tiespite an uncharacteristically potent offensive performance When Sewell connected with Mikell Simpson for a 23 yard touchdown pass at the halftime gun Virginia trailed 24 21 At that point the Cavaliers had out gained the Tigers 233 224 Simpson who had not played one week earlier in a 14 10 loss to Boston College was responsible for 127 of those yards (84 rushing 43 receiving) While waiting for the results of a ACC UNC scores three times in a' span of 2 minutes 19 seconds to open a 21 point lead and hold on to beat Boston College Page 3 ssv'a TOP 25 After a string of stinging losses the Connecticut Huskies come up with a win against Notre Dame Page 5 i' WWI93WI I IIIdIUc LIIIO CbllUII 'l 1WL Associated Press Mikell Simpson (5) breaks free between Clemson defenders Brandon Maye (20) and Kavell Conner on Saturday 4 ifK': fir LL tzy''Vf ir A 1W 7M Va'awAO'? 7 hiiMIA fe JKSBBBk I k9 Ir IBBLma It 1 MW'iW TT 4 A rf tS fx' xW kX1 3SZ3333S g' fi 7 1M.