Overton's 209 Yards Pull Virginia Tech past Boston College
Boston College was ahead 14-6 with 11:09 left in the fourth quarter, and Virginia Tech had scored exactly two field goals. Fifteen points later, the Hokies were 21-14 winners and still unbeaten, and the guy who did most of the work was Jeffrey Overton Jr.
The first half was close to empty. John Love hit a 45-yard field goal with 16 seconds left in the second quarter, the only score before halftime. He added a 22-yarder at 11:58 of the third to make it 6-0. Mason McKenzie then ran five yards for a Boston College touchdown at 9:52 and went in again from two yards at 11:09 of the fourth, and the Eagles led 14-6 and looked comfortable.
Then it turned. Ethan Grunkemeyer threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to Marlion Jackson at 8:05, and Overton ran in the two-point conversion, which tied it at 14-14. At 4:58 Overton broke off a 76-yard touchdown run, and that was the game. Virginia Tech trailed by as many as eight and never trailed again after the tie.
The team numbers were close, and the winners had the edge on the ground. Virginia Tech ran 39 times for 228 yards and Boston College ran 37 for 151, and the totals were 375 to 262. Virginia Tech lost a fumble, and neither team threw an interception. The Hokies threw for only 147 yards, so Overton, who ran 25 times for 209 yards, was the offense.
Virginia Tech is 4-0. Boston College is 2-2. For fantasy, the points were on the ground. Overton scored 31.8 and McKenzie scored 30.2, and both finished in the top three of the game.