Virginia Tech Beats Clemson 20-16 on a Late Luke Reynolds Catch
Luke Reynolds caught the touchdown that won it, a 5-yard pass from Ethan Grunkemeyer with 1:44 left, and Virginia Tech beat Clemson 20-16. It was the tight end's second score of the day, and the Hokies' last ten points.
Virginia Tech had a 10-3 lead at the half, after Love's 37-yard field goal and Luke Reynolds' 6-yard touchdown catch at 1:24 of the second quarter. Then Clemson took over the third. Nolan Hauser kicked field goals from 49 and 36 yards, and Tait Reynolds ran in from 16 yards at 6:14, so Clemson led 16-10 entering the fourth. Hauser's 36-yarder came with 0:03 left in the quarter, which is the kind of timing that makes a lead feel bigger than it is.
Love answered with a 47-yarder at 11:52 of the fourth to cut it to 16-13, and then Grunkemeyer and Reynolds got the job done. The yards say Clemson should have won: 288 to 238, with 135 rushing yards against Virginia Tech's 74. Neither team turned the ball over, and Clemson also scored only one touchdown in the game. Grunkemeyer was 20 of 32 for 156 yards, and the Hokies won with only 238 total yards. Tait Reynolds went 20 of 26 for Clemson and ran 18 times, but the Tigers never threw a touchdown pass.
Virginia Tech is 6-2 and Clemson is 4-3. Reynolds (23.7) was the fantasy leader. Grunkemeyer (19.6) was second, and Clemson's Tait Reynolds (18.4) was third, which is a lot of Reynolds for one box score.