Hokies’ Jerod Evans happy as ‘other’ QB in ACC title game

One more victory and they’re off to the College Football Playoff. He is also second in tackles for loss with 17 for 62 yards and is tied with Baron for the second-most sacks on the team with 4.5. Watson, a Heisman Trophy finalist last season, is again a candidate this season.

“We just got along well”, Fuente said of his day-and-a-half in Clemson. “It’s not going to be easy”.

Sunday, however, the Hokies had turned the page with their first practice of the week, a quicker-than-usual moving-on process following the UVa game.

In Saturday’s matchup in Death Valley, Watson led the Tigers to a 42-0 start by the early third quarter in what would be a 56-7 thrashing. “When we’re playing well in all three phases, we’re a tough team to beat”.

“It was great. A great moment to be a senior, not being associated with a group that lost to those guys up the road”, defensive end Ken Ekanem said. “Really enjoyed our conversation”.

Fuente and Chad Morris, a spread-offense architect who was the assistant head coach, offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Tulsa in the 2010 season, were brought in for interviews at Clemson (11-1, 7-1). “I’m just anxious about me and my team and what we’ve got to do in order to win the game”.

For the first time since the 2010 season, Virginia Tech had 13 players honored on the All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team, which was announced Monday and voted upon by the Atlantic Coast Conference Sports Media Association (ACSMA).

This happens if Clemson loses to Virginia Tech in the ACC Championship game.

Fuente became the first man to win the ACC’s coach of the year award in his first season with his school since Johnson did it at Georgia Tech in 2008.

The coaches now exchange occasional text messages and spend time together at ACC coaches’ meetings.

BLACKSBURG-Justin Fuente promised his new players that he knew how to win. “They were in the national championship previous year and they were there for a reason so we’ll have our work cut out for us but we’re ready to go”, Virginia Tech fullback Sam Rogers said. The short, three-month turnaround might lead to a few more empty seats than planned.

The 40-year-old Fuente joined Virginia Tech after a four-year stint at Memphis.

A total of 10 other players were also named to all-ACC teams. “We know he’s bound to make some plays here and there, so we’ve just kind of got to buckle down and do our best at executing and controlling our gaps”.

Clemson capped its regular season by rolling to a 56-7 victory against in-state rival SC, but the Tigers’ season-long quest continues Saturday when they face Atlantic Coast Conference Coastal Division champion Virginia Tech in the ACC Championship Game.

Beamer, 70, retired last season after 29 seasons at the school, where he led the Hokies to national prominence with 23 consecutive bowl appearances and a runner-up finish to Florida State in the national championship in 1999. The Hokies’ offense poses a much greater threat. The Hokies finished the season strong with a blowout win over in-state rival Virginia. He also was familiar with the up-tempo offense favored by the Hokies new coach, and came with gaudy statistics from his year at Trinity Valley Community College in Texas: In eight games, Evans threw for 38 touchdowns, was intercepted just three times, and he also ran for more than 400 yards and four TDs.