NCAA Football Result: Kansas vs Virginia
Kansas Jayhawks won their first BCS game victory beating Virginia Tech Hokies 24-21 to win the Orange Bowl.
Kansas Jayhawks 12-1, perhaps the biggest surprise in college football this season, won in its first Bowl Championship Series game to set a team record for victories. A year ago the Kansas Jayhawks went 6-6.
“People kept telling us we couldn’t win against this team, that we couldn’t win the big game, that we had no chance,” Kansas Jayhawks quarterback Todd Reesing said. “We took that to heart. We like being underdogs.”
Virginia Tech Hokies 11-3 lost their fourth consecutive BCS game. It was a bittersweet finish for the Hokies, who revived campus spirits this season following the April 16 massacre that left 33 students and professors dead.
“I think we still accomplished something this season,” tackle Duane Brown said. “We couldn’t finish off on a high note.”
Kansas Jayhawks played in their first major bowl since the 1969 Orange Bowl, and they made a big splash at the start, racing to a 17-0 lead after 23 minutes.
Virginia Tech Hokies closed the deficit to 17-14 before Virginia Tech Hokies quarterback Sean Glennon was intercepted by Justin Thornton, whose 30-yard return gave Kansas the ball at the 2 with 11 minutes left. Jayhawks’ quarterback Todd Reesing scored on the next play.
Kansas Jayhawks wide receiver Chris Harris also had an interception to set up a field goal, and the Kansas Jayhawks totaled five sacks while allowing only two scoring drives. Virginia Tech Hokies drove 78 yards to score with 3 minutes left on Glennon’s 20-yard pass to Virginia Tech Hokies wide receiver Justin Harper. Kansas Jayhawks wide receiver Raimond Pendleton fielded the ensuing onside kick, and they ran out the clock.
Kansas Jayhawks were the nation’s highest-scoring offense this season at 44 points per game, and they took a wide-open approach beginning on the first series. Once they lined up with both tackles flanked wide alongside the receivers, and on another play Todd Reesing threw a left-handed shovel pass for a 9-yard gain.
Kansas split a tackle wide again when Todd Reesing completed a pass to convert a fourth-and-1 situation, which led to a touchdown for a 17-0 lead. Jayhawks’ quarterback Todd Reesing hit Jayhawks’ wide receiver Marcus Henry with a 13-yard pass for the score, capping a 59-yard drive.
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