Provo, Utah (AP) – Winning with a strong defense is BYU’s way to success this season. The 25th-ranked Cougars have made sure they still know how to turn on the scoreboard. BYU beat Virginia 66-49 on Saturday night, with the team combining 1,322 yards and 115 points. The Cougars have earned the best of their careers this season from Tyler Algiers and Jaron Hall to secure their fifth win over the Power 5.
Algiers rushed for a maximum of 266 yards and five touchdowns. Hall threw for a maximum of 349 yards and three touchdowns. He ran for 42 yards and another TD. “Defensive coaches don’t really like this game but it feels like an old-school BYU game,” said Kugars coach Kalani Sitake. BYU (7-2) came out on top with 21 points from three transitions.
Provo, Utah (AP) – Winning with a strong defense is BYU’s way to success this season. The 25th-ranked Cougars have made sure they still know how to turn on the scoreboard. BYU beat Virginia 66-49 on Saturday night, with the team combining 1,322 yards and 115 points. The Cougars have earned the best of their careers this season from Tyler Algiers and Jaron Hall to secure their fifth win over the Power 5.
Algiers rushed for a maximum of 266 yards and five touchdowns. Hall threw for a maximum of 349 yards and three touchdowns. He ran for 42 yards and another TD. “Defensive coaches don’t really like this game but it feels like an old-school BYU game,” said Kugars coach Kalani Sitake. BYU (7-2) came out on top with 21 points from three transitions.
Virginia is behind Brennan Armstrong in a strong overall performance. He threw for 337 yards and four touchdowns, and also threw a couple of touchdowns. Armstrong added 94 yards and two TDs to 11 carriers. He was late in the fourth quarter after suffering a rib injury. The defeat won the Cavaliers (6-3, 4-2 ACC) four games.
(AP) Trey Turner catches seven passes for 187 yards and a one-point win over Virginia Tech to beat Georgia Tech 26-17 in a three-game losing streak on Saturday, even at the Atlantic Coast Conference. Georgia Tech (3-5, 2-4 ACC) played a comeback in the second half, but the Yellow Jackets failed to beat Virginia Tech (4-4, 2-2) in the first half – next – for the last time in the conference with 329.7 yards per game – To match that compound on the 20-7 lead road. Braxton Burmeister finished 15 of 25 passes for 254 yards and two touchdowns for Virginia Tech, and Turner was far behind in receiving the junior yards.