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A hail mary won the game for the Cincinnati Bearcats against Virginia Tech on Saturday night at FexEx Field. Virginia Tech bloggers react.
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The Cincinnati Bearcats won in dramatic fashion Saturday afternoon at FedEx Field, scoring a touchdown with just 13 seconds left in the game to knock off the Virginia Tech Hokies, 27-24.
Munchie Legaux connected with Damon Julian from 39 yards out on the game-winning touchdown pass. Julian caught four balls in the game, for 89 yards and the score.
The Hokies were hurt by two turnovers and eight penalties for 114 yards in the game. A late Logan Thomas touchdown pass to Corey Fuller looked to give Virginia Tech a win, only to have Legaux and the Bearcats drive 85 yards in a minute and a half to win the game.
Box Score Hero: A Man Named Munchie. Legaux threw for a career-high 357 yards in the game, completing 19 of 42 passes and tossing three touchdowns. The Cincinnati quarteback drove his team 85 yards with no timeouts to score the winning points.
Rankings Ramifications: Both teams found themselves in the "others receiving votes" portion of the latest AP Top 25 poll, with Virginia Tech garnering 26 votes to just 10 for Cincinnati. The Bearcats' win probably earns them a few more votes.
But Did They Cover: Virginia Tech, 6.5-point favorites, did not cover.
Next Week's Schedule: Next Saturday, Virginia Tech travels to Kenan Stadium to take on the North Carolina Tar Heels. Kickoff is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. ET. Cincinnati will host the Miami (OH) RedHawks at 7:00 p.m. ET at Nippert Stadium.
This story originally appeared on SBNation.com.
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The Virginia Tech Hokies continue to trail the Cincinnati Bearcats on Saturday at FedEx Field. The Hokies led 7-6 at the half, but the Bearcats seized the lead midway through the third quarter and remain ahead 13-10 early in the fourth quarter.
Virginia Tech's offense has struggled the entire day, and Logan Thomas' goal-line interception in the third quarter took away what looked to be at the least three points for Virginia Tech. The Hokies are just 2 of 10 on third down in the game, and have racked up 8 penalties good for 150 yards.
Cincinnati's Munchie Leageaux has been solid for the Bearcats on Saturday. The quarterback is 15 of 33 passing, for 213 yards and a touchdown, with one interception.
Both teams have turned the balls over twice in the game, with the Thomas third quarter interception proving the most costly up to this point in the game.
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Despite being dominated statistically, the Virginia Tech Hokies lead the visiting Cincinnati Bearcats, 7-6, at halftime at FedEx Field in Landover, Md.
Two Bearcat turnovers have kept Virginia Tech in the game, as the Hokies' offense was virtually nonexistent in the first 30 minutes of the contest.
Cincinnati has 10 first downs to Virginia Tech's two, and the Bearcats have gained 146 yards of total offense to just 72 for the Hokies. Six Virginia Tech penalties for 89 yards have hindered any offensive flow for the Hokies.
Virginia Tech quarterback Logan Thomas has the game's lone touchdown, scoring on a 5-yard run with just over two minutes left in the half. Thomas has 13 rushing yards on five carries, and is 7-of-13 passing for 37 yards.
Cincinnati kicker Tony Miliano has accounted for the Bearcats' only points of the game, making a 20-yard field goal in the first quarter and a 43-yard field goal in the second quarter.
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The Virginia Tech Hokies (3-1, 1-0 ACC) struggled to find an offensive rhythm in the fist quarter, and trail the visiting Cincinnati Bearcats 3-0 after the game's first 15 minutes.
Quarterback Logan Thomas is 3-of-4 passing, for just 4 yards. As a team, the Hokies were unable to notch even one first down in the quarter, and have just 23 total yards as play begins in the second quarter. Virginia Tech has only two more total yards than penalty yards (21).
Cincinnati quarterback Munchie Legaux is 6-of-14 passing on the day, for 68 yards. Kenbrell Thompkins has been the recipient of three of those passes, gaining 54 yards. The Bearcats have dominated the ball thus far in the game, doubling the time of possession of the host Hokies.
The game's only points have come courtesy of Cincinnati kicker Tony Miliano, who made a 20-yard field goal nine minutes into the game.