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Virginia Tech Rolls 27-3

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The Associated Press

Published: November 2, 2007

ATLANTA - Virginia Tech bounced back just fine from its shocking collapse against Boston College.

One week after the No. 11 Hokies squandered a 10-point lead to BC in the final minutes, Sean Glennon threw two long touchdown passes and ran for another score to lead Virginia Tech to a 27-3 win against Georgia Tech on Thursday night.

Glennon made his second straight start in place of freshman Tyrod Taylor, who was sidelined again by a sprained ankle. The replacement starter, who lost the job to Taylor after the second game, made the most of it by throwing for 296 yards, including a 40-yard TD pass to Justin Harper and a 71-yarder to Josh Morgan.

The Hokies (7-2, 4-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) moved into a first-place tie with rival Virginia in the Coastal Division. The teams meet in the final game of the regular season.

Georgia Tech (5-4, 2-4) saw its slim hopes of making a second straight trip to the ACC Championship Game go down the drain. The Yellow Jackets were simply horrible after jumping ahead 3-0 on their second possession.

Rubbing more salt in Georgia Tech's wounds: Glennon wore a replacement jersey provided by the Yellow Jackets when his own jersey couldn't be found. His name was written in magic marker on the back, and the home team's nickname was blacked out across the front of the white shirt, which was trimmed in black and gold instead of maroon and orange.

Glennon and fellow quarterback Taylor were among those who had to wear white road jerseys provided by the home team. Also missing: the jerseys of two defensive starters, safety Kam Chancellor and cornerback Brandon Flowers.

Maybe Taylor Bennett should have worn a Virginia Tech jersey. The Georgia Tech QB threw four interceptions, and even a 35-yard completion to James Johnson went awry when the Georgia Tech receiver was stripped of the ball and the Hokies recovered.

MARSHALL: Linebacker Josh Johnson has been suspended for Saturday's game at Central Florida following his arrest in a domestic dispute.

Cabell County (W.Va.) Magistrate Court records showed Johnson was involved in an incident last week with his girlfriend and her neighbor, after which he allegedly forced his way into his girlfriend's apartment.

The case was transferred to circuit court Thursday and a grand jury will decide whether to charge him.

Marshall coach Mark Snyder said Johnson's status will be evaluated on a game-by-game basis until the case's conclusion.

USC: John David Booty will start at quarterback Saturday. He sat out three games because of a broken middle finger on his throwing hand and was replaced by Mark Sanchez.

WASHINGTON STATE: Junior running back Dwight Tardy will miss the rest of the season after injuring his left knee last weekend against UCLA.

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