You work way too hard to lose, and it’s not worth playing if you lose. “There is nothing really that you can say to them because of losing really stinks. “It hurts when you have to go in and talk to your team when they fought really hard,” North Carolina head coach Mack Brown said. The loss spoiled an outstanding game by Howell, who completed 26 of 49 for 348 yards and five touchdowns. The Tar Heels received the ball first, but quarterback Sam Howell was tackled for a loss, setting up Patterson’s game-winning conversion. Virginia Tech’s Khalil Ladler read an option play perfectly and tackled Michael Carter for a loss, sending the game into a sixth overtime. North Carolina, though, couldn’t convert. In the fifth overtime, Virginia Tech had the ball first, but Patterson’s pass to Damon Hazelton was broken up by the Tar Heels’ Storm Duck, giving the Tar Heels an opportunity to win the game. The game marked the debut of college football’s new overtime rules, which now call for going for two points after the fourth overtime. 12 Oregon stays in the College Football Playoff mix after road defeat of Washingtonīoth teams squandered opportunities to win in earlier overtime periods, as Virginia Tech kicker Brian Johnson missed game-winning attempts from 41 and 42 yards and North Carolina kicker Noah Ruggles missed from 35 yards and had a 44-yard attempt blocked. More: Winners and losers from Week 8 in college football led by Wisconsin, Oregon If it had gone another way, I still would’ve been up here talking about how proud I am of our guys’ ability to battle.” If they had made one more field goal or whatever, I would still feel the same way about our team. We were certainly in our fair share of them tonight. “It goes back to a couple of weeks ago (after a 45-10 loss to Duke), and we had to look ourselves in the mirror and talk about how we would handle tough situations. “I’m just proud of those kids,” Virginia Tech head coach Justin Fuente said. The victory enabled the Hokies (5-2, 2-2 ACC) to keep pace in the race for the ACC’s Coastal Division crown and kept the Tar Heels (3-4, 2-2) from jumping to the top of the division. In a game that took six overtimes and more than four hours to play, Virginia Tech finally put away the Tar Heels when third-team quarterback Quincy Patterson’s two-point conversion run in the sixth overtime propelled the Hokies to a wild 43-41 victory in the longest game in ACC history. The Hokies themselves actually got much, much more. (AP) - Fans who attended the Virginia Tech-North Carolina game certainly got their money’s worth Saturday evening. Watch Video: CFB 150: Top three programs of all timeīLACKSBURG, Va.
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