Clock Runs Out On Hokies

#52 Kansas – 14
#13 Virginia Tech – 9

BLACKSBURG, Va. -- #52 Kansas showed that their offense was too much for the #13 Virginia Tech defense.

Todd Reesing lead the offense to one of the biggest upsets of the tournament. He was able to manage the offense without being affected by Hokie Nation of Blacksburg.  Reesing distributed the ball to six different wide receivers.

Virginia Tech made some noise early by holding the Jayhawks to a quick three and out. Then Tyrod Taylor lead his offense down the field to put three points on the board. Kansas answered as Todd Reesing connected with star WR Dezmon Moore with three ticks left on the clock before half. This helped silence Hokie Nation before half.

In the fourth quarter, J. Sharp was able to score on a third and goal from the three yard line, but Virginia Tech quickly responded with a 76-yard kick return by Roberts. With the score 14-9, Frank Beamer decided to call a timeout to go for two. The Kansas defense intercepted the pass in the end zone.

With 3:11 left in the fourth quarter, the Kansas offense was able to move the chains enough to almost waste all the clock. The timeout that Beamer took before the two point conversion came back to haunt him as Kansas was able to bleed the clock all the way down to six seconds left on the clock.

On the Hokie's 40-yard line, the Jayhawks elected to punt the all. The once raucous crowd went silent as the punt returner let Alonso Rojas's punt bounce into the endzone as time expired.

Kansas finished 6-9 on third conversions and 1-1 on fourth down conversions. The Jayhawks held on the ball for nine minutes to Virginia Tech's seven minutes.

Stats:
Kansas
Todd Reesing – QB Rating: 109.8, 12/20-103 yards, TD, INT; 3 rushes 10 yds
J. Sharp – 11 rushes 30 yards, TD; 1 rec 3 yds
Dezmon Moore – 2 rec 37 yards, TD
Phillip Strozier – 2 tackles, PD
D. Stuckey – 2 tackles, PD
Quintin Woods – INT
Alonso Rojas (punter) – 2 punts 80 yds, average: 40, net average 29.5