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Hokies Can't Hold on

Matt Ryan bought some time, scrambling to his left away from the Virginia Tech rush while searching for an open receiver.

He found just what he was looking for, fired a pass all the way across the field and kept No. 2 Boston College perfect.

Call it Ryan's Heisman moment.

The senior quarterback threw a 24-yard touchdown pass to Andre Callender with 11 seconds left and the Eagles validated themselves as national title contenders with an improbable 14-10 victory over No. 8 Virginia Tech on Thursday night.

USF looking to rebound

South Florida's surprising surge towards the top of the poll was halted with its first loss. The team looks to rebound on Saturday when it visits conference rival Connecticut, a team looking to crack the Top 25.

Well rested & ready to go

Boston College and Virginia Tech will have had 12 days to get ready for their key ACC matchup. They'll earn themselves much more preparation time later this season if they qualify for a Bowl Championship Series game.

The second-ranked Eagles face the No. 8 Hokies on Thursday night to start a big weekend that could reshape the BCS standings and national title race.

Defense anyone?

Led by its vaunted defense, undefeated Ohio State is in a familiar position - at the top of both the AP Poll and BCS standings.

The top-ranked Buckeyes have not lost a regular-season game in more than two years, but will revisit the site of that defeat Saturday night when they visit 24th-ranked Penn State at Beaver Stadium.

UK looking for a repeat of '06

Kentucky was a struggling football team last year before a narrow victory over Mississippi State helped turn its season around.

The 14th-ranked Wildcats hope this year's rematch will serve as a similar springboard when they conclude a three-game homestand Saturday against the Bulldogs.