Hokies win home, ACC opener, 27-10 over BC

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Virginia Tech Hokies head coach Brent Pry leads the team on the field during a college football game at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, VA. (Photo by Brian Bishop/The Patriot)

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Grant Wells threw for 140 yards and a touchdown to lift Virginia Tech to a 27-10 victory over Boston College on Saturday.

The Hokies (1-1, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) also got a strong performance from their defense, holding the Eagles (0-2, 0-1 ACC) to 155 yards and sacking BC quarterback Phil Jurkovec six times.

The win marked the first for first-year Virginia Tech head coach Brent Pry, a former Hokie graduate assistant in the mid-1990s.

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Virginia Tech Hokies wide receiver Kaleb Smith (80) scores a touchdown during a college football game at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, VA. (Photo by Brian Bishop/The Patriot)

Virginia Tech cornerback Armani Chatman intercepted Jurkovec on the second play of the game to set up Jalen Holston’s 1-yard run that gave the Hokies a lead they would not relinquish.

BC cut Virginia Tech’s lead to 17-10 in the third quarter on a 17-yard touchdown pass from Jurkovec to Jaden Williams, but the Hokies immediately answered, scoring on a 2-yard pass from Wells to Kaleb Smith for a two-touchdown advantage.

Jurkovec finished with 135 yards passing to lead BC.

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Virginia Tech will play at home Saturday against Wofford at 11 a.m. ET.

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Virginia Tech Hokies defensive lineman TyJuan Garbutt (45) hurries the Boston College Eagles quarterback Phil Jurkovec (5) during a college football game at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, VA. (Photo by Brian Bishop/The Patriot)