Former Rocky Mount Gryphon Stephan Virgil intercepted a pass in the end zone with just under three minutes to play in the first half of Virginia Tech's Orange Bowl game with Cincinnati. The interception prevented the Bearcats from taking the lead and spurred the Hokies to get a field goal on the last play of first half.
Virgil had three tackles, one being a tackle behind the line of scrimmage. His effort won the "Allstate Insurance Good Hands Play of the Game" for his interception.
Finally, the ACC gets a game as the Hokies dominated it after Cincinnati's opening drive. Final: Virginia Tech 20, Cincinnati 7
The ACC finishes its bowl games with a 4-6 worksheet.
The ECU Pirates get into action today at 5 p.m. in the Liberty Bowl in Memphis.
Through January's first bowl games, I am now 14-13 in my picks.
Does any body know why commentator Paul McGuire rides on the sidelines with the camera man? It makes no sense to me. He must be afraid of elevators. He was on the air New Year's Eve in one of the games. Which one I don't remember. There are so many.
The NFL will name the MVP today and I think it will be Peyton Manning.
Can anybody tell me why Chad Pennington won the Comeback Player of the year? Where did he go to have to come back?
Much better choices would be Jake Delhomme of Carolina who only played two games last year before his "Tommy John surgery."
Two other good candidates would be Kurt Warner and Kerry Collins. Both are quarterbacks long over their starting quarterback careers, but both have found new life this year with high price quarterbacks ahead of them in turmoil.
Rocky Mount's varsity basketball teams will play endowment games Saturday night in Kinston. The boys need to find a groove which has been lacking since the football players joined the team.
Friday, January 2, 2009
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