ACC roundup: Wilson, N.C. State outlast Pittsburgh 38-31

North Carolina State quarterback Russell Wilson (left) tries to elude Pittsburgh's Jovani Chappel (7). Wilson (Collegiate) threw four touchdown passes for the third straight week.

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Russell Wilson had the hot hand again, and Toney Baker scored from 2 yards out with 6:28 left as North Carolina State outlasted Pittsburgh 38-31 yesterday.

In a wild game in which the teams combined for 830 total yards, Russell Wilson threw four touchdown passes for the third straight week and finished 21 of 35 for 322 yards for the Wolfpack (3-1).

Wilson , a former standout at Collegiate, also rushed 10 times for 91 yards and led three straight second-half touchdown drives for N.C. State.

Bill Stull was 12 of 23 for 206 yards with two touchdown passes while Dion Lewis had two early scoring runs for the Panthers (3-1).

South Florida 17, No. 18 Florida State 7

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Redshirt freshman B.J. Daniels ran for 126 yards and threw two touchdown passes in his first collegiate start to lead undefeated South Florida to a win at No. 18 Florida State in the first meeting between the schools.

Daniels was filling in for senior Matt Grothe, out for the season with a knee injury.

It was the first time since Nebraska's Steve Taylor ran for 139 yards against the Seminoles in 1986 that a quarterback rushed for over 100 yards against them.

Florida State (2-2) lost four fumbles, including a critical one by quarterback Christian Ponder that allowed USF (4-0) to ice it.

Daniels, a Tallahassee kid not heavily recruited by Florida State, totaled 341 yards of offense.

Georgia Tech 24, No. 22 N. Carolina 7

ATLANTA -- Quarterback Josh Nesbitt ran for two touchdowns, and Georgia Tech's defense made the most of a change to its scheme to beat No. 22 North Carolina.

Georgia Tech (2-1 ACC, 3-1) opened in a 4-3 scheme instead of the 4-2-5 it ran in last week's 33-17 loss at Miami. The Yellow Jackets held North Carolina (0-1, 3-1) to 154 yards.

Jonathan Dwyer, the 2008 ACC player of the year, had 158 yards rushing for his first 100-yard game of the season. He showed no sign of the shoulder injury that limited him to five carries for 7 yards against Miami.

Nesbitt added a career-high 32 carries for 97 yards. Georgia Tech had 317 yards rushing in its spread option offense while holding North Carolina to 17.

North Carolina's touchdown came on T.J. Yates' 40-yard pass to Erik Highsmith early in the fourth quarter.

No. 15 TCU 14, Clemson 10

CLEMSON, S.C. -- No. 15 TCU showed off its stellar defense and bolstered its BCS buster credentials with a victory at Clemson.

Andy Dalton (17 of 26, 226 yards) threw two touchdown passes, and the Horned Frogs (3-0) held Clemson to 117 yards in the second half to take control.

TCU trailed 10-7 entering the fourth quarter as it had its problems against a Tigers defense which held Boston College to 54 yards a week earlier.

That's when Dalton ended a 56-yard drive with a 25-yard TD pass to Antoine Hicks to move in front with 12:46 left.

The Tigers (2-2) twice advanced inside TCU's 20 down the stretch but could not score. Clemson running back C.J. Spiller rushed for 112 yards and had a touchdown.

Boston College 27, Wake Forest 24 (OT)

BOSTON -- Wes Davis recovered a fumble in overtime to foil Wake Forest's drive for a winning touchdown as Boston College held on behind Dave Shinskie's three scoring passes.

The Demon Deacons had rallied behind Riley Skinner 's two touchdown passes in the last 3:44 of regulation before the Eagles (1-1 ACC, 3-1) went ahead on a 23-yard field goal by Steve Aponavicius on the first series of overtime.

Wake Forest (0-1, 2-2) then got its chance to start at the 25-yard line and moved to a first down at the 4 on four running plays. It tried another run but, on a broken play, no one was positioned for a handoff, and Skinner ran to the left without blockers.

Isaac Johnson forced the fumble and Davis recovered, ending the game and sending BC's players rushing onto the field.

Rutgers 34, Maryland 13

COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- George Johnson recovered a Maryland fumble in the end zone to give Rutgers the lead, and the Scarlet Knights also scored on an interception return in a rout of the bumbling Terrapins.

It was the third straight win for Rutgers (3-1), which took advantage of five Maryland turnovers, including three interceptions and a fumble by senior quarterback Chris Turner.

The Scarlet Knights outscored the Terrapins 24-0 in the second half. Touchdown runs by Joe Martinek of 29 and 61 yards in the final five minutes turned a close game into a blowout.

The Terrapins have committed 13 turnovers in four games and are 1-3 for the first time since 1997.