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QUICK KICKS Score: No.13 Virginia Tech 16, No.19 Nebraska 15 For starters: Nebraska led 12-10 at halftime thanks to four field goals by Alex Henery. The Cornhuskers gained 152 yards on 24 plays in the first half. Six plays accounted for 124 of those. The longest were runs of 20, 20 and 31 yards by tailback Roy Helu Jr., who finished the half with 11 carries for 82 yards. Turning point: The Hokies were down 15-10 when they got the ball at their 12-yard line with 1:44 left in the game. On the drive's second play, Tyrod Taylor found Danny Coale for an 81-yard pass that set up an 11-yard touchdown pass to Dyrell Roberts with 21 seconds remaining. Star of the game: Taylor. No one will remember his final passing numbers - 12 of 27 for 192 yards - from this game. All everybody will recall are those two passes to Coale and Roberts and how Taylor scrambled around, made time and eventually found his receivers. Big picture: Tech must correct the errors that surfaced last night - too many dropped balls on offense, too many big plays allowed on defense - if it wants to win its third consecutive ACC championship. That quest begins with Saturday's ACC opener against Miami. Go figure: 1990 - The last time the Hokies won a game in which they did not score a touchdown, which almost happened yesterday because Nebraska managed just five field goals. Next: The Hokies open their ACC schedule with a big game Saturday, when they host their old Big East rival Miami at 3:30 p.m. The Hurricanes (2-0) beat Florida State 38-34 to begin the season and hammered Georgia Tech 33-17 on Thursday. The game will be shown regionally on ABC and elsewhere on ESPN.

Nebraska ------------------------- 3 9 0 3-15

VT - Williams 1 run (Waldron kick) 11:15. Drive: 7 plays, 24 yards, 3:34. Key play: Dyrell Roberts set up things with a 76-yard kickoff return to the Nebraska 24. WR Xavier Boyce saved the drive with a diving reception of a Tyrod Taylor pass for a 21-yard gain on third and 20 at the 34.

N - FG Henery 40, :56. Drive: 4 plays, minus 1 yard, 1:29. Nebraska punt returner Niles Paul set up the score with a 55-yard return to the Virginia Tech 22.

N - FG Henery 27, 12:49. Drive: 6 plays, 48 yards, 1:49. Key play: QB Zac Lee passed to Paul for 19 yards, then roverback Dorian Porch drew an unnecessary roughness penalty for throwing down Paul when he was well out of bounds. That moved Nebraska to the Hokies' 13.

N - FG Henery 19, 5:23. Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 4:32. Key play: On first and 15 from the Nebraska 36, QB Zac Lee tossed a shovel pass to RB Roy Helu, who turned the play into an 18-yard gain.

VT - FG Waldron 39, 2:30. Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 2:53. Key play: On third and 2 at the 28, RB Ryan Williams burst through the middle, cut left and picked up 46 yards to Nebraska's 26.

N - FG Henery 38, :18. Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 2:06. Key play: On first down from the Nebraska 29, Cornhuskers RB Roy Helu turned the corner and ran for 31 yards to the Virginia Tech 40.

N - FG Henery 38, 4:33. Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 5:10. Key play: On third and 6 at the Nebraska 40, Lee found WR Curenski Gilleylen wide open 40 yards downfield at the Virginia Tech 25.

VT -Roberts 11 pass from Taylor (pass failed ) :21. Drive: 5 plays, 88 yards, 1:23. Key play: On second and 4 from the 16, QB Tyrod Taylor found WR Danny Coale running free down the sideline. Taylor lofted the pass, Coale made the catch and turned it into an 81-yard gain to the Nebraska 3.

A-66,233.

VT

11

9

8-46.9

37-86

192

12-27-0

0-0

7-53

30:14

Nebraska (36-207) , Helu 28-169, Lee 8-38. Virginia Tech (37-86) , R.Williams 21-107, Oglesby 3-7, Roberts 1-(minus 2), D.Wilson 3-(minus 4), T.Taylor 9-(minus 22).

Nebraska (11-30-2-136) , Lee 11-30-2-136. Virginia Tech (12-27-0-192) , T.Taylor 12-27-0-192.

Nebraska , Helu 4-33, Brooks 2-16, Gilleylen 1-35, Paul 1-19, Burkhead 1-16, Me.Holt 1-13, McNeill 1-4. Virginia Tech , Boykin 4-43, Coale 2-89, Boyce 1-21, Wheeler 1-14, Roberts 1-11, Jefferson 1-7, Boone 1-5, R.Williams 1-2.

Nebraska: Suh 8, Crick 7, Compton 7, Amukamara 6, Asante 6, Fisher 6, Turner 6, O'Hanlon 5, Allen 5, Dillard 5, West 3, Hagg 2, Stoddard, Steinkuhler, Thenarse, Hays, Dennard, May, Smith. Virginia Tech: Rivers 10, Carmichael 8, Whitley 8, Grimm 7, Porch 6, Brown 6, Worilds 5, Luckett 4, Johnson 4, Chancellor 3, Drager 3, Morgan 3, Tweedy 2, Reidy 2, Thompson 2, Stanton, Gibson, Hopkins.

Nebraska: Crick, O'Hanlon, Allen, Suh ½, Turner ½.

Virginia Tech: Carmichael, Chancellor.