Virginia Tech continues Thursday night success

The team's last Thursday loss was in 1995 to Boston College.
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) -- Marcus Vick got back to being efficient, throwing for 280 yards and a touchdown with no turnovers, and No. 3 Virginia Tech won its 11th consecutive game on a Thursday night, beating No. 13 Boston College 30-10.
Vick completed 22-of-28 passes a week after throwing three interceptions in a 28-9 victory at Maryland.
Brandon Pace added three short field goals for the Hokies (8-0, 5-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), who have not lost a Thursday night game since 1995. The Eagles (6-2, 3-2) got them then, 20-14, but were dominated this time.
Efficient win
Boston College came in allowing just 78 rushing yards per game, fourth best in the country, and the Hokies got 212 using a backfield by committee.
The Eagles were seventh in overall defense, allowing just 272 yards per game, and the Hokies rolled up 492 as the former Big East members renewed their rivalry in the ACC.
The Eagles, in their first season in the ACC, finished with only 184 yards, 59 after halftime.
The Hokies, stuck in third-place behind Texas and USC in the Bowl Championship Series standings, led 23-10 for most of the fourth quarter. Then Vince Hall returned an interception 13 yards for a touchdown with 3:16 left to punctuate the victory. Quinton Porter was in the grasp of defensive end Darryl Tapp when he threw the ball and Hall snatched it.
The play added a bit of Beamerball to the victory, but this one was more about efficiency on offense and defense, and the ability of Pace to keep the points coming.
S. Illinois 31, W. Kentucky 20
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. -- Arkee Whitlock rushed for 207 yards and scored three touchdowns as Southern Illinois upset Division I-AA No. 1 Western Kentucky.
Whitlock had two TDs during a spurt when Southern Illinois outscored the Hilltoppers 24-0.
Two special teams miscues by the Hilltoppers (6-2, 4-1) also helped the No. 8-ranked Salukis (6-2, 4-1), who moved into a second-place tie with Western Kentucky in the Gateway Conference behind league leader Youngstown State.