Virginia clinches spot in ACC title game with win

"J'Mari Taylor became the first Atlantic Coast Conference running back since 2021 to run for a touchdown and throw for a score in the same game as No. 17 Virginia beat Virginia Tech 27-7 on Saturday night to clinch a spot in the conference championship game. Taylor ran for 80 yards and a score and quarterback Chandler Morris threw for 182 yards and ran 8 yards for a touchdown as the Cavaliers beat the Hokies for just the second time in the last 21 meetings between the schools."

"Who Virginia will face in the title game is yet to be determined; if SMU beats California in their game Saturday night they will clinch a spot. If they lose, however, it could come down to a tiebreaker in the ACC between two-loss teams. Virginia (10-2, 7-1 ACC) turned an interception off a deflected pass on Tech's first possession into a touchdown and never looked back."

"The Cavaliers' defense held Tech to a season-low 197 total yards in front of 58,832, the largest crowd at Scott Stadium since 2011. Virginia linebacker Maddox Marcellus, playing in place of injured star Kam Robinson, had nine tackles, an interception and was in on a sack. The Hokies (3-9, 2-6) got a 57-yard touchdown pass from Kyron Drones to Shamarius Peterkin with 4:20 left to play to get on the scoreboard. The Associated Press contributed to this report."

Virginia defeated Virginia Tech 27-7 to clinch a spot in the ACC championship game. J'Mari Taylor ran for 80 yards and a touchdown and also threw for a score. Chandler Morris passed for 182 yards and ran eight yards for a touchdown. Virginia improved to 10-2 overall and 7-1 in ACC play. An interception off a deflected Tech pass on the first possession was converted into a touchdown. The Cavaliers' defense limited Virginia Tech to a season-low 197 total yards. The crowd was 58,832, the largest at Scott Stadium since 2011. Maddox Marcellus had nine tackles, an interception and helped record a sack. Virginia Tech's lone score came on a 57-yard Kyron Drones pass to Shamarius Peterkin. SMU's result against California will determine Virginia's opponent in the title game, with tiebreakers possible if SMU loses.

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