GRANT WELLS

Kyle Monangai of the Scarlet Knights rushed for 143 yards and 3 TDs.

3 key takeaways from the state’s football scene -- and a glimpse at what’s to come next week.

The Hokies forced three second half turnovers in the victory.

Start jumping! Virginia Tech football head coach Brent Pry has announced the starting quarterback for the upcoming season opener.

Involving the running backs more was a point of emphasis on Saturday.

After coming out and taking the lead early, Virginia Tech fell 41-10 to North Carolina. The Tarheels racked up 524 yards of total offense, 367 of those through the air.

Hokies tally over 400 yards of offense in their second win of the season.

Hokies outgained the Eagles 144-4 in the rushing department.

Blake Watson scored on a 1-yard run with 33 seconds to play and Old Dominion beat Virginia Tech for the second time in as many tries on its home field, 20-17.

The Hokies are trailing behind Old Dominion University at halftime in their season opener, 10-7.

Marshall transfer Grant Wells was named the starting quarterback for the Hokies.

Quarterback Grant Wells connected with wide receiver Kaleb Smith for a total of 103 yards.

There’s been an awful lot learned about the new Virginia Tech squad during spring practice. But a position group we haven’t heard a lot about is the quarterbacks. Quarterback coach Brad Glenn said the room started with six, now been narrowed down to about four, with South Carolina transfer Jason Brown and Marshall transfer Grant Wells leading the way through nine practices.

Grant Wells and Jason Brown commit to play for coach Brent Pry in Blacksburg.

Levi Lewis passed for 270 yards and a touchdown and rushed for another 74 yards, and No. 16 Louisiana-Lafayette defeated Marshall 36-21 in the New Orleans Bowl to end its season on a program-record 13-game winning streak.

Marks scored on a 1-yard touchdown run with 1:09 left after a clock-eating drive and Buffalo made a final defensive stop to beat Marshall 17-10 in the Camellia Bowl on Friday. Subbing for the national leader in rushing yards per game, Jaret Patterson, Marks carried 35 time for 138 yards for the Bulls (6-1) against one of the nation's top run defenses. Grant Wells then took Marshall (7-3), which had rallied from a 10-0 deficit, to the Buffalo 20 with no timeouts. Like Buffalo, Marshall wasn't at full strength. Buffalo: Patterson and Vantrease are only juniors so Buffalo could get them back for another season.