BIG EAST/ATLANTIC COAST

Florida State gets past South Florida

Florida State running back Chris Thompson (4) runs past South Florida defensive lineman Elkino Watson (53) during the second quarter of the No. 4 Seminoles’ 30-17 victory on Saturday in Tampa, Fla.
Florida State running back Chris Thompson (4) runs past South Florida defensive lineman Elkino Watson (53) during the second quarter of the No. 4 Seminoles’ 30-17 victory on Saturday in Tampa, Fla.

— EJ Manuel threw for 242 yards and a touchdown, helping No. 4 Florida State remain unbeaten with a 30-17 victory over South Florida on Saturday night.

Receiver Rashad Greene got the Seminoles going with a 10-yard touchdown run, Christian Jones scored on a 12-yard fumble return and Penn State transfer Kevin Haplea had a 1-yard TD reception as the Seminoles (5-0) survived their first road test of the season by pulling away from a three-point lead with two TDs and a field goal in the final 5:09 of the third quarter.

Three years after returning to his hometown of Tallahassee to lead USF (2-3) to a 10-point upset of Florida State in his first college start, B.J. Daniels threw for 143 yards and ran for 72 more and two touchdowns for the Bulls.

In other games involving ACC teams, Stephen Morris threw for a school-record 566 yards and five touchdowns, the last of those a 62-yard strike to Phillip Dorsett with 19 seconds left, and host Miami beat North Carolina State 44-37. Dorsett caught seven passes for 192 yards and two scores for Miami (4-1, 3-0). Rayshawn Scott had six catches for 180 yards for the Hurricanes. Morris was 26-of-50 passing. ... Mike Glennon completed 24 of 42 passes for 441 yards and 4 touchdowns for N.C. State (3-2, 0-1). ... Benny Cunningham rushed for 217 yards and five touchdowns to lead Middle Tennessee to a 49-28 victory at Georgia Tech. Logan Kilgore passed for 246 yards (on 17 of 23 passes) for MTSU (3-1, 1-0) as the Blue Raiders dominated the Yellow Jackets at home.Tech quarterback Tevin Washington tied a school record with four rushing touchdowns, but the Yellow Jackets (2-3, 1-2) continued to struggle on defense. ... Backup quarterback Anthony Boone scored on a 4-yard touchdown run with 11:35 left, and Duke beat Wake Forest 34-27 in Winston-Salem, N.C., for its first win in the series since 1999. Sean Renfree was 22 of 28 for 204 yards before leaving with an apparent right elbow injury. Brandon Connette finished with touchdown runs of 2 and 4 yards for the Blue Devils (4-1, 1-0). Tanner Price finished 19 of 38 for 230 yards with two touchdowns for the Demon Deacons (3-2, 1-2). ... Colby Cameron threw for one touchdown and ran for another, and Louisiana Tech scored 34 consecutive points to rally from an early deficit and beat penalty-riddled Virginia 44-38 in Charlottesville, Va. Ray Holley ran for two touchdowns for the Bulldogs (4-0), who trailed 24-10 midway through the second quarter. They then intercepted Michael Rocco three times and converted each one into a touchdown on their way to their eighth consecutive road victory and 11th victory in a row during the regular season. ... Tajh Boyd threw for 367 yards and three touchdowns and ran in another himself as No. 17 Clemson beat host Boston College 45-31. Boyd completed 28 of 38 passes and ran 11 times for 42 yards and a TD for Clemson (4-1, 1-1). DeAndre Hopkins caught 11 passes for 197 yards for the Tigers. Andre Ellington ran 25 times for 132 yards and a touchdown for Clemson. Chase Rettig completed 25 of 43 passes for 341 yards and 3 touchdowns. Alex Amdion caught 8 passes for 193 yards and 2 touchdowns for the Eagles (1-3, 0-2). ... Munchie Legaux hit Damon Julian for a 39-yard touchdown pass with 13 seconds to play, and Cincinnati beat Virginia Tech 27-24 in Landover, Md. Trailing by four after a Hokies touchdown, the Bearcats (3-0) took over at their own 15 with 1:43 to play and moved downfield in nine plays for the score. Legaux completed 19 of 42 passes for a career-high 376 yards with 3 touchdowns and 1 interception. Kenbrell Thompkins also set career highs for Cincinnati with seven catches for 134 yards and a score. Logan Thomas was 17 for 30 for 242 yards with 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions for the Hokies (3-2).

...Gio Bernard scored twice, Bryn Renner threw three touchdown passes and North Carolina set a school scoring record in a 66-0 victory against Idaho in Chapel Hill, N.C. Freshman Quinshad Davis had two TD catches for the Tar Heels (3-2). The Tar Heels had 371 yards and 45 points by halftime before finishing with 575 total yards and setting a single-game scoring record despite playing in a steady downpour nearly all afternoon.

Sports, Pages 35 on 09/30/2012

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