Football
Associated Press 18y

UNDATED: third straight year.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Willie Reid returned a punt 83 yards
for a touchdown, the defense continually harassed Marcus Vick and
Florida State upset Virginia Tech.

The Seminoles (8-4) snapped a three-game losing streak -- the
program's first since 1983 -- and won the league title for the 12th
time in 14 years. They turned around a disappointing season and
earned a Bowl Championship Series berth in the Orange Bowl, where
they likely will face No. 4 Penn State.

Few could have envisioned that matchup. Not after Florida State
was outscored 89-36 in losses to North Carolina State, Clemson and
Florida.

Boosters and fans were calling for coach Bobby Bowden to fire
his son and offensive coordinator, Jeff Bowden. Some were even
talking about the elder Bowden stepping down after 19 losses in the
last five seasons. Others were already looking ahead and guessing
how many in a row the team would lose; Florida State hasn't lost
four in a row since 1975, the year before Bowden arrived.

Vick led the Hokies (10-2) to consecutive touchdowns in the
fourth quarter -- a 29-yard pass to Josh Morgan and then a 4-yard
run -- that cut the lead to 27-15. He capped a 93-yard drive with a
1-yard TD run with 1:45 to play that made it 27-22.

But Tech, without any timeouts, failed to recover the onside
kick. The Seminoles ran out the clock from there -- and celebrated
another ACC title.<

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