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Later in the period, Taylor threw a pass intended for freshman Jarrett Boykin, who was under double coverage. The throw was eventually intercepted by Cincinnati's Brandon Underwood with 4:52 left in the half.
The Bearcats took over from their 28 and completed seven plays for 64 yards down to the Tech 8-yard line. But on second and goal, cornerback Stephan Virgil returned the favor, picking off Pike's pass in the end zone for a touchback.
Working with less than two minutes to go in the half, tight end Greg Boone helped lead the offensive charge. No. 8 caught three passes for 41 yards in a Tech drive that set up Keys for a 43-yard field goal as time expired in the first half. The three-pointer gave the Hokies their first lead of the game, 10-7.
"I just had to come through and make plays when the offense needed it the most," Boone said. "It was crunch time going in to two minutes so Tyrod just looked for me on those plays and I just happened to make the play for him."
Tech came out of the locker room with a 13-play, 68-yard drive which resulted in another boot from Keys -- this one a 35-yard kick to up the Hokie lead to six points. Including his field goal in the first half, Keys met and reset Tech's single season record with 23 in a 6:31 span of play.
Evans ran for 52 yards in the first half, but gained 51 in the third quarter alone. In the fourth period, he added another 50 yards to end the season with a freshman record 1,263 yards and was elected the game's Most Valuable Player. Evans capitalized off Martin's first career interception at the Cincinnati 10-yard line and ran in six yards for his 11th touchdown of the season, also a Tech record.
The Hokies are now 1-2 in Orange Bowl appearances and 1-3 in Bowl Championship Series games. 73,602 tickets were sold to the 2009 Orange Bowl; only 57,851 showed up, setting the record for the lowest attendance since 1947.
After sending a record 10 teams to bowl games, Tech's winning bid against the Bearcats ended the Atlantic Coast Conference's 2008 bowl record at 4-6.
Last night's game marked the 62nd anniversary since the two teams first met in the post season during the 1947 Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas. Cincinnati took away the victory 18-6.
The Hokies first scheduled opponent for the 2009-10 season will be against the Alabama Crimson Tide on Sept. 5 at Atlanta's Georgia Dome.
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Watch out 'bama!! You're going down. WOOOOO HOKIES!
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