![]() Virginia Tech: The Hokies are off next Saturday and return to action Nov. North Carolina: The Tar Heels play Duke at home next Saturday. They need only to win two of their final five games to become bowl eligible for the 27th consecutive season. 27, the Hokies now have won three straight games heading into a much-needed bye week - one that could allow Hooker to heal from an undisclosed injury. Virginia Tech: Given up for dead after a 45-10 loss at home to Duke on Sept. Playing in yet another close one - North Carolina has played in six games that have been decided by six points or less - the Tar Heels fell to 2-4 in such contests, misfiring Saturday on an opportunity to take control of the ACC's Coastal Division race. Virginia Tech Hokies' Quincy Patterson II (4) attempts to get outside on the Irish defense in a 21-20 loss at Notre Dame Stadium, Nov. North Carolina: The Tar Heels need to find a way to close out games. "But I just had to stay in that zone of preparing like I was the starter, and today was that day that I got to play quarterback, so that was pretty cool." "After Hendon got the job, and he played a great game against Miami, it's really easy to get down on yourself and think your shot is never going to come," Patterson said. Patterson rushed for 122 yards on 21 carries and threw for 54 yards and a touchdown to pace the Hokies. Patterson - the Hokies' third-team quarterback coming into the game - played the majority of the second half for the Hokies after starting quarterback Hendon Hooker went down with an injury late in the first half and Fuente elected to replace backup Ryan Willis with Patterson after three series. When you lose, you have to take it and learn from it. You work way too hard to lose, and it's not worth playing if you lose. "There is nothing really that you can say to them because of losing really stinks. "It hurts when you have to go in and talk to your team when they fought really hard," North Carolina head coach Mack Brown said. The loss spoiled an outstanding game by Howell, who completed 26 of 49 for 348 yards and five touchdowns. The Tar Heels received the ball first, but quarterback Sam Howell was tackled for a loss, setting up Patterson's game-winning conversion. Virginia Tech's Khalil Ladler read an option play perfectly and tackled Michael Carter for a loss, sending the game into a sixth overtime. North Carolina, though, couldn't convert. In the fifth overtime, Virginia Tech had the ball first, but Patterson's pass to Damon Hazelton was broken up by the Tar Heels' Storm Duck, giving the Tar Heels an opportunity to win the game. The game marked the debut of college football's new overtime rules, which now call for going for two points after the fourth overtime.
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