ACC ROUNDUP: No. 7 GT punches ticket for Tampa

The Associated Press Georgia Tech's Jonathan Dwyer (21) pulls through the grasp of Duke's Chris Rwabukamba (16) during the Yellow Jackets' 49-10 win in Durham, N.C., on Saturday.

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - Jonathan Dwyer rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns, Josh Nesbitt accounted for three scores and No. 7 Georgia Tech clinched a spot in the ACC championship game by routing Duke 49-10 on Saturday.

Orwin Smith returned a kickoff 83 yards to spark the slow-starting Yellow Jackets (10-1, 7-1). Their offense took over after that, scoring touchdowns on five of the following six possessions, rushing for 306 yards and shutting out the Blue Devils in the final three quarters.

Dwyer, the reigning Atlantic Coast Conference player of the year, had scoring runs of 3 and 13 yards in his fourth consecutive 100-yard game.

NORTH CAROLINA 33
(12) Miami 24

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - Kendric Burney returned one of his three interceptions for a 77-yard touchdown and his third pick resulted in a bizarre fourth-quarter score that helped North Carolina beat No. 12 Miami 33-24 on Saturday.

Burney fumbled his third interception, but Melvin Williams picked up the loose ball and ran the last 44 yards for a score that gave the Tar Heels (7-3, 3-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) a two-score lead with about 9½ minutes left. Casey Barth kicked four field goals, including the clincher with 1:57 left.

(20) VIRGINIA TECH 36
Maryland 9

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) - Tyrod Taylor threw for 268 yards and a career-high three touchdowns, and No. 20 Virginia Tech built an early 24-point lead before coasting to a 36-9 victory over Maryland on Saturday.

The Hokies (7-3, 4-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) amassed 289 yards in the first half and 484 overall. Taylor threw each of his TD passes in the opening 23 minutes to help Virginia Tech go up 27-3.

Since joining the ACC in 2004, the Hokies are 4-0 against Maryland and have outscored the Terrapins 142-37.

FLORIDA STATE 41
Wake Forest 28

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) - Jermaine Thomas rushed for 149 yards and a touchdown, E.J. Manuel was effective in his first career start, and Florida State kept its bowl hopes alive with a 41-28 victory over Wake Forest on Saturday.

Manuel was 15 of 20 for 220 yards. He threw for a touchdown and ran for another replacing the injured Christian Ponder for the Seminoles (5-5, 3-4), who will qualify for a bowl for a record 28th straight year with a win next week against Maryland.

Wake Forest (4-7, 2-5) lost its fifth straight and was eliminated from bowl contention in a sour final home game for Riley Skinner.

BOSTON COLLEGE 14
Virginia 10

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) - Dave Shinskie's 1-yard sneak on fourth down gave Boston College the lead and the Eagles handed Virginia its fourth straight loss Saturday, 14-10.

The Eagles (7-3, 4-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) kept their hopes alive to win the ACC's Atlantic Division thanks to a 70-yard fourth-quarter drive that included two fourth-down conversions.

Boston College remains a half-game behind Clemson in the division race with two league games remaining. The Tigers have one, at Virginia next week, and would clinch the title - and a berth in the ACC title game against Georgia Tech - with a victory.