Tuten has the Hokies record 266 rushing yards and 4 touchdowns in a blowout win

BLACKSBURG, Va. – Bhayshul Tuten rushed for a school-record 266 yards and four touchdowns to give Virginia Tech a 42-21 victory over Boston College on Thursday night.

Kyron Drones added two rushing touchdowns and a touchdown pass for the Hokies (4-3, 2-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), who scored touchdowns on their first three possessions and never trailed en route to a second straight victory.

Tuten carried the ball 18 times and also scored touchdown runs of 83 and 61 yards, the latter of which sealed the game with 8:28 left. He also scored a 20-yard touchdown pass from the Drones.

“Every game is a special game,” said Tuten. “That's how I see it. I just felt a little better today. We had a break week. I felt great throughout the entire workout. I took off the knee brace (because of a sore knee). I felt fast, I felt good, I felt like I just came out and shot today and that's what we needed.”

Boston College (4-3, 1-2 ACC), which trailed 28-0 at halftime, cut the lead to 28-21 on Kye Robichaux's 5-yard run with 2:55 left in the third quarter early in the quarter in the lead fourth. But Robichaux was stopped at midfield on fourth-and-1, and Virginia Tech capitalized on the resulting possession, with Tuten scoring on a 6-yard run with 11:02 left for a 35-21 lead.

“That’s a good team we beat tonight,” Virginia Tech coach Brent Pry said. “And we clearly beat them.”

Tuten's 266 rushing yards broke the previous school record of 253 set by Darren Evans, who set the record against Maryland in 2008. Virginia Tech's coaching staff had taken Tuten out of the game, but figured out how close he was to the record and put him back in to break it. Tuten set the mark with a 17-yard run on the Hokies' final drive.

“I don't normally like this, but a school record at a place like Tech with so many great running backs, and he deserved it with his performance,” Pry said.

According to ESPN Research, Tuten is the third Hokies player in the last 25 seasons with 200 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns, joining Kevin Jones (2003) and Michael Vick (2000).

Drones, who scored on runs of 11 yards and 1 yard on the Hokies' first two possessions, completed 14 of 18 for 164 yards and rushed for 40 yards. Behind Tuten and Drones, the Hokies finished with a season-high 533 yards.

Thomas Castellanos threw for 205 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Eagles, who finished the game with 372 yards.

“I had a really good feeling preparing for the game,” Boston College coach Bill O'Brien said. “Obviously I was wrong. We have to prepare differently, better, whatever it may be. We have to find out. … We have to train better. We have a good coaching staff.” . We have a lot of experience but we didn't play well tonight.

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.