Extra Points: North Of The Border

There were fifty-three seconds left in the game and the Virginia Cavaliers were milking the clock toward what would be an eventual 31-21 victory over Carolina when Virginia inexplicably called a timeout. Referee Duane Heydt clicked his public-address microphone and announced to the jubilant masses, "Timeout, Virginia Tech."

It started as a rumble through Scott Stadium as the orange-and-blue clad home folks checked their ears for accuracy—"Did I hear that right?"—then realizing the umbrage heaped on Mr. Jefferson's University by mistaking it for its archrival to the west, the multitudes exploded in roars of protest. Even the Cavalier players railed their arms in dissent—albeit with smiles on…