Virginia Tech nearly beat Liberty in improbable fashion. Instead, the Hokies lost in improbable fashion.
This game was tied throughout the fourth quarter with the team trading four touchdowns — two on either side — over the game’s final 10:29 of regulation.
Liberty went ahead 35-28 with 1:41 to play, only for Virginia Tech to tie it at 35-35 less than a minute later. All of that set up a game-winning 51-yard field goal try from Liberty’s Alex Barbir with six seconds left.
That’s when this happened:
The Hokies, channeling the special teams excellence of Frank Beamer’s best teams, sent the house and blocked Barbir’s kick, scooped up the loose ball and returned it for a touchdown as time expired.