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Halloween Rout in Winston-Salem: Wake Forest Buries Virginia 51-7 Behind Ty Clark III’s Three Touchdowns

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Wake Forest wide receiver Carlos Hernandez celebrates during the Demon Deacons' 51-7 win over Virginia at Allegacy Stadium

Wake Forest turned Halloween afternoon into a rout. The Demon Deacons buried Virginia 51-7 at Allegacy Stadium in Winston-Salem on Saturday, scoring on all six red-zone trips and piling up 538 yards in their fifth straight win.

Ty Clark III scored three touchdowns on just eight carries. His 2-yard run capped the opening drive, set up by Kam Shanks’ 30-yard punt return, and he added scores from 4 yards in the second quarter and 2 yards in the third. Connor Calvert was perfect on field goals from 45, 25 and 44 yards as Wake Forest built a 20-0 halftime lead, with Virginia’s best first-half drive dying at the Wake Forest 6 on a goal-line stand.

The third quarter was the avalanche: 24 points. Calvert’s 44-yarder, Gio Lopez’s 10-yard touchdown pass to Carlos Hernandez, Clark’s third score and Jamar Searcy’s 7-yard touchdown run made it 44-0 before Virginia finally answered, Beau Pribula finding Da’Shawn Martin for a 47-yard touchdown late in the quarter. Kyndall McCaleb’s 27-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter closed the scoring.

Lopez threw for 229 yards and a touchdown and ran for 64 more. Hernandez caught eight passes for 136 yards and a score, and Searcy led the ground game with 78 yards and a touchdown. Wake Forest outrushed Virginia 309 yards to 16 — the Cavaliers carried 19 times all day and went 1 of 12 on third down.

Wake Forest improves to 7-1 overall and 5-1 in the ACC. Virginia falls to 4-5 overall and 2-4 in conference play.

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Sellers Accounts for Five Touchdowns as South Carolina Routs Oklahoma 42-25 in Norman

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South Carolina quarterback LaNorris Sellers hurdles an Oklahoma defender during the Gamecocks' 42-25 win in Norman

LaNorris Sellers put on a show in Norman. The South Carolina quarterback threw for 301 yards and three touchdowns and ran for 96 yards and two more scores as the Gamecocks routed Oklahoma 42-25 on Saturday, their third straight win.

Sellers opened the scoring with a 15-yard touchdown run. Oklahoma’s only first-half life was a Kip Lewis 30-yard pick-six that tied it 7-7 early in the second quarter, and South Carolina answered immediately: Christian Clark’s short touchdown run, then Sellers hit DJ Black for an 84-yard touchdown on third-and-12 and Nyck Harbor for an 8-yard score with 16 seconds left in the half. Oklahoma’s offense managed just 71 total yards before halftime.

Sellers’ 11-yard rushing touchdown made it 35-10 in the third quarter, and after Oklahoma finally scored on offense, he answered with a 79-yard touchdown strike to Mazeo Bennett Jr. early in the fourth quarter. Bennett finished with four catches for 107 yards and a touchdown.

Oklahoma scored twice late against the reserves, John Mateer finding Ivan Carreon for touchdowns of 34 and 10 yards, the first two scoring catches of Carreon’s career, but the Sooners’ last drive died on downs at the South Carolina 1-yard line. South Carolina outgained Oklahoma 521 yards to 359 and won despite throwing three interceptions.

South Carolina improves to 5-3 overall and 3-3 in the SEC. Oklahoma falls to 4-4 overall and 2-3 in conference play.

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