Found January 03, 2009 on The Band is on the Field:
Amid the big Rose Bowl win for USC and the stunning upset for Utah the Orange Bowl was somewhat forgotten.

Frank Beamer's Hokies took on the Brian Kelly's surprise Cincinnati squad in what turned out to be a lackluster BCS matchup. Tyrod Taylor, the VT quarterback, who was originally redshirted ...
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