![]() ![]() But with Shane, his son, carrying the family coaching torch, Beamer can enjoy more grandfather time. You don't do something this well for this long and leave unmoved. What made me do it for that dance, I'm not sure."īeamer will miss coaching. … About two days before, I had my granddaughters, Shane's kids, over at the house, and messing around with them, whatever I was doing, I hit myself in the face, and again, and knocked myself back, and the kids, the granddaughters, would laugh and thought it was just the funniest thing. "See, that goes back to being a grandfather. Beamer's celebratory locker-room dabbing not only delighted his players but also left its mark - a welt near his right eye. Inept of offense for three quarters, Tech scored 17 points in the fourth to win 23-20 on Joey Slye's 41-yard field goal with 1:38 left. They had to win at Virginia to earn bowl eligibility. So carrying him off the field kind of felt like the right thing to do." "It was his last home game, his last time in Lane Stadium. ![]() "The North Carolina deal, we didn't have anything planned," Brewer said. The Tar Heels won 30-27, but the Hokies shed their immediate disappointment and carried Beamer off the field. In Beamer's final home game, against the best North Carolina team since 1997, Tech scored two touchdowns in the final three minutes of regulation, both on fourth-down passes by Brewer, to force overtime. But the games, three decided by a combined eight points, have been excruciating, with Virginia Tech surging from behind in the fourth quarter on each occasion.Īt Georgia Tech, the Hokies took advantage of three consecutive Yellow Jackets turnovers in the second half and rallied for a 23-21 victory, Travon McMillian rushing for the decisive touchdown midway through the final quarter and the defense holding on. As Beamer's dancing - more on his moves in a moment - attests, he has embraced this time. ![]()
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