Late drive pushes Utah over TCU

Brian Johnson threw a 9-yard touchdown pass to Freddie Brown with 47 seconds left to cap an 80-yard drive that kept No. 10 Utah’s BCS hopes alive with a 13-10 victory over No. 11 TCU on Thursday night in Salt Lake City.

The Utes (10-0, 6-0 Mountain West), who improved to 10-0 for the second time in school history, were swarmed at midfield by the fans who made Rice-Eccles Stadium shake when Johnson rallied Utah to its first touchdown.

Johnson threw for 230 yards for the Utes, who recovered on defense after allowing TCU (9-2, 6-1) to gain 202 yards in the first quarter.

The Horned Frogs missed two field-goal attempts in the fourth, either of which would have put TCU up by seven.

Ross Evans bounced one kick off the left upright, then with 2:48 left he was wide right on a 35-yard attempt. Utah got the ball back on the 20 and Johnson led the Utes’ comeback.

Virginia Tech 23, (23) Maryland 13: At Blacksburg, Va., Darren Evans ran for a school-record 253 yards and a touchdown to help the Hokies (6-3, 3-2) defeat the Terrapins (6-3, 3-2) to stay in the thick of a wide-open Atlantic Coast Conference race.

Evans, who ripped off runs of 50 and 45 yards, had 32 carries and broke the record of 243 yards set by Mike Imoh in 2004.

His effort was especially helpful to Sean Glennon, who started at quarterback in place of Tyrod Taylor, who has a left ankle sprain.

Glennon was 14 of 20 for 127 yards and a touchdown. Dustin Keys kicked three field goals for the Hokies.