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Virginia Tech beats No. 23 Tulane in rainy Military Bowl

AP photo by Nick Wass / Virginia Tech quarterback Kyron Drones runs the ball during the second half of the Military Bowl against Tulane on Wednesday in Annapolis, Md. Virginia Tech rolled to a 41-20 victory to finish the season with a winning record.
AP photo by Nick Wass / Virginia Tech quarterback Kyron Drones runs the ball during the second half of the Military Bowl against Tulane on Wednesday in Annapolis, Md. Virginia Tech rolled to a 41-20 victory to finish the season with a winning record. AP photo by Nick Wass / Virginia Tech quarterback Kyron Drones runs the ball during the second half of the Military Bowl against Tulane on Wednesday in Annapolis, Md. Virginia Tech rolled to a 41-20 victory to finish the season with a winning record.

By NOAH TRISTER / The Associated Press 4 min read

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — As long as he could hold on to the ball and keep his footing on a slippery day, Kyron Drones found plenty of room to run.

Drones rushed for 176 yards and a touchdown and threw for two scores as Virginia Tech withstood a second-half downpour Wednesday afternoon to beat No. 23 Tulane 41-20 in the Military Bowl.

He also fumbled three times in the wet weather, but the Hokies (7-6) lost just one of them. The redshirt sophomore quarterback, who wrapped up his first season at Virginia Tech after two at Baylor, passed for just 91 yards, but he and running back Bhayshul Tuten were tough to stop on the ground.

“It was tough conditions. You can’t really simulate it like that,” Virginia Tech coach Brent Pry said. “They had the same weather we did. Both teams had to deal with it.”

Tuten finished with 136 yards and two touchdowns on 18 carries to help Virginia Tech snap a four-game losing streak in bowls.