BLACKSBURG, Va. -- No starting quarterback? No problem for Georgia Tech.With Justin Thomas on the sideline with an injury, backup quarterback Matthew Jordan rushed for 121 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Yellow Jackets to a 30-20 upset of No. 18 Virginia Tech on Saturday.Thomas dressed for the game, but didnt play after an undisclosed injury last week at North Carolina. The Yellow Jackets (6-4, 3-4 ACC) didnt miss a beat, and Jordan, who made his first career start, repeatedly gashed the Hokies defense. He carried the ball 32 times and scored on runs of 53 and 3 yards.I really didnt know until warm-ups to be honest, Jordan said. I think I was a little bit nervous when we first started off. Once the game went along, I think I settled down.Marcus Marshall added 143 yards rushing and a score for the Yellow Jackets, who rushed for 309 yards. They also became bowl eligible.I told our kids after that game that 6-6 is not what were after, Georgia Tech coach Paul Johnson said. Once we were out of the conference race, I challenged our team to try and win nine games. If you go back and look at the last 50 years here, it hasnt been done a lot.Georgia Techs win was just the third road win over a ranked team in Johnsons tenure as coach. He took over in 2008.Virginia Tech (7-3, 5-2, No. 14 CFP), which was looking to clinch the ACCs Coastal Division crown, played its worst game of the season. The Hokies turned the ball over four times, botched a short field-goal attempt, and had a terrible snap right before halftime that ultimately led to Jordans 3-yard touchdown run. That score gave them a 20-0 halftime lead.The Hokies Jerod Evans threw a touchdown pass and ran for two scores -- the latter two coming with the game already decided.In the end, we didnt play well enough, Virginia Tech coach Justin Fuente said. We didnt deserve to win the ball game. Credit to them.THE TAKEAWAYGeorgia Tech: The Yellow Jackets defense gave up 636 yards of offense in a 48-20 loss at North Carolina a week ago, but the group held Virginia Tech to 437 yards and sacked Evans five times.I think our defensive players were probably tired of hearing how bad they were, Johnson said.Virginia Tech: The Hokies -- who hadnt turned the ball over in their previous three games -- need to find their groove on offense. 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Wieters had asked for $8.75 million and the Orioles had offered $6.SPOKANE, Wash. -- Slow starts have bedeviled No. 25 Washington State this season, and the Cougars are seeking to avoid that Saturday against downtrodden Arizona.Washington State fell behind 24-6 at halftime at Oregon State last weekend before rallying for a 35-31 win that lifted them into the Top 25 for the first time since last year.Slow starts were a big factor during the Cougars two losses this year, to FCS Eastern Washington and at No. 24 Boise State.Weve got to get off to a fast start, quarterback Luke Falk insisted this week.We definitely dont want to come out tight, receiver Robert Lewis said. Weve just got to come out on fire.Washington State (6-2, 5-0 Pac-12) has won six in a row and along with No. 4 Washington remained the only team with an undefeated Pac-12 record.The Cougars are more than two-touchdown favorites over Arizona (2-6, 0-5) which has lost five games in a row.Linebacker Isaac Dotson said the slow start at Oregon State was the result of a couple of missed assignments, which he called little things.It looked a lot worse than it was, Dotson said. We got those fixed.Meanwhile, struggling Arizona has played both Brandon Dawkins and Anu Solomon at quarterback, and coach Rich Rodriguez has declined to say who will start on Saturday.Were evaluating them throughout practice, Rodriguez said. I may make a decision five minutes before kickoff, or maybe two days before.A loss would virtually eliminate the Wildcats from playing in a bowl game this season.If we want to go to a bowl, we have to win out, Rodriguez said. But I dont want to increase pressure.One athlete who is playing well for Arizona is sophomore safety Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles, who leads the team with 51 tackles and has two interceptions. He played last year as a freshman.We knew hed haave a good year, Rodriguez said.dddddddddddd Hes bigger and stronger. His future is even better.Rodriguez said Washington State is playing with a lot of confidence, and he was asked how to instill that in the Wildcats.It comes from winning, Rodriguez said.Here are some things to watch:FALKS FUTURE: Published reports earlier this week indicated Falk had decided to forego his senior year and declare for the NFL after this season. Falk denied that was the case and said speculation about his future is noise that must be blocked out. Im really focused on preparing for Arizona right now, Falk said. I dont want to answer any more questions about that.STOPPING THE RUN: Washington State has the Pac-12s No. 1 rushing defense, holding opponents to an average of 113.9 yards per game.BOWL ELIGIBLE: Leach was asked about the Cougars becoming bowl eligible for the second consecutive season with the win over Oregon State. Were mostly interested in winning this next game, he said.MARKS MAN: Washington State receiver Gabe Marks needs 12 catches to become the leading receiver in Pac-12 history with 295 career receptions. Nelson Spruce of Colorado currently holds the record of 294. He always wants the ball, Leach said of Marks. We need him to catch a bunch more.PASSING FANCY: Arizonas quarterbacks combined to complete just 5 of 18 passes in last weekends loss to Stanford. Rodriguez came to their defense this week. Thats the hardest position to play in sports, period, he said. Sometimes its comical when people are overly critical of any quarterback play when theyve never coached it or ever played it.---More AP college football: www.collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '