BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Robby Ashford threw for 256 yards and a touchdown to lift Wake Forest to a 30-23 victory over Virginia Tech on Saturday.

Ashford completed 24-of-39 passes for the Demon Deacons (3-2, 1-2), who snapped a two-game losing streak and handed first-year coach Jake Dickert his first Atlantic Coast Conference win.

“I’m so proud of these guys,” Dickert said. “Last week, they took it from us, and our guys went out there and freaking earned it. I saw it all week, and that was the response. It wasn’t easy, and it wasn’t pretty. Just so proud of our football team to come in this environment to show who we are. Man, it was just a gutty performance.”

The mood was markedly different than a week ago when Wake Forest squandered a two-touchdown lead against Georgia Tech and then had

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