INDEPENDENCE BOWL: Virginia Tech's Frank Beamer will coach his final game when the Hokies face Tulsa in the Independence Bowl on Dec. 26.
The 69-year-old Beamer, who has been at Virginia Tech (6-6) for 29 seasons, announced his retirement earlier this season. The Hokies won three of their final four games of the season to become bowl eligible.
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This will be the program's 23rd straight season in a bowl. The first and last bowl games of that streak will be in Shreveport - Virginia Tech beat Indiana 45-20 in 1993 at the Independence Bowl.
Tulsa (6-6), which plays in the American Athletic Conference, won three out of its last five games to become bowl eligible.