 Indiana 's Jermaine Chaney fielded the post @-@ score kickoff and returned it 51 yards , setting up Indiana inside Tech territory . On the Hoosiers ' first play , Paci completed a 34 @-@ yard pass to tight end Ross Hales for Indiana 's second first down of the game . Just outside the Tech 10 @-@ yard line , Indiana was stopped short and prevented from scoring a touchdown . Indiana 's head coach sent in placekicker Bill <unk> , whose 26 @-@ yard kick soared through the uprights and cut Virginia Tech 's lead to 14 – 10 with 8 : 47 remaining before halftime . 
