All week long, the Virginia Tech seniors reminded Ryan Williams how important their final game at Lane Stadium was to them.

The redshirt freshman running back clearly got the message, rushing for 120 yards and four touchdowns Saturday to help send those 21 teammates home happy as the Hokies beat North Carolina State 38-10.

Williams, who carried 32 times, had already scored three times when he came up with the play of the day in the third quarter.

On a second-and-six from the NC State 19, he went around the left side and was grabbed from behind by safety Earl Wolff at about the 12. Wolff seemed to maintain a grip on Williams' jersey the rest of the way, but the tailback dragged him all the way into the end zone.

"It was ridiculous," Williams said. "I wanted him off of me as soon as I felt him on me. But it was cool. I guess it shows what I do in the weight room a little bit."

The Hokies (8-3, 5-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) also got a career-best day from wide receiver Jarrett Boykin, who caught six passes for 164 yards and a touchdown, and from linebacker Cody Grimm, who tied an NCAA record by forcing three fumbles in his final home game.