Miami ? The opening moments were filled with just about every problem Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer feared his team would have against Cincinnati.

It was merely a blip.

Nearly everything else went according to Beamer’s plan — and the Hokies ended a yearlong Orange Bowl hangover.

Darren Evans had 28 carries for 153 yards and a touchdown, quarterback Tyrod Taylor rushed for another score, and No. 21 Virginia Tech beat No. 12 Cincinnati, 20-7, in the Orange Bowl on Thursday night, joining Southern California and Texas as the only schools to win 10 games in each of the past five seasons.

The Hokies (10-4) forced Cincinnati quarterback Tony Pike into a season-high four interceptions. Pike — who wasn’t even on Cincinnati’s depth chart at the start of the season before blossoming into an All-Big East quarterback — threw for 239 yards and a touchdown.