Branden Ore, VT Tailback

Branden Ore was injured early in the 1st quarter with a sprained ankle, gaining only 5yds on 1 carry in VA Tech's 27-6 win over Wake Forest.

From Hokies lose Ore to injury in 1st quarter:

Tailback Branden Ore, who has almost single-handedly carried the Hokies' offense most of the season, suffered a sprained left ankle midway in the first quarter and never returned to the game.

Ore was hurt when his left leg appeared to get caught and twisted underneath a Wake tackler on his second carry of the night. The play was wiped out by an illegal-shift penalty on Tech's offense.

After writhing in pain for close to a minute on the ground, Ore was helped off the field. He was seen a few minutes later sitting on the bench on the visitors' sideline with a white towel draped over his head.

Ore, who entered the night leading the ACC in rushing (109 yards per game), never returned to the game. His status for Saturday's regular-season finale against Virginia at Lane Stadium was not immediately known as no X-rays were taken. His status will be determined today by Tech's medical staff.