Virginia and Duke are currently tied at the top of the ACC Coastal division, with both teams vying for a spot in the ACC Championship game.
After its first loss of the season to Notre Dame two weeks ago, Virginia dropped its second consecutive game to Miami Friday night on the road in Miami Gardens, Fla.
Miami opens a stretch of five consecutive conference games for Virginia. The Cavaliers will have to continue to set the tone defensively and establish a ground game to come out of Hard Rock Stadium with their first win there since 2011.
While this team is not ready to compete with programs like Notre Dame yet, future Virginia teams may be in a better position to do so.
Turnovers and quarterback pressure hurt the Cavaliers the most. Notre Dame had 8 sacks and 28 points off of turnovers.
After a three-game homestand, No. 18 Virginia football is back on the road for the first time since week one as the Cavaliers play No. 10 Notre Dame Saturday in South Bend, Ind.
Snowden’s 15 tackles, three and a half tackles for loss and two sacks set the tone for the Cavaliers’ strong second-half defensive performance.
No. 18 Virginia scored 28 unanswered points to beat Old Dominion and stay undefeated in 2019.
Saturday night, over 57,000 fans witnessed the football team do the same thing Kyle Guy and company did last April — face late-game adversity, remain poised under pressure and make the necessary plays to win.
The highly-ranked recruit out of New Orleans, La., committed to the program during his first official visit to Charlottesville and shortly after Virginia’s win against Florida State.
This will be the first-ever meeting between the Cavaliers and the Monarchs.
In an emotionally-charged night, a crowd of 57,826 cheered on Virginia football as the Cavaliers defeated Florida State in dramatic fashion.
No. 25 Virginia football continued its hot start to 2019, defeating ACC foe Florida State and improving to 3-0 Saturday night at Scott Stadium.
Like they did against Miami last year, the Cavaliers are ready to take down a national giant under the Saturday night lights in Charlottesville.
With multiple ranked teams falling over the weekend, Virginia leapfrogged the likes of Stanford and Nebraska into the No. 25 position in the AP Top 25.
The Cavaliers (2-0, 1-0 ACC) beat the Tribe (1-1, 0-0 CAA) behind a strong first half — the Cavaliers went into the break up 35-3 — and touchdowns on offense, defense and special teams.
Saturday’s decisive win against Pittsburgh provided more evidence that Virginia is taking the next step to become the state’s DBU. The Cavaliers’ pass defense will be the team’s strength once more in 2019.
With the game just a few days away, let’s take a look at the players to watch and the keys to the game that may decide the result.
The win marks just the second time the Cavaliers have defeated Pittsburgh since the Panthers joined the ACC in 2013.
With Virginia set to play its season opener at Pittsburgh Saturday, it’s time to breakdown the preseason rankings.
