In the midst of a four-game losing streak, increased attention is perhaps not what the Virginia football team wants. But with their Saturday game against Georgia Tech falling during Homecomings, the Cavaliers will have to attempt to right the ship in front of expectant alumni.
Last season, junior tight end Jake McGee emerged as a star and fan favorite with acrobatic and game winning catches. As that season progressed, it became apparent that his production was imperative to Virginia’s success.
Week in and week out, our team treats us to the same performance, and we sportswriters treat you, the audience, to the same coverage. The season is not even over, but it looks to be — what a surprise, more of the same.
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The last two games have been trying for fans of the Virginia football team, but the losses may have weighed heavier on the players.
It was the best of teams, it was the worst of teams. We had everything before us, we had nothing before us. I’m not sure if Charles Dickens was trying to warn Virginia football fans about the trying times they would face in his — slightly paraphrased — opening line of “A Tale of Two Cities,” but the immortal words seem to fit the situation quite well.
Leading 22-0 against a talented Blue Devil team, the players might have thought that maybe, at last, they had found their stride. But as with each of the previous three weeks, whatever hope Virginia (2-5, 0-3 ACC) had would prove to be short-lived. Duke (5-2, 1-2 ACC) scored just before halftime, and after the break the wheels fell off.
This is probably not where Virginia football coach Mike London wanted to be halfway through the season.
When Drew Storen lumbered off the mound during the Washington Nationals’ Game 5 loss in last season’s NLDS against the St.
Virginia football’s recent heartbreaking one-point loss to Maryland was compounded when senior defensive tackle Brent Urban went down with a leg injury. The loss of Urban could not have come at a worse time for the Cavaliers, who are reeling after three straight losses.
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Series after series, Virginia drove deep into Terrapin territory, but series after series they were forced to settle for field goals. Maryland (5-1, 1-1 ACC) gladly traded touchdowns for field goals, and a late score was enough to squeak by in a 27-26 win.
Football What: Virginia (2-3, 0-1 ACC) at Maryland (4-1, 0-1 ACC) Where: College Park, Md. When: Saturday, 3:30 p.m. The Skinny: Last week, Maryland entered the top 25 for the first time since ending the 2010 season ranked No.
Saturday will mark the 57th and final ACC meeting between the Maryland and Virginia football teams. The two programs have met 77 times dating back to 1919 and were among the eight conference founders in 1953.
Virginia has cemented a tradition of producing dominant offensive tackles for the National Football League. This just makes true freshman right tackle Eric Smith’s start Saturday against Ball State all the more impressive.
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One of the hallmarks of my time here at Virginia has been a general sense of jadedness when it comes to our football program.
“It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up” That mantra, coined by legendary NFL coach Vince Lombardi, encapsulates the mindset that the Virginia football team will try to embrace after a disappointing loss to Ball State.
Virginia has been flagged 35 times this season for 278 yards. The team earned 13 of those penalties Saturday, setting them back 93 yards on the field, but far further in actuality.
Defensive miscues and careless penalties gave Ball State (5-1, 2-0 MAC) good field position and the Cardinals took advantage, pulling away in the third quarter as the Cavaliers (2-3, 0-1 ACC) failed to provide many answers. “It was embarrassing,” coach Mike London said.
