A well-known Under Armour advertisement proclaims, "Protect this house." During Saturday night's game against Eastern Michigan, the Virginia football team did just that, defeating the Eagles 48-21 en route to its first FBS victory in more than a year.
[caption id="attachment_37373" align="alignleft" width="216" caption="Senior quarterback Marc Verica threw five touchdowns and one interception through Virginia's first three games against non-ACC opponents.
[caption id="attachment_37194" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Trevor Grywatch has only played two snaps this season on special teams but has contributed in other ways.
[caption id="attachment_37062" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Senior running back Keith Payne ran for a touchdown and 107 yards on 23 carries, just seven yards shy of his career high.
The South's Oldest Rivalry will be renewed once again tomorrow as the Virginia football team squares off against North Carolina for the 115th meeting between the two conference foes. Virginia has won 10 of the last 12 matchups against the Tar Heels.
[caption id="attachment_36936" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Redshirt senior running back Anthony Allen scored three touchdowns on a career-high 195 yards rushing Saturday.
[caption id="attachment_36880" align="alignleft" width="255" caption="Senior running back Keith Payne and the rest of the Cavalier rushing attack will need to keep the Georgia Tech offense off the field to give Virginia a chance Saturday in Atlanta.
[caption id="attachment_36683" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Redshirt junior center Anthony Mihota filled in for two-year starter Jack Shields after he graduated in the spring.
[caption id="attachment_36590" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Virginia junior defensive end Zane Parr and sophomore linebacker Ausar Walcott bring down Florida State junior running back Jermaine Thomas.
[caption id="attachment_36516" align="alignleft" width="274" caption="Senior cornerback Ras-I Dowling was not listed on yesterday's injury report and is expected to play a significant amount of time tomorrow against Florida State.
[caption id="attachment_36290" align="alignleft" width="235" caption="Junior wide receiver Kris Burd became the first Cavalier receiver to have two touchdown receptions in a game since 2007.
It goes without question that Saturday's thorough butt-kicking of Virginia Military Institute was utterly meaningless.
[caption id="attachment_36226" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Starting sophomore tailback Perry Jones is averaging a solid 6.5 yards per carry.
Several former Cavaliers now playing in the NFL enjoyed offensive success this past weekend. Texans quarterback Matt Schaub led Houston to a 30-27 victory in overtime against the Washington Redskins.
Redshirt freshman running back Dominique Wallace announced yesterday he is leaving the Virginia football program, citing "academic interests." He said he will not transfer to another school to play football and instead plans to finish his undergraduate degree at the University. Wallace's departure comes as a relatively quick change of events for the widely heralded recruit.
[caption id="attachment_36016" align="alignleft" width="293" caption="Senior wide receiver Dontrelle Inman has totaled more yards this season, 142, than he did during the last two seasons combined.
[caption id="attachment_35794" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Sophomore offensive tackle Oday Aboushi, No.
[caption id="attachment_35641" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="Senior tight end Joe Torchia led the Cavaliers in receiving against No.
[caption id="attachment_35550" align="alignleft" width="224" caption="Senior quarterback Marc Verica will look to exploit a young Trojan secondary after an impressive 283-yard, one-touchdown performance against Richmond.
[caption id="attachment_35458" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Junior cornerback Chase Minnifield played his first career game against USC in place of an injured Ras-I Dowling in 2008.
