The Queen City claims another Virginia football victim, as the Cavaliers fail to overome a powerful West Virginia offense in a 38-27 loss.
In a game that saw a broken scoring record, two first-quarter interceptions and four different quarterbacks, Virginia found a way to get everyone a piece of the action against an in-state opponent.
The success of this pass-catching unit will likely come down to how Kitchings, Coach Tony Elliott and quarterback Beau Pribula incorporate all of these talents into a coherent offensive scheme.
In his return from a devastating ACL tear, the fifth-year running back punched in a pair of touchdowns to help the Cavaliers win their season opener.
"I thought our team overcame some mistakes today. We didn’t play a perfect or clean game by any stretch, but we were tough enough to stay in the fight, and we were able to scratch across some runs there in the sixth and then [Weatherspoon] had a big swing. That was the difference.”
As the Cavaliers’ season reaches its conclusion, three beat writers break down the good, the bad and the ugly ahead of a critical road trip versus Louisville.
Now-empty spots demand to be filled by capable transfers who can fulfill, or exceed, the role vacated by the previous Cavaliers.
Overall, the Cavaliers (25-11, 9-8 ACC) had a tendency to shoot themselves in the foot all afternoon — giving up numerous free bases to fuel the Fighting Irish (16-14, 7-10 ACC) offense.
“Every time somebody asks me about Didawick, I always say he deserves all of the success he’s having,” Coach Chris Pollard said. “He’s in a good place … he and Sam Harris both, working through some adjustments.”
“I think we need to recommit to our game plans,” Coach Pollard said. “That's something we've been really good with this year. We've been really good at game-planning the opposing starter and being able to flush him out of the game. And we need to recommit to that.”
