Virginia rallied for a big 65-58 win over North Carolina at home on Tuesday night. The victory sent the Hoos to 12-3 overall and 4-2 in league play, and is their second straight win heading into a weekend contest at FSU. Before the Cavaliers move on to a rematch with the Seminoles, We're taking a look back at Virginia's come-from-behind win over the Tar Heels, and five key factors in their rally.

UVa closed the first half strong after trailing by nine.
Virginia started the game great, leading 10-3 about eight minutes into the game. UVa’s defense made everything difficult for Carolina early, and the Heels started the contest with some woeful shooting as a result. And then, UVa’s offense went into a funk, and UNC started scoring. North Carolina erased that 10-3 deficit in less than two minutes, and took their first lead with 9:37 left in the half. Over the next five minutes or so, it was pretty much all Carolina, and a 21-5 run by the Heels put UVa down 24-15 after a Leaky Black three, with 3:55 left in the half.

Then, Tony Bennett took a timeout that ended up paying off in a major way. UVa scored the next five points, all at the, on six free-throw attempts. Carolina would get points at the line too, but over the final two minutes of the half, the Cavaliers gathered some momentum. Ben Vander Plas made a big three to cut UNC’s lead to 27-23 with 92 seconds to play, and after a put-back by former Cavalier Justin McKoy, UVa closed the half on a 4-0 spurt. A Shedrick dunk on a nice pass from Kihei Clark was followed up by a Reece Beekman steal, and an uncontested layup for Clark. Virginia got another stop on an offensive foul, but Vander Plas’ three at the horn didn’t fall.

Still, UVa got the game from 24-15 UNC at the final media timeout of the half, to 29-27 Carolina at the half. A lot of attention will be paid to how UVa closed the game, and rightfully so, but Bennett’s timeout to reset the team certainly seemed to give the team a chance to rally.

BVP and McKneely make major contributions off the bench.
Simply put, UVa’s bench efforts led them to Tuesday night’s win. 28 of UVa’s 65 points came from their bench, led by 17 points from Vander Plas, a game high. Vander Plas has had a rough run of shooting lately, and in the first half, it looked like more of the same. BVP was 1-for-4 from the floor in the first half with that one made three in the final minutes, going into the locker room with just three points. And then, Vander Plas caught fire after halftime and propelled UVa to a victory.

In the second half, Vander Plas shot 5-for-6 from the floor and 2-of-3 from three, while also grabbing five rebounds, two blocks, two steals and an assist. Vander Plas hits big three to give UVa the lead at 42-40, and then made what amounts to the game-clinching play with a late steal and dunk to put UVa up seven points late. It was encouraging to see Vander Plas get back on track, and it’s a reminder of what UVa looked like on offense early in the season when he was hitting shots and impacting the game off the benchIsaac McKneely also made a major contribution off the bench, after suffering an injury scare in the first half. McKneely left with just under nine minutes left in the half after catching an elbow in the face and drawing some blood. Luckily for the Hoos, McKneely was able to return in the second half and made some clutch plays down the stretch. McKneely finished with 11 points on Tuesday night, eight of which were scored after halfime, including a pair of made threes with no misses, and a nifty drive and bank shot as well. McKneely was trusted, playing 15 minutes in the second half, and certainly made a difference in the game. Like with Vander Plas, Virginia saw what their potential looks like when multiple players can get hot and make shots, especially coming off the bench.

UNC went small, and UVa went to the rim.
With 15:12 left in the game, UNC led 36-31. They made a few substitutions, replacing Jalen Washington and Seth Trimble with D’Marco Dunn and Justin McKoy. They then got the lead to 37-31 at the line, and eventually led 40-35 with 14:01 to play. Then, UVa went on their run. Armaan Franklin had a dunk put-back off a Clark miss, and then Beekman took a turnover the other way and got to the rim for two. Vander Plas gave UVa the lead with a three, and then Beekman got to the line for a pair. Vander Plas put back a Beekman miss with a dunk, and suddenly UVa was up 46-40.Hubert Davis subbed Washington and Puff Johnson in after Vander Plas’ three with 12:52 to go, but by then, UVa had figured out what they needed to do. With Armando Bacot and Pete Nance both out, Virginia was able to take Carolina defenders off the dribble straight to the rim, and when they didn’t lead to points, those drives often led to fouls and free throws, or at a minimum, a good look. UVa hit some timely threes too for sure, but their ability to take advantage of smaller Carolina lineups and get to the rim made the difference in the second half, and led to the big 11-0 run.

Virginia found a lineup that was working, and stuck with it until the end.
UVa’s offense was clunky for most of the first half, and despite a strong finish to the first period, the struggles picked back up early in the second half. UVa didn’t score until Clark made a swooping layup with 16:40 to play to pull UVa back within five of the Tar Heels. Just before that, UVa took Kadin Shedrick out for Francisco Caffaro, and Shedrick, who had a rough night, didn’t play again for the remainder of the game. Caffaro would make way for McKneely with 15:12 to play, and McKneely played the rest of the way. Jayden Gardner quietly played just one minute in the second half, too, after picking up an early foul after halftime, getting subbed out for Vander Plas, who played the final 19 minutes.

Ultimately, UVa made their final lineup changes at the 15:12 mark, going with Clark, Beekman, McKneely, Franklin and Vander Plas the rest of the way. Virginia out-scored Carolina 34-22 the rest of the way. Granted, Carolina missing two of their starters in the frontcourt helped UVa be able to run a smaller lineup out there and have success, and this lineup isn’t going to work in every game. But UVa was able to maximize their ability to get to the rim and make outside shots, while not being too vulnerable on the defensive end.

The Cavalier defense figured some things out, and got the stops they needed down the stretch.
Virginia started the game strong on the defensive end, and closed it out strong, too. UNC finished with just .94 points per possession in the second half, and held UNC to just 9-for-23 from the floor. Carolina had just one made assist in the second half, and seven turnovers, which led to 11 UVa points. Carolina also made just five of their 11 layup attempts, and really were only able to stay in the game because of some timely threes, making five of 11 from deep after halftime.

UVa also held freshman forward Jalin Washington down after the half too. Washington was excellent in the first half, scoring a game-high 12 points headed to the break. In the second half, Washington scored just one point in 16 minutes, and wasn’t much of a factor on either end of the floor.

UVa wasn’t perfect on defense Tuesday night, but they were able to create a few “gaps” to give the Cavaliers a chance to go on a run with some better play on the offensive end. Whatever Bennett adjusted at halftime seemed to work well, and helped the Hoos hang on to a late lead against a UNC team capable of making a rally.

Preview: There’s a big one on tap tonight in Charlottesville as No. 13 UVa hosts North Carolina (9 p.m., ESPN). @justin ferber sets the scene ahead of the first of two meetings this season between the ACC rivals.

The 2022 season officially “ends” tonight with the national title game in Los Angeles. This morning @justin ferber takes a look at some of the storylines that matter most for UVa as the Hoos head deeper into an extremely important offseason.

Hunter Strohm, a catcher from Pennsylvania has committed to the 2026 class.
Tanner Leyba, the 2024 RHP from Arizona, has reported his commitment to UVA for the umpteenth time. Whatever he might lack in ability, he makes up for it with his tenacity.

I titled the thread "Houston, and everyone else" before writing it out, as I believe Houston has proven the best and most consistent team all year. But even so, I don't think they're in a league of their own and seemingly untouchable like other dominant #1 ranked teams of recent years.

There is just little margin of error among most teams in the top 25 this year. Just this week:
Monday

• #1 Purdue lost to unranked (but KP #13) Rutgers

Tuesday

• We lost to Pitt
• #3 Kansas escaped unrakned TT (KP32) by 3
• Kansas St. (KP29) set a school record 116 points in beating #6 Texas at Texas
• #14 Wisconsin beat Minnesota (KP191) by 3 at home
• Fresno State (KP138) took down the last undefeated in #21 New Mexico

Wednesday

• #22 Auburn lost to Georgia (KP91). Georgia led for the final 24:17 of the game
• #12 Miami lost to GT (KP121) and didn't score a point in the last 4:50 of the game
• #16 Duke got rag-dolled by NC State (KP42)
• #25 Iowa State beat Oklahoma (KP37) by 3
• #4 UConn lost Providence (KP28) by 12 and didn't get within 5 rest of game after losing the lead with 14:10 left

Thursday

• #1 Purdue nailed a 3 with 12 seconds left to win at #24 Ohio State
• #15 Indiana lost at Iowa (KP51) by 2
• #10 UCLA won at home by 2 against USC (KP64). After scoring 44 in the 1st half, UCLA put up 16 in the second, and scored 6 points from over 15 minutes (15:41-0:17) and had to hit a 3 with 0:17 left to reclaim the lead for good.
• #5 Arizona eeked out a 3 point home win vs Washington (KP108)
• #9 Gonzaga made a tip in with 9 seconds left to beat San Francisco (KP100) on the road. SF led for 35 of the 40 minutes.

I see a lot of teams in a similar spot to us, trying to have their play justify their ranking while they figure things out. Very few teams that have looked complete.

With what we saw early in the year, and the talent we know exists on the roster, I still think we have plenty of life in us to roll into March as a serious contender--especially with the inconsistency and lack of elite teams at the top. The cream will eventually rise as conference play wears on, and hopefully we're counted therein.

To stoke some banter, what are the 2-3 key points of leverage that you think must be improved/fixed for us to be true contenders on Selection Sunday?

Has there been any update on NJ? If there was, I missed it.

We hold on to win and Va Tech loses to Wolfpack on their home floor - their 4th loss in a row. Just when their obnoxious fans were ragging about them winning a natty in basketball.

Finishing up the 2023 class:

Signing day is less than two weeks away now, and the UVa staff are looking to close out what always looked like a smaller class, strong. UVa landed a pair of receiver commitments this week in Jaden Gibson (formerly committed to Georgia Southern) and Titus Ivy.

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As Rivals reported yesterday, Virginia will receive a visit from Florida defensive end D.J. Jones this weekend. Also being recruited by USF, Kansas and others, it sounds like UVa has made a move here and it wouldn't be surprising to see Jones end up in the 2023 class.

UVa also has a couple other targets they are working on late in the cycle.

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South Carolina native and 3-star athlete Suderian Harrison was on Grounds last weekend, and would be a solid addition to the 2023 class. Harrison is a versatile player that picked up a lot of late interest during the season, with offers from Louisville, Virginia Tech, Vanderbilt and others, in addition to UVa. Virginia sent Tony Elliott and Garett Tujague to check in on Harrison at his home in South Carolina on Thursday evening. Obviously there's some competition here, but getting Harrison on Grounds so close to signing day was a big win for the staff as they look to add him to the fold.

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Miami area defensive tackle Jason Hammond is another player UVa is looking to land late in the cycle. The 6-foot-2, 283 pound defensive lineman decommitted from Iowa State after a visit to Charlottesville last weekend. Hammond, who plays at Saint Thomas Aquinas with Virginia commit Tekai Kirby, told Rivals that he also plans to visit UCF this weekend, and that UVa and UCF are currently at the top of his list. Colorado also re-offered Hammond this week, and we'll see if Coach Prime's pull can change the situation here. Hammond did take a visit to Boulder during the season.


Transfer Portal Updates:

Obviously, all eyes are on UVa's pursuit of a quarterback at this time, with Brennan Armstrong in the portal. We only know of one official offer from Virginia (though there are likely others) to a quarterback, and it went to Monmouth's Tony Muskett on Friday. UVa went to New Jersey to visit the Springfield, VA native after he entered the portal, and it's clear that the Cavaliers are very interested here. Right after UVa offered, Muskett was offered by Missouri as well. There will be other schools looking to jump in here, and Muskett likely wants to make a quicker decision if he's looking to enroll in January, which would be a big boost to a UVa program that could really use a potential starter on Grounds for spring practice. Things can change, but don't be surprised to see UVa get Muskett on Grounds very soon as the Hoos continue to make a push.

It's unclear if UVa wants to take one player to be QB1, or if they are looking to bring in a couple of QBs and either have them compete, or have a starter and a new backup as well. Beyond Muskett, other names to watch include Clemson walk-on Billy Wiles, who entered the portal over the weekend. Wiles is an Asbhurn native that had some offers coming out of high school, but ended up with the Tigers as as a walk-on. Wiles has picked up offers from ODU and Southern Miss this week. Wiles could be an option for UVa as a backup or in a competition, and obviously there's familiarity with Tony Elliott here. Though perhaps Wiles is interested in going somewhere that he can be the starter.

There will surely be other quarterbacks worth keeping an eye on, and we'll wait and see what UVa's strategy ends up being.

Virginia is also interested in Western Kentucky center Rusty Staats, and the Cavaliers had coaches in Bowling Green, KY yesterday. Staats was an all-conference player in 2021, and could factor in at center right away for UVa. Staats' QB, Austin Reed, is also in the portal, though we can't say for sure that Virginia is making a play there. Still, Reed led the nation in passing yards this season with 4,247 with 36 touchdowns and 10 interceptions, so he could be worth keeping an eye on.

Virginia is also making moves at wide receiver, a position group that has turned over almost completely after last month's tragedy and other attrition. UVa offered Eastern Kentucky wideout Jayden Higgins on Wednesday. The Cavalier staff were in Higgins' hometown of Miami on Wednesday, and officially got involved in this recruitment. The 6-foot-4 receiver was very productive in two years with EKU, and also has a relationship with UVa kicker Will Bettridge (see below).

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Northwestern receiver Malik Washington is another player to watch for UVa, and his production in the slot would be a big boost to the Cavalier offense (61 rec for 694 yards this season).

UVa has been on cornerback Tywan Francis for some time now, and Rivals sources say that Francis will be on Grounds this weekend. The former Colorado State Ram entered the portal in September and has interest from Temple, Georgia Southern and others, in addition to UVa.

This kid is going to be a very, very good player for Syracuse. Several posters here thought that he was a strong UVA lean. What happened?

Greetings from JPJ where the Orange and the 11th-ranked Cavaliers will tip things up just after 5 p.m. I'll be back with notes and updates in a bit.

As always, have at it folks....

Hello fellow wahoos! Was curious if any of y’all would like to start a fantasy football league for NFL or if any of y’all have a league that has an opening I could join??? I don’t mind paying to play…I switched jobs and they kicked me out of the old league because I don’t work there anymore 😂

thanks and GO HOOS!

Halftime tied with VT at VT

Preview: With No. 11 UVa set to return home to host Syracuse tomorrow night, @justin ferber breaks down the matchup between the Orange and the Wahoos.

Cam'Ron Kelly has announced his commitment to UVA as a transfer. He was at UNC after starting his career at Auburn, but was a UVA target out of high school.

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My God, does the ACCN only have 4 sponsors? Commercials are annoying, but on the ACCN it's intolerable. I think I'll purposely never buy any of the products advertised due to pure disgust for the constant repetition.

Capel and Pitt just showed why they were able to be 3-0 in the ACC with the officials acting like they are doing on the job equity officiating against UVA and UNC at their house.

I went back this morning and looked at the recording and counted atleast 7 fouls not called on Federiko the center. He was allowed to stick those skinny chicken wings out there to push of Shedrick, Dunn, and BVP, along with Gardner to clear out space.

There was one Triple foul on three separate Pitt players when Shedrick caught a bounce pass from Clark and went up and actually stepped on Federiko's foot and as he is elevating Federico clearly bumps, and hacks him, and in the process of shooting, Burton comes up from behind and you can see he hacks Shedrick on his forearm of his shooting hand and the ball goes straight up in the air and when Shedrick comes down he is being shoved by Federiko the center, but now as Shedrick goes up to get the ball in the air Elliot comes up from the side/behind and arm bars Shedrick across the chest and pulls him down and then throws up his hands; one of those obvious Duke techniques that Capel has imported in his coaching style. Shedrick ends up on his butt and no call on either of the three fouls.

Yet Shedrick gets called for having his arms in Federiko's back, yet on the other end you clearly see Federiko take both of his arms and extend push Shedrick under the rim so he can get the rebound. Fouleriko also dipped his shoulder, extended his free arm to clear out Dunn, BVP and Gardner for easy put back or dribbling layups.

This team is well trained in Duke style dirty play with throwing up their hands after they commit the infraction. The BS call on Gardner up top guarding Elliot that stumbles into Gardner and literally grabs him in the upper leg and crutch area to keep from losing his balance and immediately throws up the hands straight up like in the air like he was in a felony traffic stop and they call Gardner for that BS foul.

Several other notables were Clark and there was one other UVA player got called for a Blocking foul which was totally BS and both were outside the restricted area. Announcer even said the officials should take a look at that call on the monitor which they didn't.

Saw Shedrick go up two handed lay in being hacked by Federiko, Shedrick made the shot and didn't get the and one, Same with Gardner that was mugged by two Pitt players and knocked to the floor and got no call. The drive in by Clark that he made the shoot and Burton just clubbed him from behind and Clark is getting off the floor shaking his head on the no call. Franklin had a spin move and either Cummings or Burton arm bars him and he still makes the shot and you see Franklin holding up his hands looking for the and one.

Lastly, Diaz-Graham had some nice poke aways against us but just before every poke away when he reached under Gardner and BVP's arm pit to poke the ball out, he is literally leaning on their backs and you can see those spindly other arm, reaching around and he has it across their free arm and he was never called for arm barring or grabbing on to their free arm in the act of poking out the ball or laying on their back like a school book bag/back pack. Diaz-Graham got away with trying to shove and scrap against Shedrick on our offensive side and you can see him flailing his skinny arms across Shedrick's shoulders, neck and head area making contact and zebras said nothing after Pitt got the rebound and started running the other way.

TONS of no calls (I counted atleast seven on Federiko, three on Burton, three on Elliott, three on Diaz-Graham, Sibande and Cummings got away with one obvious) that officials just didn't call on them. 18 no calls that were obvious if you had competent/nonequity officials pulling for the under dog.

So this is Capel's way of winning now especially at home, just like years of Duke antics, of shoving, pushing off no calls, hacks and bogus flops to win games. This Pitt team played like street ball players with which the Duke equity Gods/officials have blessed them on their home court to do as they please.

It's a shame we don't play them at home this year. This would have been a different out come with this many no calls last night.

I don’t feel so bad about our loss to Miami after the way Wake handled Duke and BC held on against VPI tonight. Road wins are tough, especially during Christmas week!

Slightly healing from last night, this is very enjoyable. Pack up 69-46 with 8 minutes left.

Virginia dropped to 2-2 in ACC play on Tuesday night when their 13-point lead at Pittsburgh slipped away. With 13 games down and 16 league games remaining, we're taking a look at five takeaways from Tuesday's game, and some big-picture thoughts on where the Cavaliers are as they get deeper into their ACC schedule.

Can this team really be trusted on a game-by-game basis?

Tuesday night’s loss dropped UVa to 10-3 on the season and 2-2 in ACC play, following back-to-back wins. And in the first half, it looked like the Hoos had found their form again, and were on their way to a 3-1 start to league play. Instead, Pitt scored 45 second-half points and raced by the Cavaliers to win 68-65 at home, and move to 4-0 in ACC play.

We can debate the merits of Pitt, though it’s clear that they’re vastly improved, and are playing well right now. Time will tell if this is a understandable loss to a good team on the road, or if Pitt is playing above their station right now. But what we can take from this game is that UVa is still struggling with consistency.

UVa started the game off well, then faded as Pitt came back, but closed out the first half strong. They opened the second half making shots too, before a long 14-0 run flipped the game. Pitt seemed like the more aggressive team, and carved up UVa’s defense for a lot of easy buckets at the rim. Similar rough stretches happened in recent games against Houston, Miami, FSU and so on. Granted, UVa’s three losses are all to teams in the top 75 in Kenpom and two were on the road, so let’s not jump to conclusions that the Cavaliers are bad, or anything like that.

But it really does feel like this team lives on the edge, and because of their long scoring droughts and a defense that’s good but not a Tony Bennett elite defense. Looking forward, UVa can certainly win any game on their schedule, and will probably win more than they lose. But outside of their two games against Louisville that are must-wins, the Cavaliers can lose any game going forward, too. So buckle up.

Kihei Clark has been absolutely essential to this team’s success.

There was a lot of debate about whether having Kihei Clark return for a fifth season in Charlottesville was worth it, or if it was time to move on and try something else. Admittedly, after watching 30+ games of clunky offense with the Clark/Beekman backcourt, I too thought that while Clark is a good player who gets far too much blame from fans, maybe it was time to make Beekman the prototypical point guard and bring in another ball handler to play alongside him.

But through 13 games, UVa fans should be thrilled that Clark returned, as this season may look quite different without him. Clark currently leads the team in scoring with 11.9 points per game, and has been one of the nation’s top distributor with 5.9 assists per contests. Clark is also shooting 41.9 percent from three.

In three straight close wins over Michigan, Florida State and JMU, Clark came up big and helped put the Cavaliers over the top. Clark scored 16 points in Ann Arbor, and had 18 in each of the next two games, including some big points down the stretch in two home wins. Clark was good again on Tuesday, scoring a team-high 17 points and dishing out 8 assists.

UVa will need Clark to continue to play at this level going forward, at least until we see more consistency from his teammates.

Bennett is still tinkering with his lineups.

Usually around this time in the season, coaches have a good idea of where their rotation is and who needs to be playing important minutes, and in crunch time. The same can be said of UVa under Bennett’s leadership, though this season it feels like this Virginia team’s lineups have been more in flux.

Down the stretch on Tuesday night, UVa played a smaller lineup without Kadin Shedrick on the floor, playing Ben Vander Plas at the “five” spot quite a bit. The results weren’t pretty, as Pitt exploited the pack-line and passed the ball well for some easy layups and dunks. UVa got Shedrick back into the game, and were able to rally from five down to tie the game and could’ve taken the lead if not for an illegal screen call. Bennett has tinkered at the wing spot too, sometimes playing Armaan Franklin in crunch time, and in other games, going to Isaac McKneely, or sometimes both of them. Ryan Dunn hasn’t played as much, but his usage has been increasing of late, but he only played five minutes on Tuesday night.

On the one hand, having so many different lineup options provides some flexibility. And late in the wins against Illinois and Michigan, a smaller lineup worked. It just feels like Bennett hasn’t quite figured out his best five to close out games, and against Pittsburgh, the second-half lineups couldn’t get stops against the Panthers.

BVP is struggling, but still playing quite a lot.

Adding Ben Vander Plas from the transfer portal was big for UVa heading into this season, as he provides a lot of experience and has a skillset that wasn’t really present on this team last year. And early in the season, BVP’s addition was paying off right away. Vander Plas scored 14 against Baylor and scored 10 against Michigan, helping the Cavaliers win those games. Vander Plas contributed in other ways, too, grabbing eight rebounds against Illinois and dishing out at least one assist in the first 11 games of the season.

Vander Plas is still contributing, but his offensive production has fallen off considerably, outside of one performance. Vander Plas got hot against Miami and poured in 20 points, helping the Hoos stay in the game down the stretch. But in five of the last six games, BVP has scored just 11 total points, with no more than three in any one game, and no points in the loss to Houston. Vander Plas’ outside shooting has cooled down lately too. Outside of a 4-for-9 effort from three against Miami, Vander Plas is just 2-for-22 from three since November.

Bennett is allowing the former Ohio forward to play through his offensive struggles, which might be the best course of action, but UVa really needs BVP to turn things around quick. If he is going to play more than 20 minutes per game off the bench, as he did against Pitt and in most other games too, he will need to start knocking down the occasional shot and get more comfortable out there, because he isn’t a player on the court purely for defense.

Virginia has a critical stretch of games on the horizon.

The time to fret about the loss to Pittsburgh is over. Virginia has to turn around and get ready for a stretch of key ACC games, as they look to build on a 2-2 start to conference play. It might be a bit too early to say a game is a must-win, but Saturday’s contest against Syracuse in Charlottesville is one that Virginia really needs to get. After that, they host an up-and-down but talented North Carolina team on Tuesday; UVa was demolished by the Tar Heels in both meetings last season. FSU on the road is winnable, but the Seminoles pushed UVa to the brink in Charlottesville so it’s far from a gimme. Then, UVa closes out January with a home game against a good Virginia Tech team, a road trip to Wake Forest, a home date with BC and a trip to the Carrier Dome.

If UVa can get on track in their games against Syracuse, UNC and FSU, there is a path to a strong month and a surge up the ACC standings once we get to February. But if UVa continues to yo-yo back and forth and tread water, the season could start to slip away.

On Episode 491 of the CavsCorner Podcast (“Everybody Needs a Reset”), we delve into UVa’s uneven week, what it says about the bulk of the season ahead, and what the ceiling might be.

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Hoos and Panthers will tip it up at the top of the hour. No. 11 UVa will go with the usual starting five: Kihei Clark, Reece Beekman, Armaan Franklin, Jayden Gardner, and Kadin Shedrick. No Caffaro for Virginia, as he's out with a lower leg injury.

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So he starts Wentz to "get a spark" for the Washington team. First pass he throw it over a back on the flat, second pass he throws right to a Cleaveland DB and the browns get a FG out of it. Next drive Ron gambles on 4th and a long one from the brown's 40 yard line and they run a stupid sweep that is dropped for a four yard loss. That after killing them running up the middle for three first downs in a row. I will be happy when the stupid ownership realizes Ron is a waste and went is a waste. Now Chub is running the ball down Washington's throats and they have first and goal.

Nice summary of the financial implications of the ACC's poor football performance this year. The lack of Clemson being a powerhouse this year cost UVA $1.7M.
"In a year when the other P5 conferences each got $40M from their Contract Bowl while the ACC only got $27.5M (thanks again, Swofford & co.!) - AND - the ACC was the only P5 with neither a playoff team nor an at-large NY6 bid... that put the ACC at an automatic $25.5 million disadvantage in terms of revenue. To put that into perspective, $25.5M/15 = $1.7M per school."
from this blog post: 2022-23 Bowl Payouts

We would not be where we are without him.