Belk Bowl Tale of the Tape: Virginia Battles South Carolina

Posted on Friday, Dec. 28, 2018, 10:58 pm

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Inside the numbers for Saturday’s Belk Bowl at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, pitting the Virginia Cavaliers (7-5) of the ACC versus South Carolina’s Gamecocks (7-5) of the SEC.

UVA coach Bronco Mendenhall will measure how his team stacks up against a team with a similar record from the nation’s top football conference, while aiming to break the Cavaliers’ bowl drought.

The Wahoos will be relying heavily on an offense led by dual-threat quarterback Bryce Perkins, who broke the program’s total offense and touchdown responsibility single-season records in 2018 against an injury-plagued South Carolina defense that has struggled mightily.

Meanwhile, the Gamecocks hope to flex their SEC muscle against an underdog from the ACC. Coach Will Muschamp hopes QB Jake Bentley’s golden arm can deliver a win with Carolina’s pass-happy offense.