After struggling to move the ball in last week’s deflating loss at Illinois, the Virginia offense got a much-needed spark from first-year running back Xavier Brown on Saturday against Old Dominion.

Photos from Saturday’s Old Dominion-Virginia game at Scott Stadium by JerryRatcliffe.com photographer Michael Bruder.

Brennan Armstrong threw for 284 yards, fellow senior Keytaon Thompson went over the 100-yard mark to lead the way, and the Cavaliers moved to 2-1 on the season on a walk-off, 26-yard Brendan Farrell field goal as time expired.

When U.S. Air Force Col. William “Bill” Nelson, MD steps on the field at Scott Stadium at some point this afternoon to be recognized by the UVA Football Alumni Club, his thoughts may drift back to his days as a young student athletic trainer under the guidance of the late Dr. Frank McCue and former longtime head trainer Joe Gieck.

Virginia football fans have been here before, when a lack of experienced offensive linemen has caused havoc with game plans.

Virginia returns to Scott Stadium to host Old Dominion Saturday, looking to get back into the win column after last week’s disappointing loss at Illinois.

UVA has its work cut out this weekend with ODU, which defeated Virginia Tech back in Week 1. “The Jerry Ratcliffe Show” welcomes Chris Graham to break down the matchup.

Established as a 9-point favorite for this Saturday’s return home with visiting Old Dominion, Tony Elliott and his coaching staff have been busy in practice this week in an attempt to correct what went wrong at Illinois.

When Tony Elliott was asked about hosting Old Dominion this Saturday (2 p.m. ACC Network), he didn’t mince words.

“The Jerry Ratcliffe Show” welcomes Harry Minium to learn more about ODU football ahead of this weekend’s game between the ‘Hoos and the Monarchs.

Darrius Bratton is listed on this week’s Virginia two-deep for Old Dominion (2 p.m., ACC Network), but is presently nicked up, while another Cavalier is no longer part of the team.

The University of Virginia’s concessionaire partner, Aramark, has announced changes to the football game day concessions experience for the upcoming game against ODU on Saturday.

Illinois coach Bret Bielema said that last year’s 42-13 loss at Virginia was a turning point in his program. So might have been Saturday’s 24-3 win over the Cavaliers in a rematch in Champaign.

The Cavaliers (1-1) committed an untimely early turnover that ultimately led to 21 unanswered Illinois points, and UVA could never climb out of the hole.

As far as Tony Elliott is concerned, Saturday’s matchup with his Virginia team at Illinois (4 p.m. ET, ESPNU) is a classic contrast in styles between Big Ten and Southern football.

Virginia travels to Memorial Stadium in Champaign Saturday to face Big Ten foe Illinois, as Tony Elliott will be searching for his first road victory as UVA head coach.

Jeremy Werner of 247Sports Illinois joins “The Jerry Ratcliffe Show” to give us perspective on the Illini going into this weekend’s UVA-Illinois game.

When Virginia travels to Illinois this weekend, one of the points of emphasis will be putting pressure on Illini quarterback Tommy DeVito.

The last thing that Tony Elliott wants from his offense this season is for Brennan Armstrong to lead the team in rushing, which is exactly what happened in last Saturday’s season-opening win over Richmond.

Virginia will get two players back this week off the injured list, and both have been cleared for contact ahead of the Cavaliers’ road game at Illinois (1-1, 4 p.m. EST, ESPNU).