Last Saturday, Pitt amassed 484 yards running the football against Duke. It was the most yards Pitt had rushed for in 43 years. Not since the days of Heisman winner Tony Dorsett had the Panthers grinded out that many yards with their ground attack. That record was 530 yards rushing against Army in 1975.

Since Virginia’s upset win over Miami, the Cavaliers have been on a roll. A three-game winning streak, a 6-2 record and bowl eligible, a national ranking, are all offshoots of what UVa has accomplished in October.

For just the second time in a decade, Virginia fans woke up Monday morning able to talk at the watercooler about how their beloved Wahoos have a nationally-ranked football program.

1. Mack is Back. Junior linebacker Jordan Mack has missed four of Virginia’s eight games this season with an injury but may be back in action soon.

When North Carolina trimmed Virginia’s lead to three late in the second quarter Saturday, the Cavaliers went into the locker room knowing the Tar Heels would be getting the ball back to start the third quarter.

Virginia will wake up Sunday morning sitting atop the ACC’s Coastal Division standings, bowl eligible for the second straight season, and sitting 6-2 overall with a three-game winning streak.

There’s a lot of pressure on senior wide receiver Olamide Zaccheaus, but he doesn’t mind. Bring it on, all of it. He can handle it.

Virginia clinched its second straight bowl berth and moved into sole possession of first place in the ACC’s Coastal Division in the process Saturday, as Bryce Perkins rushed for a touchdown and threw three more and the Cavaliers knocked off North Carolina, 31-21, in front of a season-high 43,128 fans at Scott Stadium.

1. Clemson, 7-0/4-0 (1). Tigers travel to Florida State remembering that this game used to be for all the ACC marbles.

With three straight winnable home games on the horizon, the Virginia football team has put itself in position to contend for the program’s first ACC Coastal Division title.

It’s another Friday, game day is tomorrow afternoon at 12:20, so it’s time to look at the tale of the tape between Virginia and the North Carolina Tar Heels.

Host Greg DePalma and ACC analyst Jerry Ratcliffe talk about this weekend’s games, including the North Carolina at Virginia game, and the Miami at Boston College clash. Our guest for the week on Ourlads Prime Sports Network is longtime Boston College color commentator Pete Cronin, a former Eagle and former NFL standout.

When Virginia hosts North Carolina in the 123rd meeting of the “South’s Oldest Rivalry” on Saturday, the Cavaliers may be facing the most dangerous opponent on their schedule.

If Virginia’s top running back, Jordan Ellis, can’t go against North Carolina on Saturday, his understudy is ready for the start.

Bronco Mendenhall and his Wahoos know that although the Tar Heels are struggling, they cannot be taken lightly

The good news coming out of Bronco Mendenhall’s weekly press conference on Monday afternoon was about the health of starting running back Jordan Ellis.

In an important Coastal Division battle, Virginia went into Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham Saturday and came away with a 28-14 win at Duke. The Cavaliers (5-2, 3-1 ACC) controlled the possession throughout and now sit one win away from a second-straight bowl berth with five games to play.