While Bronco Mendenhall’s gamble to fake punt late in the game certainly sealed the fate on Virginia’s 44-41 upset over 15th-ranked North Carolina on Saturday night at Scott Stadium, I believe the game was truly won on the previous possession.

Virginia came into Halloween night’s game against 15th-ranked North Carolina with its back against the wall. Mired in a four-game losing streak, the Cavaliers needed something to go their way to pull them out of a horrorful tailspin.

If there’s one key for Virginia in Saturday night’s game against North Carolina, it is clearly quarterback Brennan Armstrong.

Don’t tell Mack Brown that his Tar Heels are a 7-point favorite heading into Saturday night’s game in Charlottesville. He’s heard that before.

When the South’s Oldest Rivalry resumes this Saturday night at Scott Stadium, North Carolina will be packing one of the nation’s top offenses.

The long-anticipated arrival of Ronnie Walker Jr. to Virginia’s backfield is expected to happen this weekend against North Carolina.

After a two-week absence, “Havoc” returned to Virginia football Saturday night in Miami. But the Cavalier defense packed light, missing its two most experienced defensive backs for its southern excursion.

A few untimely errors doomed Virginia in a tightly contested 19-14 loss at No. 11 Miami Saturday night, as the Cavaliers dropped their fourth straight contest.

Virginia visits Hard Rock Stadium at 8 p.m. to take on 11th-ranked Miami, as the Cavaliers attempt to put an end to their three-game losing skid. The game will be televised by the ACC Network. The Wahoos (1-3, 1-3 ACC) are also hoping to have starting quarterback Brennan Armstrong (concussion) back in the huddle, as the redshirt sophomore was seen doing light stretching at practice earlier this week. He was knocked out in the second quarter against NC State on Oct. 10. The Hurricanes (4-1, 4-1) have taken four of the last five meetings against the Hoos, including a 17-9 […]

The Virginia defense’s performance over the past two weeks has been disappointing and somewhat puzzling. It was supposed to be the overwhelming strength of the team.

It may be that Virginia fans won’t know if Brennan Armstrong is back at quarterback until game time Saturday night in Miami.

Four-star offensive lineman Noah Josey had his pick of just about every major college football powerhouse in the country.

One of the Cavaliers’ defensive captains, senior outside linebacker Charles Snowden, believes UVA is playing similar defense to last year when it was one of the best in the ACC — with one exception.

Miami game week arrived Monday with Bronco Mendenhall unsure if quarterback Brennan Armstrong will be available.

Virginia’s great quarterback experiment made its debut in Winston-Salem on Saturday, as the Cavaliers unleashed a three-headed monster.

After another slow start, Virginia rallied back and was in a tie game in the fourth quarter before Wake Forest scored two touchdowns in less than two minutes, and the Demon Deacons held on for a 40-23 win Saturday in Winston-Salem.

Virginia hopes to get back in the win column Saturday, as the Cavaliers visit Wake Forest in an important conference matchup at 4 p.m. on ACC Network.

After a frustrating loss to NC State last Saturday, Virginia fans are wondering what happened to the defense that was supposed to be the strength of the Cavaliers’ football team.

If Brennan Armstrong clears concussion protocol and can practice on Thursday, he will be considered for action on Saturday at Wake Forest.

Virginia junior running back Ronnie Walker Jr. has been declared immediately eligible to compete for the Cavalier football team by the NCAA’s Committee on Legislative Relief.