If the offense continues to flop, it may be up to the defense to close the deal against a struggling Miami team (3-4, 1-2) that has dropped four of its last five games.

Van Dyke, the ACC’s 2021 Rookie of the Year, suffered an injury to his throwing shoulder after a Duke sack in the second quarter last weekend and did not return.

While Tony Elliott was happy to escape Atlanta with a win, he wasn’t pleased with the special-teams aspect of his team’s play.

Virginia senior Chico Bennett Jr. was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Defensive Lineman of the Week on Monday. Bennett also won the award back on Sept. 23 for his performance against Syracuse.

The landscape in the ACC Coastal Division transformed a bit over the weekend, allowing Virginia football a chance to turn things around.

After a recent loss to Louisville, Brennan Armstrong said something in the postgame about Virginia not knowing how to win.

Virginia got a much-needed win at Georgia Tech Thursday night, defeating the Yellow Jackets, 16-9. Jerry Ratcliffe and Chris Graham break down the win, and take a look ahead at the remainder of the 2022 schedule.

Despite turning the ball over four times, Virginia held on for a 16-9 win over Georgia Tech in Atlanta Thursday night, as Brennan Armstrong set the school record for touchdown passes in the process.

The Virginia football team faces ACC Coastal Division rival Georgia Tech Thursday night in Atlanta, with the Cavaliers still looking for their first conference victory of the season.

Scattershooting around the ACC, while wondering if Virginia can break out of its slump Thursday night in chilly Atlanta …

Des Kitchings’ offense is averaging a mere 17.8 points per game, lowest by a Virginia team since 2008, when those Cavaliers put up only 16.1 points per game.

The way Tony Elliott sees it, Virginia has six more opportunities and can’t afford to waste a single day, as the Cavaliers enter the second half of the football season with a short-week trip to Atlanta to face Georgia Tech (Thursday night, 7:30, ESPN).

One former Cavalier recorded his first career stats last weekend, while the school’s all-time leader in receptions found the end zone for a second-straight week.

Currently sitting at No. 13 in the 14-team ACC football team recruiting rankings, Virginia could use some good news on that front and got it Thursday when a 3-star defensive back from South Carolina announced his commitment to the Cavaliers.

Virginia’s frustration with self-inflicted miscues continued on Saturday, as the Cavaliers dropped their third-straight ACC game this season.

The Cavaliers are trying to rebuild their offense into a balanced attack while maintaining a ground game to go with the passing acumen of Brennan Armstrong.

Virginia dropped its third-straight game — and sixth-consecutive ACC contest — on Saturday, as Louisville erased a 10-point deficit, outscoring the Cavaliers 34-7 over the final three quarters en route to a 34-17 win at Scott Stadium.

Joe Bock remembers walking into Virginia’s locker room after games and black-and-blue welts, bruises, shaped like facemasks on Tommy Vigorito’s back.

Virginia returns to Scott Stadium Saturday for a Homecomings clash with Louisville, as each team will be fighting for its first ACC victory of the season.

Tony Elliott had seen enough. His football team kept repeating bad habits, was whistled for dumb penalties, 15-yard personal fouls, trash talking, pushing Duke players after the play.