Virginia came out flat and sloppy against a hungry NC State team Saturday at Scott Stadium, quickly falling behind and never catching up in a 38-21 loss to drop to 1-2 on the season.

Virginia welcomes longtime ACC rival NC State for a noon kickoff Saturday (ACC Network), as the Cavaliers will be aiming for a 10th straight win at Scott Stadium.

One of the keys to Saturday’s Virginia-NC State football game will be “50-50” balls.

Former UVA assistant head coach Ruffin McNeill, who worked under Bronco Mendenhall during Mendenhall’s first year with the Cavaliers in 2016, is now a special assistant with NC State coach Dave Doeren.

In only two games, we’ve seen Keytaon Thompson throw the ball to quarterback Brennan Armstrong and catch a touchdown pass from Armstrong. What’s next?

Ten things we learned about Virginia football after the Cavaliers’ loss at Clemson.

The big emphasis for Brennan Armstrong this week will be getting off to faster starts as Virginia prepares for a home game against NC State.

Because N.C. State and Virginia are in ACC different divisions, the Cavaliers have met the Wolfpack only three times in the previous nine years.

Virginia’s offense has been a statistical success after only two games this season, one of them against No. 1-ranked Clemson.

Clemson strutted into Saturday night’s game armed with a defense that was giving up less than two yards per carry after its victories over The Citadel and Wake Forest. The Tigers’ goal was to keep Virginia under that average as well.

Bronco Mendenhall believes the more his Virginia football team plays Clemson, the better the Cavaliers will get. This is how programs are built — competing against the best.

Virginia put up a valiant fight, but ultimately fell on the road at top-ranked Clemson Saturday night, 41-23.

A monumental task lies ahead for the Virginia football team, as the Cavaliers visit Death Valley to face Trevor Lawrence, Travis Etienne and the Clemson Tigers (8 p.m., ACC Network).

Wayne Taulapapa and Virginia’s offensive line will have their greatest challenge of the season Saturday night when they face No. 1-ranked Clemson in Death Valley.

Virginia reached into SEC territory to claim its first consensus 4-star football recruit Thursday night when prized offensive lineman Noah Josey announced he would join Bronco Mendenhall’s program.

Virginia senior safety Joey Blount was named a semifinalist for the 2020 William V. Campbell Trophy Thursday by the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame.

Virginia co-defensive coordinator Nick Howell remembers that night of the ACC Championship well, and what a juggernaut Clemson offense he had to prepare his unit to face. Now, he’s got to do it again.

If you liked the fast pace of Virginia’s offense against Duke in last Saturday’s opener, well, you ain’t seen nothing yet. That’s what Cavalier offensive coordinator Robert Anae said following practice on Wednesday morning about running a play every 25 seconds.

You might have noticed during Saturday night’s Virginia win over Duke that senior wide receiver Terrell Jana was without his name printed across the back of his jersey. It wasn’t a mistake.

While Clemson coach Dabo Swinney is certainly aware of the 2020 version of Virginia football, he can’t help but think back to last year’s ACC Championship game against the Cavaliers in Charlotte