By Scott Ratcliffe

Photo: Wake Forest Athletics

Virginia dropped its third consecutive game — and fourth in its last five outings — on Saturday, as No. 14 Wake Forest dismantled the hobbled Wahoos, 51-7, in Winston-Salem.

The Cavaliers (4-5, 2-4 ACC) were playing without the services of several key players, most notably leading rusher Jekail Middlebrook, and the team simply couldn’t get a lot going on either side in the lopsided defeat.

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Middlebrook Will Miss UVA’s Game At Wake Today

Virginia’s challenge of taking on Wake Forest increased significantly when the Cavaliers’ top rusher, Jekail Middlebrook, was ruled “out.”