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By the Numbers: Breaking Down Virginia’s Big Win at Wake Forest
Virginia reversed some lopsided historical trends in its fourth-quarter comeback victory at Wake Forest on Saturday night. The Cavaliers had lost their last five games against the Demon Deacons, but managed to beat Wake for the first time since 2007 and earn their first victory in Winston-Salem since 2002. Virginia now leads the all-time series with Wake Forest 35-17, a series that dates back to 1889.
UVA improved to 2-0 for the first time since 2021 and this marks just the third time since 2013 that the Cavaliers have won their first two games of the season. The other two instances came in 2021 and 2019.
The 14-point deficit Virginia erased was the largest comeback for the program since October of 2021, when the Cavaliers came back from down 17 points to beat Louisville on the road.
Virginia won its ACC opener for the first time since 2020 (Duke) and won its ACC opener on the road for the first time since 2019 (at Pittsburgh).
See the chart below for a breakdown of the stats from Virginia’s victory over Wake Forest:
|
Virginia |
Stat |
Wake Forest |
|---|---|---|
|
430 |
Total Offense |
544 |
|
73 |
Rushing Offense |
141 |
|
2.6 |
Yards Per Rush |
3.5 |
|
357 |
Passing Offense |
403 |
|
77% |
Completion % |
63% |
|
10.8 |
Yards Per Completion |
14.9 |
|
3/3 |
Red Zone Attempts |
6/6 |
|
17 |
Red Zone Points |
30 |
|
3/14 (21.4%) |
3rd Downs |
5/15 (33.3%) |
|
3/3 |
4th Downs |
2/4 |
|
27:50 |
Possession Time |
32:10 |
|
5-50 |
Penalties-Yards |
4-35 |
|
2 |
Turnovers |
1 |
|
6 |
Sacks By |
1 |
|
6 |
Tackles For Loss |
5 |
|
5 |
Big Plays (20+ Yards) |
75 |
Here are some key individual stats from the game along with some more notes:
Anthony Colandrea completed 33 of 43 passing attempts for 357 yards and three touchdowns. His 33 completions were a career-high and most by a Cavalier quarterback since Brennan Armstrong against Pitt in 2021. Colandrea’s three touchdown passes matched a career-high.
Malachi Fields went over 100 receiving yards for the second-straight game, catching 11 of the 13 passes that went his way for 148 yards. 46 of those 148 receiving yards came after the catch. His 11 receptions and 148 receiving yards were both career-highs.
Of the 43 passes attempted by Colandrea, 33 were caught and only one was dropped. Trell Harris was responsible for that one drop, but made up for it by catching seven passes for 91 yards and a touchdown. His seven receptions were a career-high.
Eight different players caught a pass for Virginia in the game, including five players with at least four receptions. Tyler Neville caught all four passes that targeted him and two of those receptions went for touchdowns. That was the first two-touchdown game of his career and Neville is the first Cavalier tight end to catch two touchdowns in a game since Tom Santi did so against Duke in 2007.
Grady Brosterhous executed a quarterback sneak for a touchdown with a little over two minutes remaining. That score was the first of his career and stood as the game-winning touchdown after Will Bettridge converted the PAT to give UVA the lead.
Antonio Clary led the Cavaliers in tackles with 11 for the second-straight week and recorded his second-career sack. Jonas Sanker also posted double-digit tackles with 10 and posted his first-career sack. Trey McDonald made a career-high nine tackles and recorded his first-career sack.
The Virginia defense racked up six sacks, most in a single game since posting eight sacks against Georgia Tech in 2022. UVA had 11 total sacks in the 2023 season.
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CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WBOY) — West Virginia has plenty of state symbols, be it the black bear as the state animal, the cardinal as the state bird or the rhododendron as the state flower, but did you know that the Mountain State also has its own official gun?
The Hall Flintlock Model 1819 was first manufactured in Harpers Ferry by John H. Hall in 1811 and was adopted by the United States Army in 1819, making it the first breech-loading rifle ever adopted by a country’s military.
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Model 1819 Hall Breechloading Rifle presented by Congress to Gustavous A. Bird for his participation in the Battle of Plattsburgh 9/11/1814 by John C. Bird via the Smithsonian Institution -
Model 1819 Hall Breechloading Rifle presented by Congress to Gustavous A. Bird for his participation in the Battle of Plattsburgh 9/11/1814 by John C. Bird via the Smithsonian Institution
All of this information is listed in Senate Concurrent Resolution 7, which was introduced and passed during the 2013 West Virginia Legislative session, and officially recognizes the Model 1819 as the official firearm of the State of West Virginia.
On top of being created in West Virginia, the resolution also points out that the rifle saw use during the Civil War, an event that directly led to West Virginia’s statehood.
While having an officially recognized state firearm may seem far-fetched, West Virginia is not the only state that has one. As a matter of fact, a fifth of the states in the country have officially designated a state firearm, including West Virginia’s neighbors in Kentucky and Pennsylvania.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — In this world of college football, with the transfer portal and recruiting battles, bad blood is present more than ever before between head coaches.
That’s not the case between the Virginia Tech head coach and Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney, however. In fact, Franklin revealed at ACC Kickoff on Thursday that the two are actually close friends, dating back to their time at the Nike trip that various coaches take over the summer.
“Dabo’s my guy,” Franklin said on Thursday. “We go way back. We’ve been on the Nike trip for a long time. His wife and my wife are friends.”
The long-time Penn State head coach is making the move to the ACC after being fired from the Nittany Lions in October. 12 seasons of being with the program had Franklin hold a 44-21 record against top 10 opponents, an impressive record for a new conference foe of Swinney’s.
But when that trip comes around, there’s a camaraderie between Swinney and Franklin and both of their wives. In fact, the two hang out with each other instead of the other coaches at times. It simply comes to an “edgy” time in college athletics that raises tempers.
“I’m going to be honest, I wouldn’t say we’re necessarily like the type of people that love a lot of other coaches and a lot of other programs,” Franklin said. “It’s hard when you just compete year-round.”
On Swinney’s end, there are a few who could immediately come to mind among Clemson fans. Perhaps the most recent would be Ole Miss coach Pete Golding, who played the most significant role in the tampering of former linebacker Luke Ferrelli.
It’s a select list of coaches who make the good side of the Tigers’ head coach, and Franklin is certainly on that list. On the other hand, Hokies’ head coach has Swinney on his own shortlist.
“Obviously, tremendous respect for what he has built at Clemson and what he’s done at Clemson, and what he’s done for the ACC,” he said.
The two will see that close relationship face off at Memorial Stadium this upcoming season. Clemson will host the Hokies on Oct. 24 in what could be a potential title-eliminator for the ACC Championship.
Of course, the last game that we’ve seen the Tigers play in was against Franklin’s former team in Penn State at the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl. That game ended in a 22-10 contest that saw a foundation of Franklin players end Clemson’s season in disappointment.
Swinney will see many of those players once again in October, including starting quarterback Ethan Grunkemeyer, in that contest. The anticipated Hokie starter recorded 260 yards and two passing touchdowns on the Tigers in the Bronx that day.
Although friends become foes, another ACC coach has given Swinney his flowers for what he’s been able to do for the conference. In the upcoming moments, Franklin will look to prepare his team to prove itself on one of the biggest stages in the ACC, while Swinney looks to put his team back at the top of a conference he’s dominated for over 15 years.
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MARTINSVILLE, Va. (WSET) — Extreme drought conditions in parts of Virginia have prompted an emergency drought warning for a wide swath of the region, including Bedford, Campbell, Charlotte, Franklin, Halifax, Henry, Mecklenburg, Patrick, Pittsylvania and Roanoke counties, along with the cities of Danville, Roanoke, Salem and Martinsville.
The governor has warned that if conditions worsen, she will activate mandatory nonessential water-use restrictions.
In Martinsville, city leaders have issued a voluntary water conservation notice and are urging residents and businesses to cut back where they can. The request comes as local businesses that rely heavily on water say the drought is already affecting day-to-day operations.
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John Hughes, owner of John’s Car Wash, said the dry conditions have hit his business hard in recent weeks. “For the last 3 weeks, it’s been hitting pretty hard. We done three yesterday and haven’t done anything today with the drought and hot weather. Yeah, I’m really concerned about it,” Hughes said.
Restaurants are also feeling the strain. David Kitzmiller, an owner of Be Wiched, said water is essential for routine tasks such as washing dishes and preparing some menu items.
“We use a lot of water for washing dishes and some of our recipes if they limit us in anyway defiently can’t produce and its a scary aspect,” Kitzmiller said.
Kitzmiller added that cutting back is not always realistic for businesses that must meet sanitation needs. “Not really feasible for a business that depends solely relies on water to wash their dishes, so that can’t definitely be an impact there,” he said.
City leaders emphasized that the conservation request is voluntary for now, but they are encouraging everyone to do their part by taking shorter showers, turning off the faucet when it is not in use, washing only full loads of laundry, and limiting outdoor watering whenever possible.
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