No matter the opponent, a Virginia football game this season is never boring.
The Cavaliers find a way to play up (or down) to their competition each week, but coach Tony Elliott’s team seems to always find a way to win.
They did that again in Chapel Hill, stopping a would-be, game-winning North Carolina two-point conversion to survive a much-improved Tar Heels team, 17-16.
After a Gio Lopez touchdown toss pulled UNC within one, coach Bill Belichick decided to go all-in to get his first ACC win. After a Benjamin Hall catch, his lunge toward the goal line fell just shy of the pylon, and after a review, UVA celebrated a win.
It has to be a sigh of relief for the No. 16-ranked Hoos, who moved to 7-1 and unbeaten (4-0) in the ACC. This is the fourth-straight ridiculous win for UVA. They’ve won the past three by six total points.
Last week, Virginia looked like it was headed to overtime against Washington State but got a safety to win 22-20. The week before, it was an incredible 30-27 win at Louisville, and everybody remembers the 46-38 double-overtime win over Florida State before that.
Somehow, Virginia is just finding a way. It isn’t always pretty, and the Cavaliers may not always be impressive, but wins matter. With California, Wake Forest, Duke and Virginia Tech remaining, a win-out is a possibility.
This is a legitimate playoff sleeper.
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