Key takeaways from the Virginia football 41-14 loss to North Carolina on Saturday.
Virginia suffered a 41-14 defeat to North Carolina on Saturday afternoon at Scott Stadium. Here are some immediate takeaways from the game:UVA did about as poorly as a team can across the controllables in Saturday's contest; they totaled five penalties for 45 yards, two interceptions, and three fumbles.
First, UVA football shot themselves in the foot with some uncharacteristically bad penalties. Though 45 yards of penalties isn’t ridiculously high , the penalties were just inexcusable, particularly in the first half. A delay of game on the very first play of an offensive drive in the first half was perhaps the most egregious.
The Hoos' mistakes did not help their poor red zone performance improve; their first trip to the red zone was stifled by a snap over Colandrea’s head on first and goal, and ultimately forced them to settle for an early field goal. The other two fumbles from the Hoos were both recovered by Virginia, but contributed to the overall sloppiness and poor attention to detail that defined this offensive performance.
In the turnover department, Colandrea and Co. took a step back after three straight games without an interception. Colandrea threw two interceptions on the day, including an 86-yard pick-six at the tail end of a nine-play, red zone drive. The two turnovers translated to 13 UNC points. UNC quarterback Jacolby Criswell often had all the time he needed, and more, to sit in the pocket and deliver strikes downfield. The UVA defense had just four tackles for loss, compared to 12 for UNC. The UVA defense had 0 sacks, compared to 10 from the Heels. Criswell was efficient through the air, throwing for 193 yards and two scores. Combine that with star running back Omarion Hampton, and UNC’s offense was moving the ball with relative ease.
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