After suffering a deflating 27-13 loss to the Maryland Terrapins last week, the Virginia Cavaliers (3-1) responded on the road against the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers. Controlling the game literally from the opening kickoff, the ‘Hoos handled Coastal, 43-24.
With the win, we’ve got five takeaways for UVA ahead of its first bye week of the season.
Virginia’s running game smokes the Chanticleers’ defense
The Cavaliers ran for a whopping 384 yards on 58 carries versus Coastal Carolina on Saturday afternoon. Racking up 6.6 yards per carry, Virginia finally established the run like head coach Tony Elliott and offensive coordinator Des Kitchings have always preached.