No sugar-coating this one, the Virginia Cavaliers got utterly outclassed by the Illinois Fighting Illini today, losing in disappointing fashion, 24-3. No need for pleasantries, let’s get into the analysis.
UVA’s once-explosive offense goes silent
Wow. This was a bit of a shocker. Scoring a mere three points for an offense led by arguably the best quarterback and wide receiving corps in the ACC is something that even the most pessimistic of UVA fans couldn’t have seen coming.
The Illinois defensive line brought pressure all day long with five sacks while the Fighting Illini also completely snuffed out what seemed like an improving Wahoo rushing attack as the ‘Hoos finished with only 42 yards on the ground on 29 carries.