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Five takeaways from Virginia’s dominant win over Illinois

The Virginia Cavaliers comfortably took care of Illinois in a 42-14 blowout. With Virginia improving to 2-0 on the season, there are a number of key takeaways as the team heads into conference play.

Brennan Armstrong is absolutely cooking right now

In two contests so far this season Brennan Armstrong has thrown for 744 yards and seven touchdowns on a 71.6 completion percentage and a rate of 11.1 yards per attempt. His lone interception was on a perfectly placed pass — one that should’ve put him at eight touchdowns on the year — that an Illinois defender ripped away from Keytaon Thompson on the goal-line.