Many of Virginia’s star players played well on the Hoos’ senior day, but, in what has become a theme for the season, the team only played one competitive half against the visiting Hurricanes. Juniors Quin Blanding, Andrew Brown, and Micah Kiser all played well while Taquan Mizzell had a great game (despite a forgivable fumble in garbage time) in his Scott Stadium finale. However, penalties, turnovers, and big plays from the opposition led to a familiar result in the end.
The game started fairly well for the Hoos: Following a terrific interception from Micah Kiser, Benkert led the Hoos through the redzone on their second possession of the game - culminating in a rushing score from Mizzell.