Though Virginia ended the 2018 season on a high note with a 28-0 win over the Gamecocks, the end of the regular season was not so positive. The Hoos lost three of their final four games, losing out on a chance to win the ACC Coastal. This isn’t news to anybody.
One of the big reasons they lost was that they simply could not stop the run game late in the year. That can happen when the defensive line suffers so many injuries and there’s only one healthy upperclassman available. Eight different DL started a game, and four of those were true freshmen.