The Cavaliers took over at their 2 yard-line.
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William and Mary chipped away, chipped away, chipped away, and had the ball at the UVA 30 in the final two minutes with a chance to win. “We hadn’t had that in awhile”.
“The biggest thing is that we won the game”. Advertise on AFP Get information on AFP readership and advertising online with us.
The issue for Virginia under Mike London is an inconsistent offense, but the unit has found its identity with Matt Johns at quarterback. “We were excited to go to work”. Three weeks from now, we’ll have that win under our column.
The victory came in up-and-down fashion in a game that felt unusual for much of the afternoon.
UVA was down 17-7 in the 2nd quarter.
“Honestly man, it’s a win”, Cavalier offensive lineman Ross Burbank said.
“It was a good victory for us”. They had a great scheme coming in. “We’re taking that. No doubt”. Going into the biggest contest of the season versus in-state Football Bowl Subdivision rival Virginia Saturday, he sees no reason for his team to panic.
That’s hard to figure, that Virginia had 20 yards of offense outside that one home-run play. On the previous play, Johns connected with David Eldridge for 43 yards, his first career reception.
Canaan Severin makes a one-handed touchdown catch during the win. Johns completed all seven of his passes and found fullback Connor Wingo-Reeves on third-and-goal from the 3 for the score. Johns and Taquan Mizzell started it by teaming up for a short pass that Mizzell turned into an 80-yard touchdown, and Maurice Canady returned a punt 74 yards for another score about 2/2 minutes later. It marked the fifth longest punt return for touchdown in program history.
Virginia appeared to be in control with a 35-20 third-quarter lead. As I said, you can look at FCS.
W&M had some big plays too, which helped the visitors build their early lead and to mount a rally late.
Dedmon missed the Tribe’s opener with an illness and wasted no time announcing his presence, catching a 41-yard touchdown pass from Cluley on the game’s opening series. At the start of the second quarter, they struck again. Just as safety Kelvin Rainey buried him, Cluley lofted a pass to a wide open Andrew Caskin on the backside. Free safety Quin Blanding is the cream of the crop, the reigning ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year who had the most tackles of any freshman in the country last season. Mikal Abdul-Saboor posted his seventh straight 100-yard rushing day, a program record, with exactly 100 yards on 22 carries. We had some explosive plays for long gains. London began his full-time coaching career with the Tribe under current William & Mary coach Jimmye Laycock from 1991-1994.3.
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Keanu Reuben recovered an onside kick to begin second half, but W&M was unable to pick up a first down. I mean, we’re not looking at it that way, ” London said. That is why I called timeout at the end of the half.
