Five to know about Clemson vs. Virginia at 8 p. m. Saturday (ACC network) at Memorial Stadium:
Virginia turned out we decided to show that she is much bigger than she showed in last season’s ACC championship game against Clemson. The Cavaliers won the Coastal Division to host a matchup with the Tigers in third place, but were impressed, 62-17.
This week, Virginia players explained how embarrassed they were and how proud they were. They desperately need to prove that the gap between Clemson and the rest of the convention is as wide as last season.
What Virginia coaches say about Clemson’s Saturday game
There is no apartment this season, Notre Dame has been added to the combined and North Carolina is also strong. The Cavaliers are in a position to make some statements. First, they’re bigger than they were a year ago. Second, even with a competitive defeat, they have the ability to give hope to the rest of the league.
Virginia forced seven ball losses in last week’s 38-20 win over Duke. The Cavaliers intercepted Clemson’s former quarterback Chase Brice four times and ended up with Array. The Cavs’ defense put tension all day with catches and 11 tackles to lose.
Of course, some of that can be attributed to Duke, who has committed 14 turnovers in 3 this season.
Virginia’s going to have to put up with the ball better. The Cavaliers missed the starting kick and broke the quarterback’s head to fall 10-0.
They don’t need anything like what happened at the ACC championship game against Clemson last season. Virginia pitched three interceptions, adding one in the first game, leading Clemson’s landing on the way to a 31-0 half-time lead for the Tigers.
How to watch or pay attention to Clemson’s game opposite Virginia
The Cavaliers haven’t had many race games since 2011, when they finished fourth in the ACC in terms of game-consistent footage. For more than six seasons, Virginia has finished 10th out of 14 teams, twice less, and last year 13th by the time in that consistent with the period.
But the Cavs hope last week’s effort against Duke is a sign that things have changed. They ran for 188 yards (5. 1 consistent with a run), 10 first attempts and three touchdowns. Virginia sent all the headlines back to the offensive line.
Wayne Taulapapa, a Hawaiian junior, ran 16 times for a career high of 95 yards (5. 9 consistent with a career) and two touchdowns opposed to Duke. Sophomore Quarterback Brennan Armstrong will position and run as well. He had 10 runs for 47 yards, and a score.
Virginia showed a new Duke weapon, and this is one that catches Clemson’s attention.
Freshman Lavel Davis Jr. , a 6-foot, 7-inch receiver from Dorchester (Woodland High School) had two touchdowns in the last quarter while the Cavaliers recovered from behind. .
Clemson has no defensive back above 6-1, so the clashes can be dangerous, but Davis just great. He is also strong with 210 pounds, which proves it through the state of 3 defenders in one of his scores.
He also makes normal acrobatic trapps in education and did the same with a tilted ball opposite Duke in one of his four trapped. Davis was a little fragile at the beginning of this game, which you’d expect from a player in his first school game, but he deserves to bring the trust of his fourth-quarter heroes.
Virginia’s original season opener, the Commonwealth Cup, was postponed due to COVID-19 upheavals at Virginia Tech, which continued to have epidemics. The number of positive coronavirus cases on campus this week has reached 1,000 since August.
Virginia, for its part, announced this week that there were 22 positive tests among its student-athletes, but none on the football team and, indeed, none since July.
Clemson has six new cases among athletes, but the school does not identify the positives through sport. Both groups did their best to stay safe. But there is still this risk of illness, and Clemson’s trainer, Dabo Swinney, admitted he was nervous. before getting the ultimate effects on Saturday morning.