The knee-jerk reaction after Saturday’s game was that the defense was a smoldering mess. There were issues, and those need to be addressed. But it wasn’t a complete disaster. A freshman linebacker forced two turnovers in the best game of his young career, a couple reserve defensive backs held down the fort in extended duty, and the defense made several stops to prevent Virginia from ever taking control of the game.
But ultimately they slipped up one too many times. And like several other games this year, they folded at the very end of the game, allowing Virginia to quickly and efficiently erase Tech’s late lead.