First half observations from Virginia football vs NC State

The Virginia Cavaliers are down 14-7 to the NC State Wolfpack at halftime. With that, we’ve got four observations from the first 30 minutes of play.

Virginia’s offense continues to live and die on big plays

Through three weeks, Virginia’s offense relied heavily on chunk plays to put points on the board while the ‘Hoos were tripped up by strings of small errors when the plays downfield didn’t come together. That trend continued in the first half against the Wolfpack.

A 28-yard completion to Sackett Wood on a trick play gave UVA’s first drive some juice and put the offense on the NCSU 31-yard line. But two false starts and a JR Wilson drop on a near touchdown forced a punt and concluded a drive…