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Five takeaways from Virginia’s disappointing 27-24 loss to Boston College

The Cavaliers looked the part of a winless football team in their 27-24 defeat at the hands of Boston College in Chestnut Hill. Tony Muskett returned from a shoulder injury to toss three touchdowns and the Cavalier defense forced four turnovers, but self-inflicted mistakes doomed the Hoos to yet another close loss. For the first time since 1982, Virginia fell to 0-5.

Here are our five takeaways from the disappointing defeat:

Tony Muskett is the player Virginia expected, for better and for worse

In his first game since suffering an AC joint injury against Tennessee, Monmouth transfer Tony Muskett had a chance to showcase why the Cavaliers targeted him in the transfer portal to replace Brennan Armstrong.