After a couple of blowout wins, the Virginia Cavaliers were probably due a close game, particularly heading into conference play. Coming in at 4-1 off a tough loss against a very good Miami team, the Duke Blue Devils are a good team. You could tell Virginia was coming off the bye week as they worked off the rust over the first 20 minutes or so of game time in Saturday’s matchup.
But once things started the click, the Hoos did what they’ve been doing all season long. They made it difficult for Duke QB Daniel Jones to get anything going with the pass, and they held strong against the run game.