The Big Preview: No. 4 Virginia Cavaliers host Coppin State Eagles

Geoff Burke-USA TODAY SportsAs mentioned last week’s preview, when the Virginia Cavaliers scheduled George Washington it looked like a decent early season test. That didn’t work out, as GW lost half their team from 2017-18 and has fallen off. This week’s game, against the Coppin State Eagles, is not the same story.

Coppin State is bad, has been bad for a while and doesn’t look like it’s getting better any time soon. The last time Coppin State was over .500 was 2011, one of only three times in the past 20 years. In 2008, though, they won the MEAC tournament (as a 7 seed) and lost to Mount St Mary’s in the NCAA Tournament play-in game (back then, there was no “First Four,” just a single…