It’s hard, if not impossible, to sugarcoat this one. And I’ll try not to.
Virginia, a Power Five team, got throttled on their home turf by Richmond, an in-state FCS team, on what was supposed to be a day of celebration and affirmation. The Bronco Mendenhall Era couldn’t have gotten off to a worse start, and we learned some truths on Saturday about where this program is – some good, some disconcerting. Here are three of them.
1. Kurt Benkert is a “franchise” quarterback.
“Franchise” is in quotes because “program quarterback” doesn’t hit the ear as well.