The Virginia Cavaliers’ secondary received bad news on Thursday, as junior cornerback Juan Thornhill was ruled as “doubtful” for Saturday’s crucial road game against the Pittsburgh Panthers (12:30 p.m., regional sports networks).
Thornhill, who suffered what the team is calling a “lower extremity” injury in last Saturday’s 41-10 loss to Boston College, is one of the key players on a Virginia defense that has allowed an average of 23 points per game this season. Thornhill has started all seven of UVA’s games this season and has steadied a secondary that lost cornerbacks Tim Harris and Germane Crowell to injury.