For the past few weeks, I have spent some of my spare time trying to figure out what went wrong with Virginia football.

Quotes from Duke’s victory over Virginia

Quotes from Virginia coach Al Groh

Notes from Virginia’s loss to Duke

On an evening when ghosts sauntered the streets for treats, Virginia was haunted in a matter of minutes.

Duke 28, Virginia 17

Virginia’s victory train pulled out of the station with eight minutes to play Saturday night, but no one was aboard.

Quotes from UVa players after the loss to Duke

Over the Al Groh era at Virginia, passing statistics generally have been losing statistics.

That matchup will be on clear display today as the Blue Devils (4-3, 2-1) and Cavaliers (3-4, 2-1) battle each other to stay in the ACC Coastal Division title race.

Defensive backs dream about games like Virginia’s matchup today against visiting Duke. Well, they dream about them as long as things go their way.

Virginia earned the No. 14 spot in the poll and was the third-highest ACC team.

Regardless, Virginia (3-4, 2-1 ACC) and Duke (4-3, 2-1), the two teams from the conference to miss the postseason last year, are near mirror images on paper.

Thaddeus Lewis will walk into Scott Stadium on Saturday with a heavy heart.

Scattershooting around the ACC, while wondering if the gap between the former Division I-A (now FBS) and I-AA (now FCS) football programs is narrowing ...