Ryan got enough in the waning minutes and the Cavaliers claimed an 80-67 victory over East Carolina at John Paul Jones Arena.

Prior to the season, Debbie Ryan expected Whitny Edwards to struggle in her transition to college basketball.

The players on the East Carolina field goal block team weren’t the only ones completely fooled by Virginia’s game-clinching fake midway through the fourth quarter.

To say Virginia’s linebacking corps put together a big-time outing against the Pirates would be a severe understatement.

The linebacker’s message came across loud and clear as the Cavaliers forced a game-saving fumble, scored a touchdown five plays later on a fake field goal and cruised to a 35-20 win over East Carolina at Scott Stadium.
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Down 6-0 late in the first quarter, things could have snowballed on Virginia’s football team Saturday.

What will Virginia do for an encore? That will be discovered today at noon inside Scott Stadium against East Carolina (3-2, 1-1 Conference USA), a program attempting to find its own identity.

A month ago there was hype and hope surrounding East Carolina and its football program.

Virginia coach Al Groh is not ready to thrust Marc Verica’s name into the race for the Heisman Trophy.

After haplessly strolling through back-to-back road defeats, Virginia’s football team showcased its best Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde impression on Saturday in a 31-point win against Maryland.

Don’t expect to see East Carolina football coach Skip Holtz calling in to ESPN’s “Dr. Lou” segment any time soon. That’s where coaches and players call in to see the advice of “Dr. Lou,” who in reality is former coaching great Lou Holtz, who just happens to be Skip’s father.

Scattershooting around the ACC, while wondering what this league has to do in order to win a big non-conference game ...