Virginia vs. Boston College Live Score Updates | NCAA Football

Matt Newton | Oct 5, 2024

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Virginia (4-1, 2-0 ACC) staged a fourth-quarter comeback and earned a 24-14 victory over Boston College (4-2, 1-1 ACC) on Saturday in Charlottesville. See a full play-by-play and live analysis for the game in the thread below. The updates are in reverse chronological order with the most recent updates at the top of the page.

Stay tuned to Virginia Cavaliers On SI for more postgame coverage.

Read a recap of the game here: Defensive Takeaways Spark Virginia to Comeback 24-14 Win Over Boston College

Read key takeaways from the game here: UVA Football: Five Takeaways From Virginia's 24-14 Win Over Boston College

Boston College 14, Virginia 24 | FINAL

Kobe Pace finds a hole for 22 yards and a first down to the BC 11-yard line and that should just about do it as we get down to the two-minute timeout. Despite looking lifeless for most of the game offensively, UVA is going to come out of this with a 10-point win over a quality opponent. Virginia defeats Boston College 24-14.

Boston College 14, Virginia 24 | Final

Boston College uses its final timeout before its first play of the drive. Not sure what happened there, but that's very poor game management either way. Castellanos finds Jaeden Skeete for 14 yards and a first down. But two plays later, Castellanos has his long pass attempt intercepted by Kendren Smith. That's Virginia's third forced turnover of the fourth quarter alone. UVA gets the ball back with 3:04 to go and BC has no timeouts.

Boston College 14, Virginia 24 | 3:04 4Q

Virginia runs the ball three times and does not pick up a first down. Bill O'Brien starts to use his timeouts to preserve the clock, which is now under four minutes to play. Will Bettridge's attempt from 47 yards out had the distance, but misses wide left. It remains a 10-point game and BC gets the ball back with 3:54 to play and one timeout.

Boston College 14, Virginia 24 | 3:54 4Q

Boston College threw the ball twice on 3rd and 1 and 4th and 1 and both passes fell incomplete for a turnover on downs. Jam Jackson broke up the first pass, which was intended for Jerand Bradley. Castellanos just wasn't on the same page with Lewis Bond on the fourth down play and it sailed away. Another big stand for the UVA defense and Virginia's offense takes over leading by 10 with less than five minutes to play.

Boston College 14, Virginia 24 | 4:51 4Q

On 3rd and 6, Castellanos finds Jaedn Skeete on the right boundary for 14 yards and a first down, moving the ball into Virginia territory. A holding penalty gets BC behind the chains and then, facing 3rd and 9, Castellanos rolls out to his right and has the ball slip out of his hands as he tried to throw it. Three different UVA defenders get their hands on the ball, but it's Jonas Sanker who eventually comes up with it and runs it all the way back for a touchdown. The refs review the play to make sure the ball wasn't touched by a player out of bounds and that ruling stands. Touchdown Virginia. What a drastic swing of momentum as UVA now leads by 10 with just six minutes to go.

Boston College 14, Virginia 24 | 6:02 4Q

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— Virginia Football (@UVAFootball) October 5, 2024

Virginia immediately cashes in on the takeaway. Kobe Pace runs between the tackles and finds a hole for 20 yards down to the BC 30-yard line. Colandrea then loads up and throws a deep ball down the left sideline to Malachi Fields, who makes a great catch in the end zone for Virginia's first touchdown of the game. UVA takes the lead. The Cavaliers go for two and Colandrea finds Andre Greene Jr. in the back of the end zone to push the lead to three points. What a big four-play swing for the Hoos.

Boston College 14, Virginia 17 | 10:39 4Q

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— Virginia Football (@UVAFootball) October 5, 2024

Boston College picks up a couple of first downs, but then Thomas Castellanos has his pass tipped at the line of scrimmage and intercepted by Chico Bennett, his first-career interception and just the second interception of the season for the UVA defense. Let's see what the Virginia offense can do with it.

Boston College 14, Virginia 9 | 11:11 4Q

Virginia uses a trick play to get its drive going, as Malachi Fields throws a long pass to Kobe Pace for a 29-yard gain. Colandrea then finds Neville for 17 yards down into the BC red zone. A similarly frustrating story unfolds for UVA, though, as the Cavaliers fail to find the end zone once again. A false start wiped away Xavier Brown's solid first down run and then Kam Courtney came up short of the line to gain on third down. Will Bettridge hits from 27 yards out and it's now 14-9.

Boston College 14, Virginia 9 | 13:29 4Q

Operating out of his own end zone, Thomas Castellanos throws to Lewis Bond for a big of 31 yards. Castellanos gets strip sacked by Kam Butler but the fumble is recovered by BC. That sack was still crucial though, as Castellanos comes up well short of the first down on his scramble on 3rd and 18, so BC punts.

Boston College 14, Virginia 6 | 0:50 3Q

On 3rd and 13, Colandrea finds Malachi Fields over the middle for a pickup of 19 yards out near midfield. Kobe Pace moves the chains with a nice run. On 3rd and 9, Colandrea throws to Tyler Neville who breaks a tackle and runs for 19 yards and another first down. Colandrea connects with JR Wilson over the middle for another first down to the BC 10-yard line. On 4th and goal from the 2, Colandrea tries to find Andre Greene Jr. in the end zone but the pass is broken up. UVA has yet to find the end zone today.

Boston College 14, Virginia 6 | 3:40 3Q

Virginia comes up with a key stop on BC’s first possession of the second half, as James Jackson brings down Castellanos for a sack on third down. UVA gets the ball back trailing by one possession.

Boston College 14, Virginia 6 | 11:22 3Q

A holding penalty on the punt results in UVA starting its drive at its own 3-yard line. Dakota Twitty is crushed by BC’s Khari Johnson on a short pass and remains down on the field after the big hit, which is flagged for targeting. The targeting is confirmed and Johnson is disqualified from the game. Colandrea scrambles for a first down but takes a big hit and has to exit the game for one play. On that one snap, Tony Muskett comes in and connects with JR Wilson for 10 yards and a first down. Colandrea re-enters the game and finds Wilson on the right sideline for 18 yards. A Boston College penalty moves the ball to the BC 16-yard line with nine seconds left in the half. Colandrea’s throwaway nearly takes the remainder of the time off the clock, but the refs determine that there was one second left. Bettridge comes on and hits his second field goal, a 33-yarder to get Virginia back within one possession at the half.

Boston College 14, Virginia 6 | Halftime

Turbo Richard breaks free for rushes of 20 and nine yards to get BC into UVA territory. On 3rd and 9, Kendren Smith breaks up the pass from Castellanos. BC tries to draw IVA offsides, takes a delay of game, and then punts.

Boston College 14, Virginia 3 | 1:44 2Q

Kobe Pace gets the carry on four consecutive plays and picks up a first down on the second carry, but is stopped for no gain on the next two plays. Xavier Brown comes free on a wheel route and Colandrea finds him for 16 yards to move the chains on 3rd and 14. The Grady Bunch successfully executes the QB sneak on 4th and 1 as Grady Brosterhous pushes forward to move the chains. Pace is stuffed on his third down run and Virginia settles for a 35-yard field goal from Will Bettridge. UVA is finally on the board thanks to an 8+ minute drive.

Boston College 14, Virginia 3 | 4:46 2Q

Castellanos is brought down one yard shy of the first on third down, but BC goes for it on fourth and Kye Robichaux picks up the first down. On the next play, Castellanos finds another wide open receiver, this time it’s Kamari Morales who strolls untouched into the end zone for a 29-yard touchdown.

Boston College 14, Virginia 0 | 13:08 2Q

Kendren Smith comes free on a corner blitz but Castellanos was able to dodge him and deliver a 27-yard strike to Reed Harris. Boston College calls a reverse on 3rd and 5 and Jayden McGowan is able to pick up the necessary yardage. That'll be the end of the first quarter. BC is outgaining UVA 122-16 and leads 7-0.

Boston College 7, Virginia 0 | End 1Q

It's another three-and-out for the Virginia offense. Colandrea throws a risky pass on second down that is nearly intercepted and then he tries to pick up the first down on 3rd and 8 and is flipped in the air well short of the line to gain. Virginia has 16 yards of total offense through its first three offensive possessions.

Boston College 7, Virginia 0 | 2:39 1Q

The Virginia defense comes up with a huge stop. James Jackson brought Treshaun Ward down after a short gain on 2nd down to set up 3rd and 5 and then Castellanos scrambles around but is eventually brought down by Kam Robinson for a 2-yard sack, forcing a BC three-and-out.

Boston College 7, Virginia 0 | 4:06 1Q

Colandrea scrambles around but is sacked for the second time. A run by Kobe Pace goes nowhere and then Colandrea tries to find Malachi Fields deep down the sideline on 3rd and 11 but the pass is broken up. UVA goes three-and-out and BC will look to add to its lead.

Boston College 7, Virginia 0 | 6:11 1Q

Boston College moves the chains on third down twice on passes from Thomas Castellanos. He then connects with a wide-open tight end Kamari Morales for 34 yards down to the UVA 11-yard line. Jaedn Skeete gets lost on a shallow cross and Castellanos makes the easy pass for a nine-yard touchdown. BC strikes first.

Boston College 7, Virginia 0 | 7:38 1Q

Anthony Colandrea finds Malachi Fields on the first play from scrimmage for 10 yards and a first down, but then Colandrea takes a three-yard loss on the next play and UVA eventually has to punt as Colandrea's pass on 3rd and 11 never had a chance of reaching its intended target on the right sideline. Daniel Sparks delivers a good punt of 49 yards and Boston College will take over from its own 22-yard line.

Boston College 0, Virginia 0 | 13:04 1Q

Virginia's four captains for today's game are Jimmy Christ, Ben Smiley III, Jack Witmer, and Kempton Shine.

Boston College wins the coin toss and defers to the second half. UVA will receive the ball to start the game.

Read a full preview for the game here: Virginia Football vs. Boston College Game Preview, Score Prediction

We have some pregame injury updates for Virginia:
- it appears that Virginia will be without three wide receivers today, including two starters as Chris Tyree, Trell Harris, and Suderian Harris were not dressed in warm-ups and will not be available today
- McKale Boley is set to make his season debut after missing the first four games with an ankle sprain. Boley is confirmed as the starter at left tackle, which means UVA will have its full starting five on the offensive line that played the last five games of the 2023 season for the first time this year.
- With Tyree and Harris out, Kam Courtney and Andre Greene Jr. will start at wide receiver alongside Malachi Fields.

Virginia vs. Boston College Game Notes

• Boston College has had the upper hand in the all-time series with Virginia, leading 7-1 all-time, including a 2-1 record in Charlottesville.
• UVA's lone win in the series with BC came in 2020, when the Cavaliers defeated the Eagles 43-32 at Scott Stadium.
• Virginia is looking to start 2-0 in conference play for the first time since 2019 and the Cavaliers are seeking back-to-back ACC wins for the first time since 2021.
• UVA is 2-0 coming off of a bye week under Tony Elliott, including last year's upset victory on the road at then-No. 10 North Carolina.
• Virginia is looking to be 4-1 to start a season for the first time since 2019 and just the sixth time since 1999.

For more preview content for Virginia vs. Boston College, including keys to the game, players to watch, statistical comparisons, scouting reports, depth charts, and injury reports, see the links below:

UVA Football: Five Keys to a Virginia Victory over Boston College

Stat Comparison: How Virginia Stacks Up Against Boston College on Paper

UVA Football: Players to Watch in Virginia vs. Boston College

Scouting Report: What to Expect From Boston College on Saturday at Virginia

UVA Football Week 6 Injury Report: Updates on Boley, Harris, Furnish, Wilson

Virginia Football Depth Chart vs. Boston College | Takeaways, Analysis