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Aidan Baller

Anthony Colandrea will look to lift the Cavaliers over No. 10 Clemson
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Clemson 17, Virginia 10 | Second Quarter

Virginia (4-2, 2-1 ACC) is set to take on No. 10 Clemson (5-1, 4-0 ACC) on Saturday afternoon at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina. Follow along with score updates, play-by-play, and live analysis for Virginia at Clemson in the thread below.

Updates are in reverse chronological order with the most recent updates at the top of the page. This article will be updated after each drive. Refresh the page for updates.

Clemson 17, Virginia 10 | 2:00 2Q

In need of a stop, the Virginia defense steps up with two massive hits on Klubnik before a short pass is unable to get the first. Two minunte timeout.

Clemson 17, Virginia 10 | 2:51 2Q

The Virginia offense continues to stutter with its second three and out in a row. Two passes to Fields but one was overthrown and the other Fields was unable to make the grab on a jump ball. Sparks boots the ball down the field for 52 yards, another great punt.

Clemson 17, Virginia 10 | 5:01 2Q

Clemson drives down the field for a touchdown which includes a trick play with a wide receiver throwing the ball for a long gain down to the Virginia three yard line. Phil Mafah then runs it in for the score.

Clemson 10, Virginia 10 | 5:01 2Q

This Virginia drive was extremely sloppy with a holding penalty calling back a Tyree first down, a muffed snap by Colandrea to set up 3rd and 24. The Cavaliers lose more yards, sending out Daniel Sparks to punt it away.

Clemson 10, Virginia 10 | 12:26 2Q

Clemson begins to roll with two quick first downs before a pass interference call gives Clemson a 15 yard gain. The Tigers than get a massive penalty to halt a rush by Mafah before Klubnik misses a wide open receiver in the end zone. Despite the mishaps, the Tigers overpower the Cavaliers on the ground with the drive ending with a rushing touchdown by Phil Mafah.

Clemson 3, Virginia 10 | 12:26 2Q

On the ensuing drive for the Cavaliers, a play to Tyree results in a seven yard loss, killing the momentum of the drive before Colandrea scrambles 20 yards for a first down to keep the drive allowed. Virginia then picks up another first down before Colandrea finds Dakota Twitty for an eight yard touchdown.

Clemson 3, Virginia 3 | End of the First Quarter

On the second play of the Clemson drive, Klubnik is intercepted by Kam Robinson to give the Cavaliers the ball on the Clemson 37.

Clemson 3, Virginia 3 | 0:53 1Q

Cavaliers pick up their first down of the game after an 8 yard catch by Malachi Fields and 11 yard rush by Xavier Brown. Virginia then gets another five yards on an illegal substitution by Clemson. Virginia is running a lot of pre-snap movement to attempt to disrupt the Tigers.

Colandrea finds Fields again for another first down as the sophomore is showed poise on this second drive. The Cavaliers then ran a qb sneak with Grady Brosterhous on fourth and one which succeeded to continue the drive. Two plays later Colandrea gets sacked but a facemask penalty by the Tigers gives the Cavaliers another first down.

In the red zone, Colandrea on a designed run gets the ball down to the five yard line before Grady Brosterhous pushes up the middle for a few yards. The Hoos then opt to kick the field goal on 4th and one as their red zone woes continue to be a struggle.

Clemson 3, Virginia 0 | 8:17 1Q

Cade Klubnik finds a receiver for a 22 yard gain to start the drive before the Cavaliers force a third down and two before Phil Mafah powers forward for a first down. After that the Virginia defense forces two key run stops against Mafah before Klubnik scrambles and finds a receiver wide open downfield. The Cavaliers nearly had the sack, ending the Tigers possession, but Virginia could not get the Clemson quarterback down. In the red zone the Cavaliers force a field goal.

Clemson 0, Virginia 0 | 13:36 1Q

Virginia runs the ball three straight times with Pace with the first rush for seven yards before the other two fail to get the first down. Offensive lineman Ty Furnish was injured on the third play of the drive. Virginia opts to punt.

Clemson 0, Virginia 0 | 15:00 1Q

Game start. Virginia starts with the ball.

Read a full preview of the game here: Virginia Football vs. Clemson Game Preview, Score Prediction

Virginia vs. Clemson Pregame Notes

  • Saturday marks Tony Elliott’s return to Memorial Stadium for the first time since he departed the program to become the head coach at Virginia in December of 2021.
  • Clemson leads the all-time series with Virginia 40-8-1 and has a 21-3-1 advantage over the Cavaliers in games played at Memorial Stadium.
  • This will be the first meeting between Dabo Swinney and Tony Elliott as head coaches, but Swinney owns a perfect 5-0 record against Virginia as Clemson's head coach.
  • The last time the Cavaliers faced a top-ten opponent on the road was last season against North Carolina, where the Hoos earned a massive 31-27 victory over the Tar Heels, UVA's first road win over a top 10 team in program history.
  • There are three former Clemson Tigers on the Virginia football roster, but only one of them - running back Kobe Pace - will play on Saturday, as tight end Sage Ennis went down with a season-ending injury in the Coastal Carolina game and defensive back Malcolm Greene is redshirting the rest of this season.
  • UVA is outscoring opponents 45-27 in the fourth quarter this season, while Clemson is getting outscored 48-26 in the fourth quarter (though that has a lot to do with the Tigers building large leads before the fourth quarter of their games).
  • Four of UVA’s next five opponents are ranked in the AP Top 25: No. 10 Clemson, No. 12 Notre Dame, No. 20 Pitt, and No. 21 SMU. Three of the four contests against currently ranked foes will take place away from Charlottesville. 

Read more pregame content to preview Saturday's matchup between the Cavaliers and Cardinals, including a stat comparison, depth chart, injury report, keys to the game, and players to watch:

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Aidan Baller
AIDAN BALLER

Aidan has been writing for Virginia Cavaliers On SI since January of 2023 and covers UVA football, basketball, men's soccer, and men's lacrosse. He is from New York and is currently in his fourth year at the University of Virginia, enrolled in the M.S. in Accounting program.