Virginia looked like Iowa East with a dual-threat quarterback.
Ty Hildenbrandt
“Virginia looked like a version of Iowa that knows how to use a dual threat quarterback.”
Context
Virginia's 34–8 win was the most impressive Week 0 showing to the hosts. The Cavaliers outgained NC State 413–168, controlled the line of scrimmage, and answered an 8–point Wolfpack score with a 23-play, 75-yard drive that used 12 minutes.
Beau Pribula's 110 rushing yards supplied the extra blocker and made Virginia's small-ball identity unusually difficult to stop. The test now moves to the teams that can reduce that run-game advantage or force Pribula to win through the air.