Mikell Simpson had 21 carries for 81 yards at NCSU.

Virginia has had less rushing attempts than passing attempts on offense only three times this season. The Cavaliers lost two of those games, including this past weekend’s 29-24 loss at N.C. State. The Hoos rushed the ball just 36 times and a number of those were Jameel Sewell scrambles on non-running calls. That begs for one question. Why did UVa abandon the run?

Cav coach Al Groh said on Sunday that the late-game situation forced the Hoos to go to the air more frequently in the final 10 minutes. “It was a function of the time in the game,” he said. “Seven minutes to go in the game and we needed a touchdown to win and we had had a fairly productive evening throwing the ball.”

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