Inside The Game: UNC

Jameel Sewell made some key plays in the win at UNC.

After a disappointing loss to open the season, Virginia has picked up two straight wins against Coastal Division foes. The two ACC wins followed a similar formula: get an early lead, fend off a rally, and come up with enough key plays to prevail. Against North Carolina, some of those important moments were shared by a number of Cavaliers.

The easiest place to start has to be Chris Gould ‘s ‘now you miss it, now you don’t’ field goal in the third quarter. The 48-yard kick narrowly cleared the crossbar and was ruled a miss on the field by officials. UVa challenged the ruling thanks to sideline personnel that insisted the kick was good. It was and the call was overturned.

But the sharp eyes of those Virginia staffers may not have been the biggest plays of the drive. Those came from Jameel Sewell and Tom Santi . Why? Because the drive never would have reached a field goal try if those two players didn’t come up with critical plays early in the 17-play drive.

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