Greg’s Game Grades ’07: NCSU

The Cavaliers have certainly been living on the edge this season and that style of play finally caught up with the Hoos in Raleigh. The good news is this was not a game where Virginia simply did not show up. The game was in doubt until the final minutes despite the fact, frankly, that the contest could have been a State run-away.

Despite numerous injuries to key starters, a team coming off eight consecutive weeks of play and off a very emotional win over the Terrapins, Virginia produced more points in an away game at some place other than Duke since the last visit to College Park in October of 2005 (33 points).

But here we grade on execution. From poor play on third down to losing the turnover and big play battle to some questionable game-planning decisions, the numbers indicate that executing is something the Hoos did not do very well.

OFFENSE

Overall Grade: 76.69 (C)

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