Payne Leads Charge For The Forgotten

UVa’s Keith Payne rushed for 114 yards and 4 TDs.

When Mike London first started talking about his Virginia football team this spring, the conversation often drifted toward new beginnings. New opportunities. Second chances. Guys with a chance to prove themselves all over again. For one night in early September at least, a few Hoos took that mantra and ran with it.

Keith Payne , Trey Womack , Raynard Horne , Dontrelle Inman , Aaron Taliaferro . All are good examples of players that had disappeared during the previous regime, but grabbed some of the spotlight on Saturday night. Senior quarterback Marc Verica , a potential candidate for the same category, said he believes you’ll see games like this one from different players all season long.

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