THE HOOS HIT THE ROAD AGAINST DUKE AND TRY TO REMAIN ATOP OF THE COASTAL DIVISION

  The Cavaliers will be coming off of a bye week and a huge win over Pitt two weeks ago to hit the road to play the Duke Blue Devils. This isn't your old Duke team, the Blue devils were able to overcome a 22-0 deficit last season to beat the Cavaliers 35-22 and getting them the ACC championship game against national champion Florida St. and to a bowl game and barely losing to the Texas A&M Aggies 52-48. The Blue Devils finished the regular season 10-2 before losing in the conference championship and the Chic-Fila Peach bowl. The Blue Devils of old are a memory to some. Duke began their 2014 campaign with a few lackluster teams that they bull dozed through, hit a small speed bump with a lost to the Hurricanes but before their bye beat the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Bobby Dodd stadium. The Blue Devils finished at the break 5-1 overall and 1-1 in the ACC. The Blue Devils are looking to chalk up another W in the win column against the Cavaliers in their continued battle between one another since 1890. 

  The Cavaliers are coming into this Saturdays game 4-2 overall and 2-0 in the conference sitting atop the Coastal Division of the ACC. The Cavaliers have had some up and down battles with the Blue Devils and definitely will be looking to win big Saturday. The Cavaliers in the past four years have inked some major opponents on their schedules, and have challenged them but couldn't come away with the victory.  The Cavaliers again stepped up to the plate to open their 2014 season against a top ten ranked UCLA team and took it to the wire but didn't get the victory. Virginia always show resilience, and in the six games played so far they have proved that they can run with almost any team when both the defense and offense are in sync. The Hoos have a strong running game which we saw against Pitt on national television and a defense that swarms to the ball and can create turnovers. The Cavaliers schedule will remain a test from this point out and I do believe the Cavaliers can make a run. However, they definitely have to play lights out football on both sides of the ball and finish all four quarters not a half to continue to be a threat in the ACC and to claim the top spot in their division. 

Prediction: Virginia 30 Duke 17

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