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The coach for the next Virginia football coach may have reached a swift conclusion.

The head coach's office is empty at the McCue Center, but there's still a football team at the University of Virginia.

Joe Torchia has been looking forward to the moment for years. Given the Atlantic Coast Conference's odd revolving rotation between teams in the Atlantic and Coastal Divisions, no player on Virginia's roster has played in a game at Clemson.

It's time to end the streak. Dating back to last season, the Boston College football team has lost five straight games away from Alumni Stadium.

The 'Hoos enter the game with B.C. with a 3-6 record and must win out to be eligible for a bowl game.

CHARLOTTESVILLE -- Two plays, and only a few inches, separated the Virginia football team from victory over Boston College on Saturday.

On the Cavaliers' final offensive play, quarterback Jameel Sewell was stopped a few inches shy of the 11-yard line -- or at least that's where the officials spotted the ball. On a quarterback sneak by the Eagles at the goal line earlier in the fourth quarter, Boston College scored the go-ahead touchdown -- or at least that's where the officials spotted the ball.

The last time Virginia coach Al Groh was on the sideline in South Florida, his Cavaliers ended Miami's era at the Orange Bowl with a stunning 48-0 romp over the Hurricanes.

Demoralized and defeated, Virginia quarterback Marc Verica attempted to scurry off the field at Land Shark Stadium on Saturday.

Saturday's game at Land Shark Stadium was a far cry from Virginia's last appearance in Miami in 2007, when the Wahoo's closed the Orange Bowl with a 49-0 win.

For the first time in any reporter's memory, Virginia quarterback Marc Verica declined requests to speak to the media following Virginia's 52-17 loss Saturday to host Miami.

For all of the revivals that his Virginia football teams have enjoyed in October, coach Al Groh has never been known as Mr.

Kickoff: Noon, Land Shark Stadium TV: ACC Syndication . Weather: High 70s, 30 percent rain chance.

As a passer, Jameel Sewell has been plagued by wildness at various points during his career, but opponents generally have had to his honor his running ability.

Over the Al Groh era at Virginia, generally passing statistics have generally been losing statistics.

To dream the impossible dream. Two ACC programs are on the verge of improbable, unbelievable endings to this season and these dreams come to a clash this Saturday.

The UVA football team is using its 'next man up" philosophy. Defensive end, Matt Conrath is out for Saturday's game against Georgia Tech.

Al Groh's Cavaliers are riding a three game winning streak and will need more solid play if they hope to make it four in a row.

Virginia's Rashawn Jackson scored his first career rushing touchdown with 1:43 remaining, a relatively easy 2-yard run for the clinching points in the Cavaliers' 20-9 win against Maryland.

Georgia Tech's impressive running game may have it on the brink of its first top 10 appearance in over eight years, but Virginia's stunning turnaround has it atop the ACC Coastal Division A road win over the Cavaliers for the first time in nearly 19 years would give the 11th-ranked Yellow Jackets the Coastal lead Saturday when they visit Virginia.

With Virginia's latest win against Maryland in its rear-view mirror, Al Groh and his team set their sites on Georgia Tech.