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Many Virginia fans watching the Cavaliers' wide-open offense in the first half Saturday must have been wondering, "Where has this been all season?" The Cavaliers ran the ball out of a "wildcat" formation, with tailback Mikell Simpson taking direct snaps.

Well, after U.Va.'s 14-10 heartbreaker yesterday against Boston College, I suppose it's not too early to start thinking about who the next coach will be in Charlottesville.

The bowl representatives have quit visiting, but Virginia's football complex is still a hot spot for NFL scouts.

Mikell Simpson entered the season as Virginia's No. 1 running back and its top receiving threat out of the backfield.

Jameel Sewell passed for 221 yards and Virginia gained 298 yards of total offense, but it was not enough, as the Cavalier football team fell to Boston College, 14-10, on Saturday.

Boston College's first trip to Scott Stadium would make for a memorable match-up in Charlottesville Saturday night, as the Eagles knock off the Cavaliers 14-10. The Wahoos are now 3-7 on the season, 2-4 in the ACC.

Though Virginia seems destined to spend the postseason at home, and quite possibly searching for a new coaching staff, a few Cavaliers still may have a decent shot at earning All-Atlantic Coast Conference first-team accolades.

The Cavalier football team returns home to face Boston College on Saturday and will not only be looking to snap its three game losing streak, but looking for some offensive production as well.

Michael Jackson's father is making accusations of fraud against the administrators of the singer's will as he intensifies his campaign to get money from his son's estate.

It just keeps getting worse for UVa. They've now lost three in a row for the second time this season.

Scott Stadium's renovation in 2000 added 15,000 seats to the Carl Smith Center. The stadium was filled to only slightly above two-thirds capacity during Saturday's game against Duke.

We'll begin today by trying to make you laugh, or at least smile. Because even though it hasn't been much fun to be a college football fan in this state the past few weeks, you've got to remember to laugh.

It was unclear entering the season what it would take for Virginia coach Al Groh to march into the 2010 campaign.

CHARLOTTESVILLE Firing Virginia coach Al Groh at the end of the season would be expensive, but the cost of not doing so could be just as high.

There's a difference in playing with a purpose to put games away, and merely playing with hopes that the clock will expire before anything bad happens.

In four ACC games, U.Va. has scored just four offensive touchdowns, including two against Duke.

Duke's players charged toward midfield at Wallace Wade Stadium when the clock expired in last season's 31-3 win over Virginia, reveling after they snapped a 25-game ACC losing streak. The image is ingrained in the mind of Cavaliers fullback Rashawn Jackson, who sounded as if he wanted to pound a blocking sled -- perhaps one adorned with a Blue Devils jersey -- while recounting the celebration earlier this week.

'We were embarrassed,' said Jackson, who has a chance to even the score on Saturday at Scott Stadium.

Following the Cavaliers loss to Georgia Tech on Saturday, Virginia football is now 3-and-4 and 2-and-1 in the ACC.

In the last four years, Will Barker has participated in his fair share of big games for Virginia, but none may be bigger in terms of regaining at least some level of large-scale respect for the football program than Saturday's game against No.

As expected, Virginia defensive end Matt Conrath was ruled out on Thursday for the upcoming Georgia Tech game with an ankle sprain.