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This will be the Cavaliers’ first bowl appearance since the 2019 Orange Bowl. This will be their third time playing in the Gator Bowl.
Cavaliers’ loss opens the door for the possibility that JMU will make the College Football Playoff.
The North Dakota State transfer came off the bench to score 25 points.
Freshman point guard Chance Mallory scored 16 points and Virginia knocked down 12 3-pointers as it picked up the biggest win of the early season, winning at Texas 88-69 in the ACC/SEC Challenge.
For the first time since beating Richmond twice in 1906, Virginia will look to beat the same team twice in one season.
UVA faces Duke in the ACC championship game Saturday, where J’Mari Taylor has a chance to become a 1,000-yard rusher.
Volleyball season ends and basketball braces for ACC/SEC challenge.
The conference determined there, “was no violation of the policy,” a source told Cville Right Now.
Virginia’s win over rival Virginia Tech has the ‘Hoos in the ACC championship game, a win away from the College Football Playoffs.
Virginia beat VT for just the second time in the last 21 meetings.