CHARLOTTE - After starting the season with two impressive victories, the No. 25 Virginia football team sputtered Saturday night in a 38-27 loss to West Virginia. The Hoos On Podcast Postgame Report reacts from Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte on UVA's loss to WVU with analysis, postgame quotes, and more.

The Hoos jumped out to a lead twice in the first quarter, but the Mountaineers rallied and then scored right before halftime to take the lead. West Virginia then broke one more tie with a late third quarter score and pulled away for the win. WVU piled up 437 yards of total offense with 247 rushing yards. QB Michael Hawkins Jr. caused problems all night as he raced to 123 rushing yards with 3 touchdowns and passed for 190 yards and 2 touchdowns too. Cam Cook added another 123 rushing yards as UVA's defense had trouble stopping the run all night. Fisher Camac led the Virginia defense with 11 tackles.

On the flipside, the Cavaliers had some rushing success early with 113 yards in the first quarter when they scored their first 2 btouchdowns. After guard Noah Josey left with an injury, however, the offense fell off and the Hoos managed to get to just 157 rushing yards for the game. Jekail Middlebrook led the way with 75 yards and a touchdown, while Xavier Brown added 71 yards and a touchdown as well. Beau Pribula passed for 197 yards and 2 touchdowns, though 61 yards and a TD came on a 2-minute drill late with the Mountaineers leading by three scores.

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