For the first time since Virginia’s 2019 ACC Coastal title run, the Cavaliers enter late November with a legitimate chance to return to Charlotte. Following Saturday’s emphatic win over Duke, UVA sits at 6–1 in the conference, tied with Georgia Tech atop the ACC standings and firmly in the postseason conversation.

Virginia Tech should be glad it lost 34-14 at Florida State, even if that means it is back in the Bottom 25 this week. Had the Hokies waltzed into Doak Campbell Stadium and defeated the Seminoles, it would have dropped FSU to 4-6 and may have increased Mike Norvell's chances of getting fired before the end of the season.

Now, with the search resolved and James Franklin officially tabbed as the next head whistle, some of the noise has finally settled. But the games remain, and the remainder of 2025 still looms. The Hokies aren’t done yet, even if attention naturally starts shifting toward what comes next.

Virginia QB Chandler Morris threw two touchdown passes, and the Cavaliers' defense carried the day in a 34-17 win over Duke.

NC State and Virginia will make college football history in 2026 by playing the ACC’s first-ever game in South America.

Football players Lavel Davis Jr., D’Sean Perry and Devin Chandler were killed, while a fourth member of the team, Mike Hollins, and another student, Marlee Morgan, were wounded.

The trial for the former University of Virginia student who pleaded guilty to fatally shooting three football players on the campus in 2022 will begin Monday morning.

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