<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1j57SH_0w5YkdAa00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1j57SH_0w5YkdAa00" width="620" height="320" >CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.-- They did it twice this season. <a href="https://247sports.com/college/virginia/">Virginia</a> football managed to come back to beat both <a href="https://247sports.com/college/wake-forest/">Wake Forest</a> and <a href="https://247sports.com/college/boston-college/">Boston College</a> this season, and on Saturday, the Cavaliers had faith they could do it again. "Even on our last drive, we were like, 'We're going to go down there and score,'" running back <a href="https://247sports.com/Player/Xavier-Brown-46103321">Xavier Brown</a> said after the loss. Virginia was able to go ahead after Anthony Colandrea's 46-yard touchdown pass to Brown. The Virginia running back snatched the ball, stepped through a tackle, passed a nice <a href="https://247sports.com/Player/malachi-fields-46100412/">Malachi Fields</a> block all the way past the goal line. ‌"A lot of momentum after that play," said Virginia quarterback <a href="https://247sports.com/Player/anthony-colandrea-46114703/">Anthony Colandrea</a> said. "And I felt like everyone's heads were high, and we all thought that we were going to go back, get the ball back, and go score and win the game." "That was a huge play in the game," UVA coach <a href="https://247sports.com/Coach/tony-elliott-1265/">Tony Elliott</a> said. "And that was one of the four or five plays that gave us a shot to be there in the end."‌In the end it was a handful of plays that cost the Cavaliers the win. Freshman safety <a href="https://247sports.com/Player/Ethan-Minter-46115669">Ethan Minter</a> intercepted Tyler Shough's pass toward the end zone ending the Cardinals' possession with the 'Hoos taking over on its own 3-yard line. The Cavaliers couldn't flip the field and an ineligible player downfield reversed a third-down conversion and UVA had to punt. ‌<a href="https://247sports.com/college/louisville/">Louisville</a> quarterback Tyler Shough's 5-yard touchdown pass to tight end <a href="https://247sports.com/Player/jamari-johnson-46151069/">Jamari Johnson</a> secured the 24-20 win with 1:55 to play. "ACC games that are one-possession games and go down to the fourth quarter are going to be determined by four to six plays," said Elliott. "Bottom line."For the first time since 2019, the Cavaliers have not turned over the ball in three games, however, the 'Hoos, who dominated the time of possession but couldn't covert in the red zone and put points on the board. Meanwhile the defense came up with some big spots, but also allowed big plays due to missed assignments or missed tackles that allowed the Cardinals to flip the field, win the game. "You gotta score in the red zone versus really good football teams," said Colandrea. "And Louisville is really good football team." "Not converting the red zone. I know that's big and has been a big, big emphasis for us," said Brown. . "I think we left points on the board there. We want touchdowns in the red zone. Hats off to <a href="https://247sports.com/Player/will-bettridge-46058859/">Will Bettridge</a> making the field goals, but we want touchdowns.""Everything we do it's on us," said linebacker Kam Robinson. "It's not like these other teams just going out there straight dogging us, we just beating ourselves." ‌"Execution," added Brown. "It's the little things. It all comes down to four or five plays a game." One consistent trait this team has shown this season is fight. "I'm proud of our team, because they didn't flinch," said Elliott. And this could have flinched when the Cardinals went ahead in the third quarter but they didn't. "I thought our kids competed. I thought they played their play their tails off. Man, they never quit," said Elliott. "But we just had a couple of critical mistakes and a couple of errors that resulted in the score not going our way in the end." That's the fight the Cavaliers need as they travel to <a href="https://247sports.com/college/clemson/">Clemson</a> this week and as they continue to go through their ACC schedule in hopes of becoming bowl eligible. "We talked about how we can't let this game, a loss like this, bring us apart," said Minter. "Can't let it pull us apart. We are still very high on each other, still have very high expectations for each other and still have great faith in this team. We have to reset and go back Monday, go back to work.. get ready for Clemson." Want the latest news on Virginia delivered right to your email? <a href="https://247sports.com/college/virginia/distribution/signup/">Subscribe to the Wahoos247 newsletter here</a>. It is free and a great way to get daily updates on Virginia football, basketball, baseball, recruiting, and more delivered straight to your inbox.</div></body>

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'We just beating ourselves:' Virginia leaves chances on the field against Louisville, focused on Clemson next

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.-- They did it twice this season. Virginia football managed to come back to beat both Wake Forest and Boston College this season, and on Saturday, the Cavaliers had faith they could do it again. \"Even on our last drive, we were like, 'We're going to go down there...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.-- They did it twice this season. Virginia football managed to come back to beat both Wake Forest and Boston College this season, and on Saturday, the Cavaliers had faith they could do it again. "Even on our last drive, we were like, 'We're going to go down there...

'We just beating ourselves:' Virginia leaves chances on the field against Louisville, focused on Clemson next

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