Wake Forest keeps No. 12 Virginia out of end zone in 16-9 win. Cavaliers QB Morris hurt

Carlos Hernandez returned a bouncing punt 88 yards successful the 3rd 4th for the game’s lone touchdown, and Wake Forest bushed No. 12 Virginia 16-9

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Carlos Hernandez returned a bouncing punt 88 yards successful the 3rd 4th for the game’s lone touchdown, and Wake Forest handed No. 12 Virginia its archetypal Atlantic Coast Conference nonaccomplishment of the season, 16-9 connected Saturday night.

Playing astir of the nighttime without backmost Chandler Morris, who was injured connected a second-quarter run, Virginia (8-2, 5-1, No. 14 CFP) became the past ACC squad to suffer a league crippled this year, disappointing a assemblage of 55,568 astatine Scott Stadium that had been energized by the Cavaliers' champion commencement successful 35 years.

Connor Calvert deed 3 tract goals for the Demon Deacons (6-3, 3-3), including from 50 and 49 yards successful the 2nd half.

Virginia totaled 327 yards of discourtesy to conscionable 203 for Wake Forest, but the Cavaliers were held without a touchdown for the archetypal clip since a 14-12, four-overtime nonaccomplishment astatine Miami successful 2022.

Will Bettridge made 3 tract goals for Virginia. The Cavaliers' last possession ended connected 4th down astatine the 5-yard enactment erstwhile backup Daniel Kaelin’s propulsion for Jahmal Edrine sailed implicit the receiver’s caput successful the extremity zone.

Virginia was capable to determination the shot astatine times nether Kaelin, who finished 18 of 28 for 145 yards, but the backup QB had 2 of the Cavaliers' 3 mislaid fumbles. J'Mari Taylor, who rushed for 98 yards, fumbled successful Wake Forest territory connected Virginia's second-to-last possession.

Demond Claiborne rushed 25 times for 75 yards for Wake Forest, which was held to conscionable 64 yards passing.

Wake Forest bounced backmost from a 42-7 drubbing astatine Florida State past play to go bowl-eligible successful its archetypal play nether manager Jake Dickert.

Virginia volition request to triumph retired and get immoderate assistance to marque its archetypal ACC title crippled since 2019. The Cavaliers’ discourtesy was struggling adjacent earlier Morris exited.

Wake Forest: After playing 4 of 5 games connected the road, the Demon Deacons big North Carolina adjacent Saturday.

Virginia: At Duke, which besides has 1 ACC loss, adjacent Saturday.

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