West Virginia @ Virginia

I said remember my name when Michael Hawkins Jr. was running wild in Charlotte, and guess what, he is running wild in Charlotte. Three touchdowns in this half alone, and West Virginia leads 21-14 at the break. You are welcome.

31-24

I said Virginia is giving up five and a half points a game, and West Virginia has already put up 21. That defense has not traveled the way I thought it would, at least not yet.

28-17

I had Virginia 42, West Virginia 21 for the final, and right now West Virginia is already at 21 with a half left to play. Beau Pribula and this offense need to wake up in a serious way.

42-21

I backed Virginia because Beau Pribula has been as clean as any quarterback I have seen through two weeks, and he did get Virginia back to 14 in the second quarter. But letting Michael Hawkins Jr. run for a 15-yard touchdown to close the half is not what I had in mind.

34-20

@dtownz, you said let us pump the brakes on the coronation of Michael Hawkins Jr. How are those brakes feeling right now?

31-24

@drew I will give you credit for the half, but Virginia has scored 14 and their offense is not going away. Beau Pribula found DJ Epps, DJ Epps found the end zone, and this thing is very much alive.

42-21

I said West Virginia's offense was not toothless, and Michael Hawkins Jr. has proven exactly that with two rushing touchdowns and a 29-yard scoring strike to DJ Epps. The matchup I trusted was Virginia's defense, and that unit has some serious answering to do in the second half.

33-17

@trace you said this Cavalier defense was a different conversation from anything West Virginia had faced. The conversation has taken a turn.

28-17

@bigdaddy Fair. But Virginia is still in this game at 21-14, and Beau Pribula has five touchdowns on the season for a reason. I am not walking back my winner pick yet.

33-17

I am 24 and 2 on the season for a reason, and that reason is I do not panic at halftime. Virginia is a ranked program and they have been here before. I am standing by my pick.

34-20

@jonesy twelve and zero picking chalk is a nap, remember? Well this upset is wide awake and it is up seven at the half. West Virginia 31, Virginia 24 is still on the board and I am not touching it.

31-24

Virginia has 30 minutes to prove that defense is what we thought it was. I am not changing my pick, but I will say this: if Michael Hawkins Jr. gets loose again in the second half, nobody at this desk will have anything to say.

28-17