How to watch as Delaware visits ACC power Virginia in football
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Two of the University of Delaware’s all-time biggest sports victories came at Virginia.
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One was a 2007 NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Tournament 14-8 stunner over the No. 2-seeded Cavaliers and the other a 2011 NCAA Men’s Soccer Tournament 1-0 overtime upset of the defending national champs.
The Blue Hens’ football team hopes to add to that list on Sept. 26, knowing it’ll be among their toughest tests ever.
Kickoff is at 6 p.m. at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville between the 2-1 teams. Virginia drubbed N.C. State 34-8 and Norfolk State 59-3 and was ranked 25th nationally before losing to West Virginia last week 38-27.
Last year, Virginia was ACC regular-season champ and finished 11-3 and 16th in the national rankings.
Nonetheless, Delaware relishes the opportunity. Two weeks after leading the SEC’s Vanderbilt at halftime in a 35-26 loss, the Blue Hens take on another Power 4 powerhouse.
“We're going to go toe to toe with anybody,” said sophomore cornerback Jamarion Kolagbodi. “We know Virginia’s a great opponent, a great team to showcase again that we're not gonna back down, that we're willing to go toe to toe with anybody.”
How to follow
Delawareonline.com will provide live reports on the game beginning before kickoff with updates through to its conclusion with photo and videos followed by postgame reaction.
How to attend
Tickets may be purchased at https://virginiasports.evenue.net/events/football-season-tickets. Prices start at $22.
How to watch
The game is being aired on the ACC Network with Jorge Sedano on play-by-play, Rodney McLeod Jr. analyzing and Kendra Douglas reporting from the sidelines.
How to listen
Scott Klatzkin will be calling the game on WDSD-94.7 FM with Bill Harman providing analysis and Nick Alessandrini reporting from the sidelines.
Student-radio station WVUD (91.3) is airing the game with Tim Shugsta and Jason Pressman.
What’s the point spread?
Virginia is favored by 19.5 points, according to ESPN.
How do the teams rate nationally?
Virginia is 34th and Delaware is 82nd in the ESPN College Football Power Index of the 138 teams in FBS.
What’s the weather forecast?
Clear skies with temperatures in the upper 60s/low 70s.
Why is this game important for Delaware?
Delaware hopes to challenge Virginia while getting in a groove and staying healthy for the start of Conference USA games next week.
Why is this game important for Virginia?
The Cavaliers are coming off a loss to West Virginia and need to easily handle Group of 6 foe Delaware with ACC games looming.
What’s the series record?
This is the first meeting between the schools.
What is an interesting fact about Delaware?
Delaware is 11th in FBS in passing yards per game (325.7) and faces a Virginia team that has allowed just 150.0 passing yards per game this year, second best in the ACC and 19th nationally.
Delaware and Virginia are also among 27 FBS teams that have not lost a fumble this season.
What is an interesting fact about Virginia?
This is the school’s annual UVA Strong game, honoring three players killed in a school shooting in 2022.
Who is a player to watch for Delaware?
Wideout Sean Wilson has made a string of difficult catches for the Blue Hens and ranks third in Conference USA with 288 receiving yards. They’ve come on 18 catches and include three touchdowns.
Who is a player to watch for Virginia?
Quarterback Beau Pribula is the younger brother of Cade Pribula, who was a Delaware quarterback from 2019-21 and appeared in one game at Stony Brook in 2021. He transferred to Sacred Heart and played in nine games in 2022-23. Beau began his career at Penn State before playing at Missouri last year.
Pribula presently ranks as the ACC’s fourth most efficient quarterback. He has completed 42 of 58 passes (72.4 percent) for 514 yards and seven touchdowns. Pribula is also an avid runner with 101 yards on 25 carries.
What does Delaware coach Ryan Carty say?
“Hopefully, we can do our best to bottle them up and limit his [Pribula’s] big plays . . . He's talented as heck and they're talented around him. Can we limit his big ones? This is one of the best defenses we've played since we've been here. They play really hard. They play well together. They're experienced. They're talented. I think the thing that probably scares you the most is they create turnovers very, very consistently.’’
What does Virginia coach Tony Elliot say?
“You put on the tape and you watch Delaware and you watch them versus Vanderbilt, and you see how competitive that game is, how physical these guys play . . . Defensively they're gonna come after you and then, offensively, they’ve got the skill and you watched their skill guys break tackles and make plays versus another Power 4 opponent. We got enough there to keep their attention.”
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