The Roanoke Times: Press Boxwith our sports staffFirst quarteringsPosted Oct28, 2006 at 12:49 PM- UVa leads, 7-0, after an eight-play, 75-yard touchdown drive highlighted by a 23-yard screen pass to Jason Snelling (blocks by Ian-Yates Cunningham and Jordy Lipsey) and a 24-yard pass on which Kevin Ogletree got inside N.C. State cornerback Jimmie Sutton, catching the ball at the 1. - The crowd is still waking up, it seems. The student section and the Hill are not nearly full -- not unusual for a noon kickoff. - Chris Long = beast so far for the Virginia defense. His 14-yard sack came after he split a double team by the left tackle and guard. - Jameel Sewell has completed all 5 of his pass attempts for 60 yards. - The Wolfpack needs to sort out its issues with penalties. Four in the first quarter and another here as the second quarter gets underway. - It is exceedingly annoying to write about a team with a collective singular nickname. - Esteemed colleague and corporate cousin Ed Miller of the Virginian-Pilot notes that the red-and-white varsity letter jacket Chuck Amato has on makes him look like an extra from "Happy Days." |
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First quarterings
Posted Oct28, 2006 at 12:49 PM
- UVa leads, 7-0, after an eight-play, 75-yard touchdown drive highlighted by a 23-yard screen pass to Jason Snelling (blocks by Ian-Yates Cunningham and Jordy Lipsey) and a 24-yard pass on which Kevin Ogletree got inside N.C. State cornerback Jimmie Sutton, catching the ball at the 1.
- The crowd is still waking up, it seems. The student section and the Hill are not nearly full -- not unusual for a noon kickoff.
- Chris Long = beast so far for the Virginia defense. His 14-yard sack came after he split a double team by the left tackle and guard.
- Jameel Sewell has completed all 5 of his pass attempts for 60 yards.
- The Wolfpack needs to sort out its issues with penalties. Four in the first quarter and another here as the second quarter gets underway.
- It is exceedingly annoying to write about a team with a collective singular nickname.
- Esteemed colleague and corporate cousin Ed Miller of the Virginian-Pilot notes that the red-and-white varsity letter jacket Chuck Amato has on makes him look like an extra from "Happy Days."
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