Trailing Duke 18-17 with 3:45 left in the game, Virginia had the ball with a chance to mount a game-winning drive. Here's what happened:
1st down -- incompletion
2nd down -- incompletion
3rd down -- Sewell fumbles, and Duke returns the loose ball for the touchdown, 25-17 Duke lead.
At this point, we're still only down eight points, with 3:22 on the clock. Plenty of time for a game-tying touchdown drive. (But that, of course, would have required a real quarterback behind center.)
1st down -- incompletion
2nd down -- incompletion
3rd down -- incompletion
4th down -- sack
Duke then kicked a field goal to put the score at 28-17, and the game out of reach.
Five [ugly] incompletions, a sack, and a lost fumble. Not the stuff of legends, with the game on the line.
Al Groh will never do it, but it's time for Jameel Sewell to get the hook. Let Marc Verica play out the stretch and gain some experience for next season! Please!
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