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UVA vs NC State winners, losers: Beau Pribula, Cavs run over Pack in Week 0 ACC opener

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By Erick Smith Verified
| Yahoo Sports Canada Verified
UVA vs NC State winners, losers: Beau Pribula, Cavs run over Pack in Week 0 ACC opener
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UVA vs NC State winners, losers: Beau Pribula, Cavs run over Pack in Week 0 ACC opener Original

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By Erick Smith Verified
| USA Today Verified
Updated Aug. 29, 2026, 6:45 p.m. ET CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – It didn’t look like Rio de Janeiro. There were no sand beaches. Christ the Redeemer was not looming over the city. None of that mattered to Virginia. The Cavaliers dominated NC State from the start and cruised to a 34-8 victory in a rare conference game in Week 0 of the college football season.
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UVA vs NC State winners, losers: Beau Pribula, Cavs run over Pack in Week 0 ACC opener

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By Erick Smith Verified
| Pensacola News Journal Verified
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – It didn’t look like Rio de Janeiro. There were no sand beaches. Christ the Redeemer was not looming over the city. Originally not expected to be part of the league standings when it was announced in December, the game scheduled for Brazil between longtime league foes was scrapped in June due to logistic reasons and made a conference game. HAYES: After all the drama, Bill Belichick's surest bet is Bobby Petrino. Go figure TOPPMEYER: Lane Kiffin says he matured. Prove it.
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One trap game that could derail every College Football Playoff contender

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By Erick Smith Verified
| MSN Verified
Sometimes it isn't the biggest obstacles in the road that disrupt your path. It can often be the potholes you don't see coming. Such is the nature of trap games in college football It's easy for teams made up of young adults to find the focus and emotional energy to play in the biggest games of the season. But there is a natural letdown before and after those matchups on the schedule that have been circled all offseason.
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One trap game that could derail every College Football Playoff contender

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By Erick Smith Verified
| The Columbus Dispatch Verified
Sometimes it isn't the biggest obstacles in the road that disrupt your path. It can often be the potholes you don't see coming. Such is the nature of trap games in college football.
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