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safety (Quin Blanding) and defensive tackle (Andefense under first-year coordinator Jon Tenuta drew Brown). Among the returning starters are seemed to be stout for much of the year. Watford's safety Anthony Harris, who led the nation in interstruggles (he completed just 57.1 percent of his ceptions (eight) in 2013, and second-year defensive attempts, with eight touchdowns against 15 interend Eli Harold, who posted team highs in tackles ceptions) made the injuries Virginia suffered on for loss (15) and sacks (8.5). defense even more brutal. Add in that the injuries and struggles forced a Redshirt fourth-year tackle Brent Urban, who host of true first-years (Johnson, Smith, linebacker was on his way to a monster year, went down Max Valles, linebacker Zach Bradshaw, offensive early in the Maryland game and missed the next tackle Sadiq Olanrewaju and cornerback Tim Harfour contests. Third-year cornerback Demetrious ris) to play significant snaps and there's a lot to Nicholson didn't even get to play in that game in build on going forward. College Park and was lost for the season's final But there's no question that what London does seven games. And fellow defensive back Maurice at the quarterback position will again define the Canady, a second-year, suffered a lacerated kidney team's season. It's the nature of college football in the loss to Duke (when UVa gave up a 22-0 lead) these days that there are very few, if any, good teams and missed the next three games. without strong signal-callers. Watford may have "In the locker room, we talked about the adverset the school record for attempts and completions sity that we have had to face," London said at the (43-of-61 passing for a career-high 376 yards) in the end of the season. "Things happened on the field 35-25 loss to Georgia Tech in late October, but he that we would like to have back, but we can't. We struggled the remainder of the season. That allowed talked about making opportunities to improve. We backup Greyson Lambert, a redshirt first-year, to see talked about keeping your head up and not getting more time, and he showed some potential. Considercaught up in W's and L's. ing Watford beat Lambert out for the starting job in "It hurts to lose, but sometimes things happen in the fall, it seems that training life that you have to battle camp 2014 will have a very through." 2014 UVA FOOTBALL similar feel to training camp As tough as UVa's 2013 SCHEDULE 2013. season was, there are plenty Home (2013 Record/Bowl) "Greyson will have of positives that will carry UCLA (10-3/Sun) plenty of opportunities over into next season. The Richmond (6-6) moving forward," London Wahoos will have to replace Kent State (4-8) said. "It is important that the just seven fourth-years, Louisville (12-1/Russell Athletic) team improves." though two — Bowanko Miami (9-4/Russell Athletic) All indications are that and the NFL-bound offenNorth Carolina (7-6/Belk) the QB spot will indeed be sive tackle Morgan Moses Pittsburgh (7-6/Little Caesar's) up for grabs heading into — were starters on what Away (2013 Record/Bowl) the 2014 campaign. Not will now be a very young BYU (8-5/Fight Hunger) only will reserves Matt offensive line. Duke (10-4/Chik-fil-A) Johns, a redshirt first-year, The defense will return Florida State (13-0/BCS National Championship) and Brendan Marshall, a nine starters and adds two Georgia Tech (7-6/Music City) first-year, likely be in the five-star, top-10-ranked Virginia Tech (8-5/Sun) mix this spring, but comrecruits in the nation's top i24-26.Football Overview.indd 3 1/16/14 2:27 PM