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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Transfer quarterback Beau Pribula dazzled in his Virginia debut as the Cavaliers dominated North Carolina State 34-8 in the season and ACC opener for both teams on Saturday.
Pribula, who started his career at Penn State and played last season at Missouri, threw for 155 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another 110 yards, becoming the first Virginia quarterback to run for 100 yards in a game since Brennan Armstrong in 2022.
"I thought he was very decisive, very efficient with the ball," Virginia coach Tony Elliott said. "He protected it, didn't put it in jeopardy for the most part. He was looking for checkdowns. If it wasn't there, he was pulling it down, keeping us ahead of the chains. It was fun to watch him play."
Belichick gets 'W'
DUBLIN -- New North Carolina quarterback Billy Edwards Jr. threw for 232 yards, Aeron Burrell kicked two field goals and the Tar Heels opened coach Bill Belichick's second season with a 15-10 win over TCU on a rainy Saturday in Ireland for the Aer Lingus Classic.
TCU didn't score again after going up 10-3 on its first two drives. The Horned Frogs got the ball eight more times, and were stopped on fourth-and-short deep in Tar Heels territory on their last two drives.
The 74-year-old Belichick, who won six Super Bowls coaching the New England Patriots, was 4-8 in his college debut with the Tar Heels last year. That season began with a 48-14 home loss to TCU in prime time on Labor Day.
"I'm just happy for the players. They've worked really hard," Belichick said. "To have positive results back up that hard work, reinforces it. I think they've been believing in what we're doing, but I think this just gives everybody a little bit more belief and we've just got to keep building."
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