Mike London played at Richmond, coached at Richmond, and now has beaten Richmond. Phew…
The Wahoos, behind a 4 touchdown performance by senior tailback Keith Payne, dispatched Richmond 34-13 in Charlottesville. Virginia had not won an opening game since 2005.
Senior quarterback Marc Verica thew for more yards in the first half than he did all last season. Virginia’s best player, Ras-I Dowling sat out the game due to an injury, as did Rodney McCloud.
Verica finished 24/35 for 285 yards with 1 touchdown. Surprising tailback Keith Payne led Virginia with 114 yards on 16 carries and 4 touchdowns.
Richmond’s Aaron Corp, the transfer from USC, was 18/32 for 183 with one interception.
Virginia (1-0) returns to action next week against Southern Cal (1-0) in Los Angeles. Go Hoos!