Virginia has fallen below .500 for the first time since the 2024 season. And it came on the heels of a 51-7 defeat that was an all-out emasculation.

Here is the good, bad and ugly from the Cavaliers' stinker in Winston-Salem, N.C.:

The good: Da'Shawn Martin, Daniel Sparks

Martin produced nine catches for 119 yards and a touchdown. That's the silver lining. Sparks was also strong again, netting 192 yards on four punts. Sparks looks like a frontrunner for All-American consideration, as well as the Ray Guy Award.

The bad: Des Kitchings, missed tackles

Virginia's offensive coordinator might not have put his team in the best position to succeed. With Rico Flores Jr., Kam Courtney and Jekail Middlebrook all out due to injury, Kitchings said he was going to rely on extra-tight end sets. That didn't result in a whole lot of production, as Cavaliers tight ends combined to produce five catches for 37 yards.

It isn't Kitchings' fault that Virginia abandoned the run.…