Virginia staged a comeback in the fourth quarter to defeat Wake Forest 31-30 in their ACC opener

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Nick Anderson and Dylan Hazen at the end zone

Grady Brosterhous scored on a 1-yard run with 2:07 remaining, helping Virginia come from behind to defeat Wake Forest 31-30 on Saturday night.

Virginia (2-0, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) was down 30-17 going into the fourth quarter.

“I told them at halftime: ‘Look, this game’s going to come down to somebody making a play,” Virginia coach Tony Elliott said, adding; “But you’ve got to be ready to make a play.”

His team proved him right in the final minutes, particularly when Malcolm Greene forced Taylor Morin to fumble, and Antonio Clary recovered the ball with 1:24 left after Wake Forest had moved past midfield.

This key play was crucial for Virginia, which held firm as Wake Forest attempted a final drive without any timeouts. The drive ended with a flurry of laterals as time ran out.

Demond Caloborne gets past Stevie Bracey in the 1st quarter

Anthony Colandrea threw for 357 yards and three touchdowns for the Cavaliers, despite two interceptions.

“For a young kid, he’s calm, cool and collected,” said tight end Tyler Neville, who caught two touchdown passes. “So that’s all you can ask for.”

Colandrea’s final touchdown was a 24-yard pass to Trell Harris on the left side of the end zone, bringing Virginia within six with 10:37 left.

He then led a 12-play drive that included two fourth-down conversions, the last of which was a pass to Malachi Fields — who was closely guarded by a Wake Forest defender — setting up a first-and-goal before Brosterhous scored two plays later.

Fields had career highs with 11 catches for 148 yards.

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