LIVE Updates - Virginia Cavaliers vs NC State Wolfpack Football

Can the Cavaliers start the season 1-0?

Nov 8, 2025; Charlottesville, Virginia, USA; Virginia Cavaliers players run onto the field prior to their game against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Scott Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Amber Searls-Imagn Images | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect

First quarter

NC State second drive: Another three-and-out. Virginia defense stands strong.

Virginia opening drive: Beau Pribula runs for a first down, but three plays later, the Cavaliers punt.

Start of game — NC State opening drive: Virginia forces a three-and-out. Caleb Hardy sacks CJ Bailey for a loss of two yards.

Pregame

Star linebacker Kam Robinson is not in the starting lineup today. He was questionable as a gametime decision.

Here is the starting lineup for Virginia's first game of the year. Today's captains are QB Beau Pribula, RT Monroe Mills, DT Jason Hammond and LB Maddox Marcellus. Note that Tony Elliott rotated game captains for the first several games last year, until the Cavaliers elected permanent captains ahead of the team's ninth game.

Offense:

• QB Beau Pribula
• RB Jekail Middlebrook
• WR Jacquon Gibson, Kam Courtney and Ty’Lyric Coleman
• TE Dakota Twitty
• LT McKale Boley
• LG Noah Josey
• C Drake Metcalf
• RG Makilan Thomas
• RT Monroe Mills

Defense:

• DE Fisher Camac
• DT Jason Hammond
• NT Anthony Britton
• BANDIT Matthew Fobbs-White
• LB Maddox Marcellus and Landon Danley
• CB Omillio Agard and Jacobie Henderson
• SPUR Donavon Platt
• S Brandyn Hillman and Ethan Minter

At long last, gameday has arrived. At 3:30, Virginia and NC State will play the first ACC game of the 2026 season. The result of this matchup could play a major role in the greater ACC landscape this year — and the Cavaliers are hoping to break a four-game skid against the Wolfpack.

This article will be continually updated throughout the day. Before kickoff, more articles can be found here.