Skip to main content
Cavaliers Now

Virginia vs Duke Live Updates | NCAA Football

Tracking every update Friday evening
Xander Tilock|
Oct 10, 2026; Charlottesville, Virginia, USA; Virginia Cavaliers players take to the field prior to their game against the Syracuse Orange at Scott Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images
Oct 10, 2026; Charlottesville, Virginia, USA; Virginia Cavaliers players take to the field prior to their game against the Syracuse Orange at Scott Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect

In this story:

Virginia Cavaliers

Friday night, Virginia and Duke enter Scott Stadium in need of a rebound. Only one team will earn one. Refresh this article periodically for every update live from Charlottesville.

Second quarter: UVA 7, Duke 7

Duke fourth drive:

First quarter: UVA 7, Duke 7

Virginia fourth drive: The Cavaliers respond with a three-and-out. The quarter expires.

Duke third drive: Virginia forces a three-and-out, fueled by a four-yard tackle for loss by Marcellus. He sprinted into the backfield to bring Sheppard down.

Virginia third drive: Middlebrook takes a toss for 20 yards to start the drive. A face mask penalty tacks on 15 more. Later on third-and-long, Pribula runs around and heaves a prayer to Gibson, who is pushed in the back. Pass interference is called on the Blue Devils. The drive continues. Pribula finds tight end John Rogers for a gain of 27. Eventually, the direct snap to Middlebrook on fourth-and-goal results in a touchdown.

Duke second drive: The Cavaliers are able to hold on, forcing an incompletion on third down after five plays. Blue Devils to punt.

Virginia second drive: Pribula's pass is incomplete, then he rushes for no gain and then is sacked. The Cavaliers go three-and-out.

Duke first drive: Quarterback Walker Eget connects with receiver Jonah Burton for a big catch of 40-plus yards. On the next play, running back Nate Sheppard sprints past Virginia's defense for a 32-yard touchdown.

Virginia first drive: Pribula finds Gibson for a gain of 11 yards to start the night. Ultimately, the Cavaliers have to punt. Daniel Sparks boots it all the way to Duke's six-yard line.

Pregame

Duke won the coin toss and deferred possession to the second half. The Cavaliers will start the game on offense.

Catch warmups:

Wide receiver Kam Courtney and safety Brandyn Hillman have been downgraded to out. Virginia is also missing a few other starters due to injury.

Here is tonight's starting lineup:

Position

Starter

Quarterback

Beau Pribula

Running Back

Jekail Middlebrook

Left Tackle

McKale Boley

Left Guard

Noah Josey

Center

Drake Metcalf

Right Guard

Makilan Thomas

Right Tackle

Monroe Mills

Tight End

Dakota Twitty

Wide Receiver

Isaiah Robinson

Wide Receiver

Jacquon Gibson

Wide Receiver

Da'Shawn Martin

Defensive End

Fisher Camac

Nose Tackle

Anthony Britton

Defensive Tackle

Darrion Henry-Young

BANDIT

Matthew Fobbs-White

Linebacker (WILL)

Maddox Marcellus

Linebacker (MIKE)

Kam Robinson

Cornerback (Left)

Justin Ross

Cornerback (Right)

Jacobie Henderson

SPUR

Donavon Platt

Free Safety

Christian Ellis

Strong Safety

Montino Williams

Tonight's captains for Virginia are WR Jacquon Gibson, DT Darrion Henry-Young, DE Gabe Sneed and TE Hayden Rollison.

Add us as a preferred source on Google
Published | Modified
Xander Tilock
XANDER TILOCK

Xander Tilock serves as the lead editor for Virginia on SI. He previously spent four years as a Senior Writer/Sports Editor for The Cavalier Daily, where he authored the publication’s most articles since 2017 and was named Literary Writer of the Year in 2023. Xander has been referenced on ACC Network, Yahoo Sports, Sirius XM ACC Radio, UVA Today, The Virginian-Pilot, and dozens of other publications nationwide. Outside of journalistic endeavors, Xander graduated with distinction from the University of Virginia in 2026. He is also a proud owner of the Green Bay Packers — and for a final twist, you can find him acting, writing, directing, and producing films and plays. Follow Xander on X @xandertilock

Share on XFollow xandertilock