If the age-old axiom is true that fans remember what teams do in November, then Virginia hasn’t given its followers much to reminisce about.

It didn’t lock Virginia down immediately, but Clemson’s defense certainly turned the tide after a rocky first quarter during the Tigers’ 13-3 win in a defensive struggle Sunday.

Clemson erased any chance Virginia had to play in the league’s title game on Saturday, taking a 13-3 victory away and four turnovers away from the Cavaliers at Scott Stadium.

While stumbles along the way were painful, the Cavaliers (5-5, 3-3 ACC) are once again playing meaningful football in November.

At last glance, Virginia quarterback Marc Verica was sitting outside the locker room down in Winston-Salem, N.C., still absorbing a stinging loss to Wake Forest.

The Charlottesville Transit Service’s free trolley will make a detour for a couple hours Saturday to avoid Cavalier football traffic.

Scattershooting around the ACC, while noting that until last Saturday night, one of the teams that came the closest to stopping the nation’s current longest winning streak was Virginia ...

Scattershooting around the ACC, while saying farewell to Clemson’s Tommy Bowden, who got the axe from his school on Monday morning ...

For a brief second, the ball disappeared into a sea of players in front of the Clemson net. When it came out, Virginia sophomore Chase Neinken knew exactly what to do.

Scattershooting around the ACC, while noting that Maryland coach Ralph Friedgen said he was still frustrated by the loss at Virginia ...

With the heat reaching an all-time high, Virginia coach Al Groh has been presented a fortuitous schedule that may determine his ever-fragile future.

Scattershooting around the ACC, while noting that the Maryland vs. Virginia rivalry has developed into one of the league’s best over the past couple of seasons…

Scattershooting around the ACC, while noting that the Maryland vs. Virginia rivalry has developed into one of the league’s best over the past couple of seasons…

Scattershooting around the ACC, while wondering what this league has to do in order to win a big non-conference game ...

On the heels of a nine-win season and a trip to the Gator Bowl, Virginia was predicted to finish fifth in the six-member Coastal Division in the ACC’s preseason poll as voted on by members of the media at the league’s annual kickoff in Georgia. UVa, which was picked to better only Duke (85 points), trailed Virginia Tech (383), North Carolina (288), Miami (253) and Georgia Tech (195).