Xavier Brown helps lift Virginia over Coastal Carolina

Xavier Brown rushed for a career-high 171 yards and Grady Brosterhous ran for two scores as Virginia rolled to a 43-24 nonconference victory against Coastal Carolina on Saturday in Conway, S.C. The Cavaliers (3-1) have already matched their win total from each of coach Tony Elliott’s first two seasons. Virginia finished 3-7 in 2022 and 3-9 in 2023. Anthony Colandrea threw for 131 yards with two touchdown passes to Malachi Fields and the Cavaliers piled up 384 rushing yards in the first meeting between the programs. Ethan Vasko passed for 222 yards with a touchdown and an interception and also rushed for a score for the previously unbeaten Chanticleers (3-1). Coming off back-to-back games without any turnovers, Coastal Carolina coughed it up twice in the first quarter and Virginia turned the mistakes into 14 points. The Chanticleers’ troubles began with a fumble on the opening kickoff. Three plays later, Colandrea’s 7-yard pass to Fields gave the Cavaliers a 7-0 lead just 1:24…..

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