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Virginia vs. Georgia Tech Date published: 9/23/2007
BY TAFT COGHILL JR. CHARLOTTESVILLE--University of Virginia wide receiver Staton Jobe was having a day to forget. The redshirt freshman walk-on from Austin, Texas, had dropped the only two passes thrown his way in the Cavaliers' Atlantic Coast Conference home game against Georgia Tech in Scott Stadium. But after Cavaliers freshman cornerback Trey Womack recovered an Andrew Smith fumble on a Georgia Tech punt return, Jobe was able to erase the memories of his miscues. He found an opening in the Yellow Jackets defense and hauled in a 26-yard scoring pass from sophomore quarterback Jameel Sewell with 8:56 left in the game. Jobe's lone reception proved to be the game-winning play for the Cavaliers as they held on for their third straight win: a thrilling 28-23 victory in front of 57,681 fans. "When I heard the play called in the huddle, I knew it was my opportunity to come back and make a play," Jobe said. "The play developed just like we do it in practice, and Jameel made an incredible throw." Sewell was ecstatic that Cavaliers offensive coordinator Mike Groh decided to be so aggressive after Womack's recovery. The Cavaliers (3-1, 3-0 ACC) had allowed a 21-7 lead to turn into a 23-21 deficit and were badly in need of a break. Sewell said that once they got the break, their attitude was: "Try to kill them. Try to put the dagger in their hearts and try to knock them out. Take all their spirit out of them. We pretty much did that." One way the Cavaliers did that was by pounding the ball with bruising workhorse running back Cedric Peerman. Peerman rushed for 138 yards and a touchdown, meaning he has surpassed the century mark in three straight games. Sewell went 16-of-25 for 177 yards while playing the majority of the snaps in his quarterback rotation with true freshman Peter Lalich. Sewell also had a 4-yard touchdown run at the end of a 14-play, 94-yard drive, and Cavaliers sophomore defensive end Jeffrey Fitzgerald scored on a 25-yard interception return for a touchdown to put the Cavaliers ahead 21-7 in the first quarter. "After three [wins] in a row, I think we can see what type of team we're fashioning," Cavaliers head coach Al Groh said. "As I said last week, there's a lot of character and a lot of tough kids on this team."
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