CHARLOTTESVILLE — Matt Johns led two touchdowns drives and returned a fumble 22 yards for a touchdown Saturday as the University of Virginia ended a ten-game losing streak with a 45-13 victory against the University of Richmond. Johns, whose effectiveness last week in relief of starter Greyson Lambert reopened the Cavaliers’ quarterback competition, threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to Darius Jennings for 45 yards to set up another score as Virginia (1-1) won for the first time since beating VMI nearly a year ago. Michael Strauss, who began his career at UVA but transferred after one season, was 24 for 36 for 266 yards for the Spiders (1-1), but threw two interceptions and fumbled twice while being sacked, leading to two Cavalier touchdowns. On the second fumble, caused by Eli Harold scooped it up and scored, making it 31-6. The Spiders had seven turnovers, including a fumble by T.J. Moon near the Cavaliers goal line just before halftime with Richmond poised to pull within a touchdown. Instead, linebacker Henry Coley stripped Moon and Brandon Phelps recovered.
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UVA Downs Richmond 45-13 To Snap Skid
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