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As NC State Is Opposing Virginia Tonight In Charlottesville Brennan Armstrong Is Opposing His Former Team

As a freshman at Virginia in 2018,

Brennan Armstrong appeared in four of UVA’s 13 games, one of 13 UVA true freshmen to see actio.

As a sophomore at Virginia in 2019,

Brennan Armstrong Appeared in seven of UVA’s 14 games, missing three games with an injury.

• Against Pitt he appeared on punt coverage.

As a junior in 2020 at Virginia Brennan Armstrong was One of UVA’s four captains.

• Tied for the FBS lead with most single-season games (6) with 200+ yards passing and 45+ yards rushing.

• Also tied for the FBS lead with most single-season games (4) with 200+ yards passing, 45+ yards rushing yards, 1+ passing touchdowns and 1+ rushing touchdowns, going 4-0 in such games.

• No. 3 in the ACC and No. 18 in the nation with 296.6 yards of total offense a game.

• No. 8 in the nation among non-option quarterbacks with 552 yards rushing.

• No. 3 in the ACC and No. 25 in the nation with 15.6 points responsible for per game.

• started nine of UVA’s 10 games, he missed the Wake Forest game with an injury.

• Became just the second left-handed QB to start a game at UVA.

• Was knocked out of the NC State game in the second quarter with an injury.

• Appeared in seven of UVA’s 14 games, missing three games with an injury.

• Against Pitt he appeared on punt coverage.

As a junior in 2020 at Virginia ,

Brennan Armstrong was one of Virginia’s four captains.

• Tied for the FBS lead with most single-season games (6) with 200+ yards passing and 45+ yards rushing.

• Also tied for the FBS lead with most single-season games (4) with 200+ yards passing, 45+ yards rushing yards, 1+ passing touchdowns and 1+ rushing touchdowns, going 4-0 in such games.

• No. 3 in the ACC and No. 18 in the nation with 296.6 yards of total offense a game.

• No. 8 in the nation among non-option quarterbacks with 552 yards rushing.

• No. 3 in the ACC and No. 25 in the nation with 15.6 points responsible for per game.

• started nine of UVA’s 10 games, he missed the Wake Forest game with an injury.

• Became just the second left-handed QB to start a game at UVA.

• Was knocked out of the NC State game in the second quarter with an injury.

As a senior in 2021 Brennan Armstrong was a inalist for the Manning Award, he was a semifinalist for the Maxwell Award and Davey O’Brien honors. Also a Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Top 10 finalist.

• Named to the CFPA National Performer of the Year Trophy midseason watch list.

• Honorable Mention on Pro Football Focus, Phil Steele All-American.

• Third Team All-ACC.

• One of UVA’s four captains

• In season opener against William & Mary threw for 339 yards, the most by a UVA quarterback in a season-opening game.

• Threw for 405 yards and a career-high five touchdowns against Illinois, becoming the fourth UVA QB to pass for 400 yards in a game and the second to throw for 400 yards and five touchdowns.

• Set the UVA single-game passing record (554 yards) and single-game total offense mark (538 yards) at UNC, both totals were the highest in a single-game by anyone in FBS through Nov. 16.

• Threw for 364 yards in the first half against UNC, also a program-record.

• Threw for 400 yards in three-straight games – Illinois (405), UNC (554), Wake Forest (407).

• Accounted for 495 yards of total offense (396 passing, 99 rushing) in a 48-40 win over Georgia Tech, the second highest total in program history.

• Suffered an injury at BYU after accounting for six touchdowns (4 pass 2 rush) and 337 yards passing to go along with 94 yards on the ground.

• Set the school record for passing yards

As a red shirt senior at Virginia in 2022 Brenan Armstrong was on the preseason watch list for the Maxwell Award, the Davey O’Brien Award, the Manning Award, CFPA National Performer of the Year Trophy, the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award and the Reese’s Senior Bowl.

• One of five team captains voted on by the players at the end of the season.

• Starter at QB in all 10 games, he ranked fifth in the ACC with 258.1 yards of total offense per game and fifth in passing yards per game (221.0).

• Rushed for 105 yards in season-opener against Richmond

• Broke UVA’s career total offense record with a 64-yard touchdown run against Richmond on Sept. 3, the 6th-longest run ever by a UVA quarterback.

• School-record streak of 18-straight games with a touchdown pass came to a close against Illinois on Sept. 10.

• Set UVA’s career passing record and set the school mark for 200-yard games.

• Threw for 313 yards and recorded two touchdowns (1 pass, 1 rush) 8 against Louisville, his 12th 300-yard game of his career.

• The ACC’s all-time leader in passing yards by a left-handed quarterback (9,034) and 12th most by a left-handed quarterback in FBS history.

As NC State is opposing Virginia tonight in Charlottesville Brennnan Armstrong is opposing his former team the same team, college that witnessed a shooting last season.

Former Virginia starting quarterback current NC State starting quarterback Brenanan Armstrong had this to say about the shooting had this to say about opposing his former team!

I won’t ever forget that night . It was crazy . All of us were up sitting in our living rooms just hanging out it was interesting feeling because you didn’t know until you knew exactly . You heard all these things . Your thoughts they were flying around . We had no clue they went to that ,’’We were like this isn’t even a thing . Why were they on that bus? It’s Sunday we’re getting ready to wake up and practice.

It’s going to be wild It’s going to be weird seeing all the guys on the other side . I look at the friendships . I had. I miss those guys now. I’m building great relationships here, but you look back you miss the good old times - when you were younger in college- and your just having a good time. It was fun.

According to Jaydn Watson-Fisher article on newsobserver.com

NC State comes into the game with a record of 2-1 because they NC State beat VMI (Virginia Military Institute 45-7 Saturday in North Carolina’s state capital.

As NC State beat VMI (Virginia Military Institute) 45-7 Saturday in North Carolina’s state capital in the 1st quarter Delbert Mimms III ran for 1 yard touchdown, Brayden Naverson kicked the extra point giving NC State a 7-0 lead before they scored yet another touchdown as Robert Kennedy caught 30 yard interception return for touchdown Brayden Narveson kicked the extra point extending NC State’s lead over VMI (Virginia Military Institute) 14-0 before Bradley Rozner caught 16 yard pass from Brennan Armstrong, Brayden Narveson kicked extra point extending NC State’s lead over VMI (Virginia Military Institute ) 21-0 . In the 2nd quarter NC State would extend their lead yet over VMI (Virginia Military Institute) 24-0 31-0 as Brayden Narveson would kick 31 yard field goal before Delbert Mimms III would run for 1 yard touchdown Brayden Narveson would kick the extra point. In 3rd quarter Minnesota would finally get on the scoreboard as Egypt Nelson would catch 22 yard pass from Collin Shannon , Caden Beck would kick extra point before NC State would score a touchdown as Julian Gray would return an 82 yard kickoff, Brayden Narveson would kick the extra point . In the 4th quarter Demarcus Jones II would run for 2 yard touchdown, Kanoah Vinesett would kick the extra point.

Following NC State’s 45-7 win over VMI (Virginia Military Institute ) NC State Head Coach Dave Doeren had this to say about his team, starting quarterback Brennan Armstrong!

They're very coachable,"You know, when they make mistakes, they listen, they take them to heart. They work really hard on improving. And they did that today."

I thought Brennan did a really nice job of understanding what they were doing, and where the soft spots were,"

Following NC State’s 45-7 win over VMI (Virginia Military Institute ) safety Robert Kennedy had this to say!

It was really amazing because that was my first pick-six in division one college ball,"after the game. "It feels real good, and we won. So it feels even better."

According to an article on gopack.com

Virginia comes into the game with a record of 0-3 because they’ve lost every game they’ve played up to this point including a 42-14 loss to former Atlantic Coast Conference member current Big Ten member Maryland on Friday September 14, 2023 in College Park Maryland because Virginia only scored in the 1st quarter taking a 7-0 lead as Perris Jones ran for 13 yard touchdown, Will Bettridge kicked the extra point before Virginia extended their lead to 14-0 as Kobe Pace caught 19 yard pass from Anthony Colandrera , Will Bettridge kicked the extra point. From there it was all Maryland as Braeden Wisloski returned a 98 yard kickoff return, Jack Howes kicked extra point cutting Virginia’s lead 14-7 before tying up the game in the 2nd quarter 14 all as Romen Hemby ran for 3 yard touchdown , Jack Howes kicked the extra point. In the 3rd quarter Jeshaun Jones caught 64 yard pass from Taulia Tagovailoa , Jack Howes kicked the extra point giving Maryland 21-14 lead over Virginia . In the 4th quarter Maryland scored 3 touchdowns as Roman Hamby ran for 3 yard touchdown, Jack Howes kicked the extra point extending Maryland lead over Virginia 28-14 before that lead was extended yet again as Antwain Littleton II 2 yard run for touchdown, Jack Howes kicked extending Maryland lead over Virginia yet again this time via score of 35- 14 before Colby McDonald ran for 1 yard touchdown making final score 42-14 Maryland.

According to espn app

Following Virginia’s 42-14 loss to Maryland Friday September 15, 2023 Virginia Head Coach Tony Elliot, Offensive Coordinator Des Kitchings had this to say!

“The big thing you’ve seen in the last two weeks is we got to go make the plays,”

Obviously, in the second half it just snowballed on us,”

UVA’s second-year coach “We can’t wait for somebody else to make the play. We can’t hope that the team across the field doesn’t make the play. We have to go make the play. And so I’ve got to do a better job of reaching them and teaching them to help them understand the importance of every single play, especially in the fourth quarter.It’s a mindset. The mindset is that the longer I play, the stronger I get, the better I get, then also understanding that at that point in the game, effort’s not enough. There’s got to be precision. There’s precision and execution. Just going out there and playing hard is one component of it. You got to play hard, but you got to play smart, you got to be precise, and you got to go make the play. Bottom line, you got to go make the plays.

Following Virginia’s 42-14 loss to Maryland Friday September 15, 2023 Virginia Safety Jonas Sanker who led Virginia with 9 tackles had this to say!

I have full confidence in the offense,”“I know what they’re capable of, so there’s never any doubt, and I know they feel the same away about [the defense]. When we’re down like this, losing a tough game like this, that’s where that matters the most, just keeping that trust in each other. We’re going to do a great job [in practice]. We’re going to recover. We’re going to attack this next week, and I have a lot of hope and a lot of faith going into this next week.”

According to article on virginiasports.com

Kickoff is set for 7:30pm from Scott Stadium!

The game is going to be televised on ESPN with Anish Shroff, Andre Ware , Paul Carcaterria commentating!