Maybe we got ahead of ourselves when it comes to the Virginia Cavaliers? After humiliating the North Carolina State Wolfpack in Week 0, the Hoos gave up 38 unanswered points at lowly Florida State and lost in soul-crushing fashion, 38-7. While Mike Norvell has been the butt of every bad ACC head-coaching joke for the last few years now, Tony Elliott is starting to look like a one-year wonder at UVA.
Elliott may have led Virginia to the ACC Championship Game a season ago, but his first few years in Charlottesville were nothing to write home about. While he could have been seen as a replacement for Dabo Swinney somewhere down the line, good coaches do not get embarrassed by Norvell when the seat he is sitting on is hotter than the sun! Virginia is in complete disarray after beating NC State.
Although Elliott played wide receiver for Clemson and came up through the coaching ranks under Chad Morris’ offensive system, even the smallest of stages continue to be too big for him. This puts Clemson in such a precarious spot. Swinney may have earned the right to keep on coaching at Clemson in perpetuity years ago, but he cannot live on borrowed time forever. Neither can Elliott…..