REUNION: Richt won two Southeastern Conference cham

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Kyle Lauletta and Richmond believed they had a legitimate shot in their game against Virginia, even though the Spiders play in the Football Championship Subdivision and the Cavaliers are in one of the Power Five conference.But even Lauletta never expected the Spiders to dominate.They did Saturday as the senior threw for 337 yards and three touchdowns, the defense held Virginia to negative rushing yards heading into the fourth quarter and the Spiders rolled to a 37-20 victory, spoiling Bronco Mendenhalls debut at Virginia.When we can run and pass like that, were tough to beat, the redshirt junior said.The Spiders outgained Virginia 524-302 in winning for just the third time in 33 meetings in the series. The victory was the fourth in Richmonds last nine meetings with an FBS-level school, but its first victory against the Cavaliers since 1946.Lauletta, the preseason offensive player of the year in the Colonial Athletic Association, teamed up with Tyler Wilkins for scoring throws of 11 and 5 yards, and hit Brian Brown for 11 yards. He also sidestepped Virginias pressure on several occasions.We responded extremely well to adversity and we answered, really, every time we had to answer throughout the course of the game, said Spiders coach Danny Rocco, whose team reached the FCS semifinals last season. Our team expected to win.The Cavaliers, on the other hand, gave Mendenhall and his staff their first glimpse at the rebuilding job that lies ahead.The clarity is the excitement and optimism and hope is what Ive been mentioning and eventually I said the execution would catch up, Mendenhall said. That part is further behind than I thought. ... Im surprised. I learned a lot today.The coach, who won 99 games in 11 seasons at BYU before replacing Mike London last December, also felt like he got a glimpse of the past for Virginia, which hasnt made it to a bowl game since 2011. Mendenhalls team went to one every year.I think they want to be resilient and I think they want to believe and have new habits but there is some history here and there was some reversion to that today, he said. My job is to help them build great habits.Kurt Benkert threw for three touchdowns in his first start at Virginia, but two came in the final quarter after Richmond had taken a 30-7 lead. Benkert also threw an interception deep in Spiders territory, one of turnovers for the Cavaliers.Its just a little bit of a road bump and its going to set up a great story, Benkert said.TAKEAWAYSRICHMOND: The Spiders, 33-7 losers to North Dakota State in the FCS semifinals last year, have to be considered favorites to get back. The offensive line had little trouble handling Virginia up front and Lauletta makes good decisions, can make all the throws and extend plays with his feet. Staying healthy will be critical.VIRGINIA: The defense struggled mightily in its first game in Mendenhalls 3-4 alignment. There were numerous missed assignments and missed tackles galore. The Spiders moved the ball at will at times, and Lauletta was hardly ever bothered by pressure. What little he faced, he usually sidestepped it pretty easily.BAD STARTRichmond scored twice before the Cavaliers ever ran an offensive play from scrimmage. The Spiders drove 64 yards in eight plays after the opening kickoff to a 28-yard field goal by Griffin Trau. On the ensuing kickoff, Connor Wingo-Reeves was stripped of the ball and Jevaris Little recovered for the Spiders at the 36. Six plays later, Trau connected from 25 yards and it was 6-0.Virginia turned it over against on the next drive after marching inside the Richmond 10. Taquan Mizzell was stripped on a run into the line by Brendan Coniker, who also recovered, and the Spiders then drove 95 yards in 10 plays to Wilkins first TD catch.Ricky Segers later boomed a 50-yard field goal for the Spiders.UP NEXTRICHMOND: The Spiders open their home schedule against Norfolk State.VIRGINA: The Cavaliers travel across the country to face No. 24 Oregon, finishing a home-and-home series that started with the Ducks winning 59-10 at Virginia in 2013.Bart Starr Jersey . -- An ugly goal by Nick Bonino helped the Anaheim Ducks overcome the defensive-minded Phoenix Coyotes on a night when their ragged power play continued to struggle. Aaron Rodgers Packers Jersey . Belfort (24-10) needed just 77 seconds to down Henderson in the headlining bout of Saturdays "UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Henderson" event at Goiania Arena in Goiania, Brazil. 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Crouched behind the 10th green at Sheshan International, McDowell looked over at the powerful American and said, "Ive probably seen 18 of the best drives Ive seen all year in the last two days.ATLANTA -- Mark Richt will be looking for offensive balance in his first Atlantic Coast Conference game as Miamis coach.Richts opponent, Georgia Tech coach Paul Johnson, will try to restart the spread-option offense while hosting No. 14 Miami on Saturday.The Yellow Jackets were held to 124 total yards, their lowest total in nine years under Johnson, in last weeks 26-7 loss to No. 5 Clemson.Johnson said his offense was in disarray and took a more hands-on role with the unit in practice this week.Miami (3-0, 0-0 ACC) has enjoyed a strong start under Richt, with lopsided wins over Florida A&M, Florida Atlantic and Appalachian State.Georgia Tech (3-1, 1-1) opened its season by beating Boston College in Dublin and had its offense rolling when it overwhelmed Vanderbilt 38-7 on Sept. 17. All momentum was lost when Clemsons defense shut down the Yellow Jackets.Though the early schedule was soft, Miami leads the nation with its average of 7.7 points allowed. Johnson said his offensive players have to show better poise than against Clemson.You cant play the game afraid to make a mistake, Johnson said. You just cant. You have to go play and have confidence in your ability that you can play with those guys and you can hang with them.Miami running back Mark Walton has seven rushing touchdowns. Quarterback Brad Kaaya has thrown seven TD passes.We put a lot of pride in being able to run the ball well, Richt said. When people talk about balance, balance for me is if they pack everybody in the box to stop the run, then we must be able to throw good enough in those situations.If they start double-covering our receivers, and give us a softer box as far as numbers, we must be able to run the ball. I think weve got a good mix of that.Here are some things to know about Miamis visit to Georgia Tech:SCOUTING MIAMI: The Hurricanes are looking for what would be their second 4-0 start since 2004; they also won their first four gamess in 2013, when they went on to start 7-0.dddddddddddd But Miami has been somewhat vulnerable in the game preceding its annual showdown with Florida State, going 4-4 in its last eight such games. The Hurricanes play host to the Seminoles next week.APOLOGIES, PRESBYTERIAN: Johnson was critical of his offense, but he also sought perspective when reminding reporters Clemson played for the national championship last year and may have a stronger defense this season. Well see how it plays out this week, he said. We didnt lose to Presbyterian, guys.RICHT REUNION: Richt won two Southeastern Conference championships in 15 years at Georgia before he was fired after the 2015 season. He quickly landed at Miami, his alma mater. He said his extended family, including his parents, brother and sisters, still live in Athens and will attend the game.BYE BLUES: Miami is one of four teams who got more than a week to get ready for a game against Georgia Tech this season. Georgia Southern gets 10 days before facing the Yellow Jackets on Oct. 15, Duke has a bye week before playing Georgia Tech on Oct. 29 (the Yellow Jackets have the same bye week) and North Carolina is also off the week before it plays the Jackets on Nov. 5.I think thats a rule in our league. I think everybody takes a week off before they play us, Johnson said. For the record, this is Miamis first time with extra days before a Georgia Tech game since 2009.MILESTONE WATCH: Kaayas next touchdown pass will be his 50th as a member of the Hurricanes. Only Ken Dorsey (86) and Jacory Harris (70) have more. And Saturday will be the 200th game of Richts career as a head coach; he enters this one with a 148-51 record.---AP Sports Writer Tim Reynolds in Miami contributed to this report.---AP college football website: http://collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '