Orange Rally Falls Short at Virginia, 28-25

Syracuse (2-3, 0-3) saw a 10-point halftime lead slip away as host Virginia (4-2, 2-1) scored three touchdowns in the final 17 minutes to claim a 28-25 victory on Saturday night in Charlottesville, Va. Senior quarterback Malachi Nelson had a successful first start at Syracuse before he was forced to leave the contest late with an injury. Nelson completed 16-of-29 for 217 yards and a touchdown and ran for another 19 yards on six carries. The Orange outgained Virginia, 430-288, and ran 82 plays to Virginia’s 55, but in the end the Cavaliers captured the field-position battle and took advantage…