CHARLOTTESVILLE — The ball dropped harmlessly to the grass with 13 seconds remaining, the final knell in Virginia’s 16-9 loss to Wake Forest on Saturday night at Scott Stadium.

The Cavaliers, 14th in last week’s College Football Playoff rankings and 12th in the Associated Press poll, suffered their first Atlantic Coast Conference setback and their first loss at home, and conceded the end of a seven-game win streak, their longest in 18 years.

But they were right there at the end, thanks to a gutsy, although sometimes erratic, effort by backup quarterback Daniel Kaelin, who saw his most extensive action in a Cavaliers uniform after starter Chandler Morris was injured in the second quarter.

Kaelin orchestrated a 10-play drive in the final 2 minutes and 28 seconds to lead UVA to the edge of

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