A disastrous first half with ball security doomed Virginia (5-5) to a 35-14 loss on the road at No. 8 Notre Dame (9-1) on Saturday evening at Notre Dame Stadium. Here are five key takeaways from the Cavaliers' defeat to the Fighting Irish.

Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard struggled a little early — it didn’t help that pre-snap penalties continually put the Irish in third-and-long situations — but his final line is quite good. He ended up 22-of-33 for 214 yards, three touchdowns and an interception. He also had eight carries for 32 yards with a long of 14