Byline: Doug Doughty

Oct. 10--CHARLOTTESVILLE -- Andrew Pearman's performance Saturday night at Middle Tennessee brought some joy to a family that wasn't having a very good week.

Pearman is the younger brother of former Virginia running back Alvin Pearman, who tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee Sept. 30.

Alvin Pearman, a third-year NFL player, had been traded from Jacksonville to Seattle before the season.

It was the second time the older Pearman had sustained a torn ACL in his left knee. He required reconstructive surgery as a sophomore at UVa in 2002 but was available for the start of the next season and became a 1,000-yard rusher and ...