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Article: REMARKABLE RETURN TO THE FIELD WEEKS HAS RECEIVED GAME BALL FOLLOWING UVA'S LAST 2 VICTORIES
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- Roanoke Times & World News
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- October 23, 2002
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Until recently, Marquis Weeks would have been the answer to a
pretty good trivia question: Who began the season as Virginia's
starting tailback?
Although his tenure as the Cavaliers' No. 1 tailback could not
have been shorter, there has been nothing trivial about his exploits
the last two weeks.
Weeks received a game ball for the second week in a row Saturday,
when his 100-yard kickoff return to start the second half ignited a
UVa comeback that resulted in a 37-27 victory over North Carolina.
One week earlier, he had returned two kickoffs for 52 yards, made
two tackles on kickoffs and downed two punts inside the Clemson 10-
yard as UVa defeated the Tigers 27-22.
Weeks' 172 yards on three ...