... 2009 football season is just three short days away for the Virginia Cavaliers. 

William and Mary boasts plenty of talent and returns 15 starters (seven on offense, eight on defense), but there are reasons to make me believe that the Tribe will not give the Cavaliers too much trouble. 

Say what you will about the Tribe’s ranking in the FCS Coaches Preseason Poll (14^th), and their five College Sporting News Preseason All-Americans, but I just do not see William and Mary keeping this one close. 

Here’s why:

Bleacher Report - College Football