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Former UVA men’s lacrosse head coach Dom Starsia is an unanimous selection by the Intercollegiate Men’s Lacrosse Coaches Association (IMLCA) Executive Committee and Board of Directors to the 2020 IMLCA Hall of Fame Class.
Coming out of high school in Rochester, N.Y., Joe Bock didn’t get a lot of college football offers. In fact, it looked like he was headed to the Ivy League before Virginia came along.
One of UVA football’s greatest characters, Joe Bock, tells us about his promise to his grandma, his touchdown against Vince Dooley’s Georgia Bulldogs between the hedges, and more. Also, Dr. Siobhan Statuta discusses mental health for UVA athletes during the pandemic, while “Coach Criz” talks in-state football recruiting.
Shane Simpson has the word “patience” tattooed on the right side of his right hand, a constant reminder of what the All-American running back has endured during his five years of football at Towson University.
Jay Huff’s announcement that he is returning for his fifth year didn’t catch me by surprise, although he may have caused Wahoo Nation’s collective hearts to flutter a bit in the way he broadcasted the news.
Scattershooting around the ACC, while dealing with a lot of optimism and disappointment at the same time in the college football world.
On Friday, the Virginia athletics department announced its third round of COVID-19 testing results for the student-athletes who have returned to Grounds. There were no new positive tests since the last update issued on July 24.
When the ACC computers spit out the newly revised 10-plus-one schedule on Wednesday afternoon, they didn’t show Virginia’s football team much love.
The ACC Board of Directors announced Wednesday afternoon that the conference schools have been approved to play an 11-game football schedule (10 conference games, plus one nonconference game) beginning the week of Sept. 7-12.
A lot of looming questions about college football should be answered sometime this week when the ACC and SEC are hoping to announce a decision on what kind of a season fans can expect.
Hootie and featured guest “Mr. College Football,” Tony Barnhart, discuss the ACC’s Coastal Division and one model for the ACC schedule. Also, Dr. John MacKnight of UVA Sports Medicine gives us an inside look into how the Wahoos have returned for football. Gary “Coach Criz” Criswell discusses state and ACC football recruiting.
The Virginia athletics department announced Friday its second round of COVID-19 testing results for the student-athletes who returned to Grounds.
If Virginia’s season-opening game against Georgia can’t be played on Labor Day, will the Cavaliers still play in Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium, and who would be their opponent?
Virginia linebacker Charles Snowden has been named to the preseason Bronko Nagurski Watch List, the Football Writers Association of America announced Tuesday.
Virginia picked up its 19th commitment for the Class of 2021 and its seventh commitment from inside the state on Sunday, when James Jackson of Roanoke’s North Cross School announced on Twitter that he was joining Bronco Mendenhall’s program.
On this week’s Jerry Ratcliffe Show, Hootie catches up with former UVA hoops star Joe Harris, who talks about life in the NBA bubble, how his Brooklyn Nets team is making strides in the face of adversity and his time at Virginia. Also, Dr. Winston Gwathmey of UVA Ortho discusses the ‘95 football team, and Gary Criswell talks high school football.
Sometimes being first in line works out best. That was the case with Virginia’s newest commitment in 4-star offensive tackle Logan Taylor, a 6-foot-8, 290-pound standout from Alexandria’s Episcopal.
Virginia picked up some much-needed and experienced depth at the tight-end position Thursday night when Tony Poljan, formerly starting tight end for Central Michigan, announced he was transferring to Bronco Mendenhall’s program.
“The Jerry Ratcliffe Show,” which previously had been exclusive to ESPN-Charlottesville, is now also on WINA Radio, the flagship station of UVA athletics. Part of the good news by having a second home for the show is that WINA is streaming live on wina.com, so no matter where you are in the state, nation or around the world, you can listen to our show live.
Virginia football coach Bronco Mendenhall said Monday that while he thinks it’s possible to have a season, it’s incredibly challenging and he believes a definite decision needs to be made by the end of the month.