UVA’s Snowden, Taylor named to preseason Bednarik Award Watch List
Virginia linebackers Charles Snowden and Noah Taylor have been named to the preseason Bednarik Award Watch List, the Maxwell Football Club announced Monday.
Bennett announces partnership to assist in launching McLendon Minority Leadership Initiative
Tony Bennett and his wife, Laurel, along with 35 other collegiate head coaches, and the John McLendon Minority Scholarship Foundation announced Monday a partnership to help launch the McLendon Minority Leadership Initiative.
Looking back at Virginia’s rich running backs legacy; Can Bronco make it happen again?
One of the things I’m curious to see is the development of the Cavaliers’ running attack. I asked Bronco Mendenhall a couple of times last fall about what needed to occur for his offense to become complete, so they can win games against the best teams his program will face. He didn’t blink with his answer. It’s all about the running game.
Virginia flips Boston College commit, Charlottesville DB Sanker
Virginia didn’t go far in gaining its 17th football commitment for the Class of 2021. The Cavaliers flipped Charlottesville’s Jonas Sanker, who had previously committed to Boston College last month.
Discussing the possibility of ACC-only football games and more on The Jerry Ratcliffe Show
Join Hootie and guests Ed Hardin (columnist for the Greensboro News & Record), Dr. Stephen Brockmeier (UVA Orthopedics), and recruiting analyst Gary Criswell as we talk about what happens if the ACC follows the Big 10 and Pac 12 in not playing nonconference football games and much more.
With ACC-SEC rivalry games and Notre Dame, Swofford delays final say on football until late July
Now that the ACC has announced it won’t make a decision on whether to play nonconference football games until late July, the league has some other issues to figure out.
Two UVA players test positive for COVID-19 in initial testing
The Virginia athletics department announced Friday initial COVID-19 testing results for the football student-athletes who returned to Grounds starting on July 5. A total of 110 student-athletes were tested and two came back with positive tests for COVID-19.
If ACC cancels nonconference schedule, what will it mean for Virginia football?
Now that the Big Ten Conference has announced it will play conference games only this fall, can the ACC be far behind, and what does that mean for Virginia?
Virginia strikes again in Georgia, lands another commitment from Peach State in Patterson
Charlie Patterson, a 6-foot-6, 275-pound, 3-star offensive line prospect from Fellowship Christian School in Roswell, Ga., became UVA’s fifth commitment from the Peach State.
UVA welcomes in 2020 men’s lacrosse recruiting class
Virginia men’s lacrosse head coach Lars Tiffany welcomes the Virginia men’s lacrosse class of 2024 this fall with 10 talented first-year student-athletes.
ACC to delay Fall Olympic Sports competition until at least Sept. 1
The Atlantic Coast Conference announced today that each of its fall Olympic Sports will delay the start of competition until at least September 1.
How Grimes got away on the latest Jerry Ratcliffe Show
On the lastest Jerry Ratcliffe Show, Hootie chats it up with Gary Criswell about the No. 1 recruit in the state, Tony Grimes from Princess Anne HS, choosing North Carolina, and is Mack Brown now the biggest threat to UVA and Virginia Tech football recruiting?
Poll names Virginia’s Jason Williford as ACC’s No. 1 assistant coach
It will come as no surprise to Virginia fans that Cavaliers’ associate head coach Jason Williford was selected as the No. 1 assistant in the conference.
VIDEO: UVA players return to Grounds
Members of the Virginia football team return to Charlottesville Sunday in this video shot by the UVA Media Relations Department.
Beekman on Ratcliffe Show: “Growing up, I’ve always been a winner”
The 6-foot-3 blue-chipper is champing at the bit to get to Charlottesville and start playing basketball with his new UVA teammates.
The Villa reopens at 50 percent capacity; Ragged Mountain operates outside
We are updating news about a couple of our sponsors to allow our readers to know how they can support them as we continue to emerge from the pandemic virus.
Davis Love’s new Birdwood design is for everyone, even LPGA players
Golfers of all ages and skill sets are likely to fall in love with the “new” Birdwood Golf Course at Boar’s Head Resort. Designer Davis Love III kept that in mind when he brought Charlottesville 18 holes for everyone.
Love hits a home run with his “new” Birdwood design
When Davis Love III and his team designed the “new” Birdwood Golf Course, he remembered many lessons learned from the great architects on how to get the best out of the land he was working with.
It’s now official, UVA football returning July 5th
As reported on this site three weeks ago, Virginia football is permitted to return to campus on Sunday, July 5, for voluntary workouts. The return meets state, federal and NCAA Resocialization plans for sports.
Happy anniversary to us at JerryRatcliffe.com: We’re 2 years old today!
Exactly two years ago tonight, we launched JerryRatcliffe.com with cautious optimism. Our goal was to bring you the best coverage possible of Virginia athletics, adding nearly four decades of experience, institutional knowledge, and stories that readers couldn’t find anywhere else.