There’s not a college football fan on the planet who doesn’t know about Notre Dame from the time they’re a kid. That is the history, the tradition, the mystique that Virginia coach Bronco Mendenhall will take on this Saturday when the No. 18 Cavaliers make their first-ever football trip to South Bend to take on the 10th-ranked Irish. Mendenhall is unfazed by the challenge.

Having been pegged by several preseason football publications as the best returning lockdown cornerback in the country, Virginia senior Bryce Hall is an easy target for opposing receivers’ attempts to trash talk.

Virginia senior defensive lineman Eli Hanback talks about how meaningful Saturday’s matchup at Notre Dame will be for the Cavalier program.

There’s an old Gene Autry song that fits the narrative of Bryce Perkins’ running style. It’s called, “Don’t Fence Me In.”

UVA quarterback Bryce Perkins talks with the media Monday about the team’s slow start and a fourth-quarter bad snap that had Cavalier Nation holding its collective breath.

The Virginia football team moved up three spots to No. 18 in the latest AP Top 25 poll.

The Walter Camp Football Foundation has announced that UVA junior linebacker Charles Snowden been named its National Defensive Player of the Week, for games played through Sept. 21.

UVA linebacker Zane Zandier recalls his first career interception, which he ran back 22 yards for a touchdown against Old Dominion.

UVA running back Wayne Taulapapa chats about how big plays by the Cavalier defense and special teams helped fuel the rally against Old Dominion.

UVA linebacker Charles Snowden talks to the media about Virginia’s comeback effort against Old Dominion Saturday night.

Virginia wide receiver Joe Reed talks about the team’s second-half adjustments against Old Dominion.

On a night when Virginia’s offense coughed and sputtered like an old jalopy, the Cavaliers depended on a tenacious defense to get the job done in a stirring 28-17 comeback over visiting Old Dominion.

John Markon photos from Virginia’s 28-17 win over Old Dominion on Saturday.

No. 21 Virginia erased a 17-point, first-half deficit in its first-ever meeting with Old Dominion, as the Cavaliers remained undefeated on the season with 28 unanswered points to move to 4-0, 28-17, Saturday at Scott Stadium.

We are proud to announce that “The Jerry Ratcliffe Show,” which originates with ESPN-Charlottesville, will make its debut in the Richmond area on Saturday morning.