By Jerry Ratcliffe We’re now more than halfway through training camp and there’s one area of the team that Virginia’s coaching staff has been patiently waiting on to make a breakthrough: the collective wide receivers spots. To read the rest of this article and even more award-winning coverage on the UVA athletics department, including its nationally-ranked football and basketball programs, be sure to subscribe to “Cavalier Exclusive” to follow all of Virginia Sports Hall Of Famer Jerry “Hootie” Ratcliffe’s analysis and content. It’s the best in the business for Wahoo Fans!

By Jerry Ratcliffe Virginia’s offensive coaches knew coming into training camp that quarterback Beau Pribula had a grasp of the Cavaliers system and it had been well documented that he was an accomplished runner and passer. To read the rest of this article and even more award-winning coverage on the UVA athletics department, including its nationally-ranked football and basketball programs, be sure to subscribe to “Cavalier Exclusive” to follow all of Virginia Sports Hall Of Famer Jerry “Hootie” Ratcliffe’s analysis and content. It’s the best in the business for Wahoo Fans!

By Jerry Ratcliffe One of the lingering questions in the minds of Virginia football fans halfway through training camp concerns whether or not star linebacker Kam Robinson will be able to play in the Cavaliers season-opening game on Aug. 29 against NC State in Scott Stadium. To read the rest of this article and even more award-winning coverage on the UVA athletics department, including its nationally-ranked football and basketball programs, be sure to subscribe to “Cavalier Exclusive” to follow all of Virginia Sports Hall Of Famer Jerry “Hootie” Ratcliffe’s analysis and content. It’s the best in the business for Wahoo […]

By Jerry Ratcliffe Xavier Brown thanks God every day for another chance to play football. The fifth year Virginia running back, devastated by a season-ending knee injury last October, says a little prayer each time he heads to practice, hoping to regain his playing form from a year ago. To read the rest of this article and even more award-winning coverage on the UVA athletics department, including its nationally-ranked football and basketball programs, be sure to subscribe to “Cavalier Exclusive” to follow all of Virginia Sports Hall Of Famer Jerry “Hootie” Ratcliffe’s analysis and content. It’s the best in the […]

Virginia’s Kam Robinson has been named to the preseason watch list for the Butkus Award, presented annually to the nation’s top linebacker.

By Jerry Ratcliffe Just days before Virginia training camp opened, running backs coach Keith Gaither said that if the Cavaliers had to play a game the next day that Jekail Middlebrook would likely be the starting tailback. To read the rest of this article and even more award-winning coverage on the UVA athletics department, including its nationally-ranked football and basketball programs, be sure to subscribe to “Cavalier Exclusive” to follow all of Virginia Sports Hall Of Famer Jerry “Hootie” Ratcliffe’s analysis and content. It’s the best in the business for Wahoo Fans!

By Jerry Ratcliffe We all knew that Virginia’s offense had assembled a lot of talent heading into the 2026 season. What we didn’t know was the Cavaliers are loaded with “Freaks.” To read the rest of this article and even more award-winning coverage on the UVA athletics department, including its nationally-ranked football and basketball programs, be sure to subscribe to “Cavalier Exclusive” to follow all of Virginia Sports Hall Of Famer Jerry “Hootie” Ratcliffe’s analysis and content. It’s the best in the business for Wahoo Fans!

By Jerry Ratcliffe Special teams coordinator Keith Gaither is overjoyed at the depth he has seen for Virginia’s kickoff return specialist thus far in training camp. The punt return specialist? Not so much. To read the rest of this article and even more award-winning coverage on the UVA athletics department, including its nationally-ranked football and basketball programs, be sure to subscribe to “Cavalier Exclusive” to follow all of Virginia Sports Hall Of Famer Jerry “Hootie” Ratcliffe’s analysis and content. It’s the best in the business for Wahoo Fans!

By Jerry Ratcliffe When it comes to Virginia’s offensive line, much has been written about the left side, where four-year starters McKale Boley and Noah Josey reside. What about the other side? To read the rest of this article and even more award-winning coverage on the UVA athletics department, including its nationally-ranked football and basketball programs, be sure to subscribe to “Cavalier Exclusive” to follow all of Virginia Sports Hall Of Famer Jerry “Hootie” Ratcliffe’s analysis and content. It’s the best in the business for Wahoo Fans!

Virginia running back Solomon Beebe is one of 39 players that have been selected for the 2026 Paul Hornung Award Pre-Season Watch List.

UVA announced that defensive linemen Jacob Holmes and Cazeem Moore will be integrated into training camp this week.

By Jerry Ratcliffe Beau Pribula is going to present a problem for opposing defensive coordinators when they’re putting together game plans against Virginia’s quarterback this fall. To read the rest of this article and even more award-winning coverage on the UVA athletics department, including its nationally-ranked football and basketball programs, be sure to subscribe to “Cavalier Exclusive” to follow all of Virginia Sports Hall Of Famer Jerry “Hootie” Ratcliffe’s analysis and content. It’s the best in the business for Wahoo Fans!

By Scott German JerryRatcliffe.com Staff Writer The talk around Virginia football over the past few seasons regarding Jewett Hayes has mainly centered on his potential. To read the rest of this article and even more award-winning coverage on the UVA athletics department, including its nationally-ranked football and basketball programs, be sure to subscribe to “Cavalier Exclusive” to follow all of Virginia Sports Hall Of Famer Jerry “Hootie” Ratcliffe’s analysis and content. It’s the best in the business for Wahoo Fans!

UVA’s Will Bettridge was named to the 35-player Watch List in honor of the 35th anniversary of the Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award.

By Jerry Ratcliffe Defensive coordinator John Rudzinski was the first to mention it at the conclusion of Virginia’s program-record, 11-win season last December when he emphasized that the key to the success was the depth at every position on his side of the football. To read the rest of this article and even more award-winning coverage on the UVA athletics department, including its nationally-ranked football and basketball programs, be sure to subscribe to “Cavalier Exclusive” to follow all of Virginia Sports Hall Of Famer Jerry “Hootie” Ratcliffe’s analysis and content. It’s the best in the business for Wahoo Fans!

By Jerry Ratcliffe Coming off a banner year on the defensive side of the ball, Virginia hopes to elevate its defensive status this season and a lot of that depends on what kind of pass rush the Cavaliers can produce. To read the rest of this article and even more award-winning coverage on the UVA athletics department, including its nationally-ranked football and basketball programs, be sure to subscribe to “Cavalier Exclusive” to follow all of Virginia Sports Hall Of Famer Jerry “Hootie” Ratcliffe’s analysis and content. It’s the best in the business for Wahoo Fans!

By Jerry Ratcliffe With six proven running backs in the mix and only one football, the competition for playing time in Virginia’s backfield is going to be hot during the remainder of training camp. To read the rest of this article and even more award-winning coverage on the UVA athletics department, including its nationally-ranked football and basketball programs, be sure to subscribe to “Cavalier Exclusive” to follow all of Virginia Sports Hall Of Famer Jerry “Hootie” Ratcliffe’s analysis and content. It’s the best in the business for Wahoo Fans!

By Jerry Ratcliffe Virginia put on pads for the first time in training camp on Tuesday for some best-on-best action, including some short yardage drills in order to get a better look at its loaded backfield of running backs. To read the rest of this article and even more award-winning coverage on the UVA athletics department, including its nationally-ranked football and basketball programs, be sure to subscribe to “Cavalier Exclusive” to follow all of Virginia Sports Hall Of Famer Jerry “Hootie” Ratcliffe’s analysis and content. It’s the best in the business for Wahoo Fans!

By Jerry Ratcliffe Ask any member of Virginia’s football coaching staff and they’ll tell you that one of the major keys in winning 11 games last season was the overall playable depth on the Cavaliers roster. To read the rest of this article and even more award-winning coverage on the UVA athletics department, including its nationally-ranked football and basketball programs, be sure to subscribe to “Cavalier Exclusive” to follow all of Virginia Sports Hall Of Famer Jerry “Hootie” Ratcliffe’s analysis and content. It’s the best in the business for Wahoo Fans!