Football
Virginia announces gameday enhancements, including new LED stadium lights
The Virginia athletics department has announced several gameday enhancements at Scott Stadium, including a brand-new LED lighting system.
Elliott: there was more to Saturday’s game than the scoreboard
No one gave rebuilding Virginia a snowball’s chance of threatening powerful Tennessee, the nation’s 12th-ranked team, in Saturday’s season-opener.
Injury status of Muskett unknown; Agunloye’s injury ‘significant’
Virginia’s quarterback situation remained murky after the Cavaliers’ 49-13 loss against No. 12 Tennessee on Saturday, with the status of injured starter Tony Muskett unknown.
No. 12 Tennessee rolls to 49-13 win in emotional season opener for UVA
While it turned out to be a lopsided, 49-13 loss (as many expected), the most important thing was that the Virginia football team took the field Saturday — a huge step for all involved in the process of turning tragedy to triumph.
Virginia will wear legacy patches to commemorate three fallen teammates
Virginia’s uniforms will feature special patches to commemorate their fallen teammates, featuring their numbers: 1, 15, 41. It is part of UVA turning tragedy into triumph.
ACC votes to add Cal, Stanford and SMU into the league
After weeks of debates and meetings, ACC presidents voted Friday morning to add Stanford, California and SMU into the conference, making it an 18-team league beginning in 2024-25.
Elliott on Muskett: ‘You don’t have to be Superman’ against Tennessee
One of the intriguing questions about Virginia football since spring has been about the Cavaliers’ new quarterback, Tony Muskett.
UVA Opponents Series: Can former Wahoo Armstrong take NC State to ACC Championship?
The second home game of the year will again have a big emotional component to it, as NC State and former Virginia quarterback Brennan Armstrong will face off against the Cavaliers in a Friday night game.
UVA Opponent Series: Terps look for 3rd straight winning season behind Tagovailoa
Maryland hasn’t played Virginia since the Terps bolted the ACC for the Big 10 after the 2013 season. Up until then, the border rivals had met 78 times and every year since 1957.
Elliott expects “Big Boy Football” from Vols; Muskett under 2.8 pressure
Tony Elliott knows what to expect this weekend out in Nashville when his Virginia football team takes on a highly-favored Tennessee team. Elliott likes to call it “Big Boy Football.”
Elliott to Cavaliers on big-game atmosphere: Don’t play the game night before or on bus ride to stadium
During his decade as Clemson’s offensive coordinator, Tony Elliott coached in some of the biggest games in the most electric atmospheres in college football.
Tennessee coaches, players not taking Virginia for granted
Tennessee is a 26-point favorite in its opener with Virginia on Saturday in Nashville, but Vols coach Josh Heupel showed a lot of respect for the Cavaliers in his press conference this week.
UVA depth chart released; Ganyard will handle kickoffs, O-Line healed up
Virginia’s depth chart for Saturday’s opener at Tennessee has been released, and while there’s not a lot of surprises, it reveals that the Cavaliers’ offensive line is on the mend.
Virginia’s defense is loaded; Rudzinski: ‘We have a lot of hungry guys’
John Rudzinski is a no-nonsense guy who loves the fundamentals of football and believes simple is better.
UVA Opponents Series: JMU will bring revamped offense over the mountain for Game 2
The Dukes are entering just their second year of FBS play and are looking to improve on an impressive debut year which saw them start the season 5-0 and even make an appearance in the AP Top 25.
UVA Opponents Series: Tennessee boasts one of nation’s top offenses in opener
Tennessee finds itself coming off of a highly successful 2022 season, and a trend of improvement is in mind for the Volunteers.
UVA’s ‘running game by committee’ ready to roll if O-Line can get healthy
Tony Elliott and offensive coordinator Des Kitchings believe that if Virginia had to play a game tomorrow, the running game is in good shape … depending on the health of the Cavaliers’ offensive line.
UVA’s 34-year-old kicker Ganyard never allowed his dream to die
For 16 years, Matt Ganyard was a modern adaptation of Ahab in pursuit of his elusive white whale, donning a Virginia football uniform.
Scattershooting: The Atlantic-Pacific Coast Conference? UT AD takes swipe at UVA’s Elliott
Scattershooting around the ACC, while thinking the conference might go bi-coastal by the weekend.
Elliott names Muskett starting QB for opener at Tennessee
Tony Muskett will be Virginia’s starting quarterback when the Cavaliers open the season at Tennessee.