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Ronde Barber’s unique journey to the Pro Football Hall of Fame was special
Ronde Barber stood on the stage at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton on Saturday, about to be inducted alongside the greatest to ever play.
Virginia gets commitment from Richmond all-state DE Omohundro
Virginia gained its 14th commitment to the 2024 football recruiting class on Saturday when St. Christopher’s athlete Henry Omohundro announced on Twitter that he will play for the Cavaliers.
Elliott reacts to ACC poll prediction: “We’ll have 12 opportunities coming”
When ACC media met in Charlotte last week for the league’s “Kickoff” event, Virginia was picked to finish last among the conference’s 14 teams in the preseason football poll.
Barber wasn’t sure he could play college ball, now he’s going into NFL Hall of Fame on Saturday
When Ronde Barber first arrived to Virginia’s football program in 1993, he wasn’t sure he belonged. The product of Cave Spring High School in Roanoke only weighed in at 149 pounds.
Virginia lands strong pass rusher Hayes from Cincy’s Moeller powerhouse
Virginia football continued on an uptick Thursday when the Cavaliers landed a promising edge rusher from famed Ohio football factory Archbishop Moeller High School in Cincinnati.
Bennett Jr. among 16 ACC players on Wuerffel Trophy watch list
Virginia defensive end Chico Bennett Jr. was named to the preseason Wuerffel Trophy Watch List on Thursday. Bennett is one of 16 ACC players to make the 110-person watch list.
Elliott thrilled with opening of camp, notices growth of program early on
Tony Elliott kicked off his second Virginia fall training camp with intensity and a sense of urgency on Wednesday, and he liked the response from a healthy, hungry group of Cavalier football players.
Sparks earns Preseason All-ACC honors; featured on Ray Guy Award watch list
Virginia punter Daniel Sparks was named to the Preseason All-ACC team announced by the league on Wednesday. The Cavalier junior was also one of 50 punters featured on the Preseason Ray Guy Award watch list.
Virginia picked to finish last in ACC preseason media poll
Virginia has been picked to finish last in the 2023 ACC preseason poll conducted by a media vote from last week’s conference event in Charlotte.
Bennett Jr., UVA’s top returning pass rusher, hopes to rack up sacks under Wahoo legend Slade
Legendary Virginia defender Chris Slade, now in his second year as graduate defensive end Chico Bennett Jr.’s position coach, knows a thing or two about getting in opposing quarterbacks’ faces.
Is Maryland the newest recruiting threat to UVA football? Terps beat Wahoos for Richmond QB
Virginia had to take one of its top recruiting targets off the board Sunday when Highland Springs quarterback Khristian Martin committed to Maryland.
Virginia’s football operations center is coming along nicely
Virginia’s new 90,000-square foot operations center for its football program is well underway, and coaches are using the new facility to help with recruiting.
UVA RB Perris Jones draws inspiration from roommate Mike Hollins
In his final season of college football this fall, not only will Virginia running back Perris Jones be honoring the memories of fallen teammates Devin Chandler, Lavel Davis and D’Sean Perry, but also his backfield mate, Mike Hollins.
Hollins is playing football this season for God, family and the city of Charlottesville
With training camp only days away, Virginia running back Mike Hollins said Friday that he’s at 100 percent physically, back to his playing weight of 205, and excited about camp and the upcoming season.
Elliott didn’t anticipate Woolfolk leaving program, and now UVA’s QB depth is a major problem
Throughout the spring and early summer, it was somewhat routine that quarterback candidate Jay Woolfolk would text football coach Tony Elliott and ask if they could chat.
Elliott: ‘Biggest mistake last year is coaching staff assumed too much’
Tony Elliott believes the biggest mistake he and his offensive staff made in their first season at Virginia was assuming too much.
Tragedy to triumph: How the Cavalier program is bouncing back
The Virginia football program has been through an offseason unlike any other, as the team continues to grieve the losses of Devin Chandler, Lavel Davis Jr. and D’Sean Perry, who were all tragically shot just hours after the last time the Cavaliers took the field.
New Scattershooting: Lots of questions for UVA’s Elliott heading into ACC Kickoff on Wednesday
Scattershooting around the ACC on the eve of Virginia football’s appearance at the annual ACC Kickoff event in Charlotte on Wednesday …
Everything Commissioner Jim Phillips had to say at ACC Kickoff Tuesday
Everything ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips had to say at ACC Kickoff Tuesday in Charlotte, N.C.
UVA beats Miami, South Carolina, Michigan State for promising DL Simmons
Virginia’s defense landed a promising addition to its recruiting class of 2024 on Monday when defensive tackle/end Tyler Simmons of Windermere (Fla.) Prep announced his commitment on Twitter.
