Tony Elliott’s big point of emphasis has been to win the “middle eight” of games, the last four minutes of the first half and the first four minutes of the second half.

Trailing by six at halftime, Maryland controlled the clock in the second half of Saturday night’s contest in Charlottesville, outscoring Virginia 20-0 after the break en route to a 27-13 win.

It has been a long time since Scott Stadium saw a sellout crowd, but that’s what Tony Elliott is hoping for tonight when his 2-0 Cavaliers host 1-1 Maryland.

Virginia’s football team no doubt remembers the humiliation it endured in last year’s visit to College Park in a lopsided 42-14 defeat.

Malachi Fields, a product of Charlottesville’s Monticello High School program, ranks among the nation’s top pass receivers after two weeks of college football.

If only Alvin Pearman had known how close he was to breaking one of Virginia’s longest-standing records when he came out of the Duke game during the 2004 season.

One of the biggest questions from Virginia’s fan base after the Cavaliers’ 2-0 start is ‘Where’s Chris Tyree?’

Middle linebacker Kam Robinson returned to practice on Tuesday, but was limited in what he could do after leaving last Saturday night’s game with what Tony Elliott described as a knee sprain.

When Virginia middle linebacker Kam Robinson went down with an injury early in the second quarter at Wake Forest, it was time for junior backup Trey McDonald to step up his game.

As good as Anthony Colandrea was, he couldn’t have made the comeback without all the weapons at his disposal.

Tony Elliott came to Winston-Salem hoping to use Saturday night’s game against Wake Forest as a measuring stick. Little did he know it would be decided by inches and one point.

In front of a nationally televised audience, Virginia fought back and erased a 13-point, fourth-quarter deficit in Winston-Salem Saturday night.

Throughout training camp, Tony Elliott talked about the importance of both UVA’s offensive and defensive lines improving, and Saturday will be the first major test.

Few defensive coordinators have been successful in shutting down the Demon Deacons, something Virginia must do this Saturday night in Winston-Salem.

Virginia could face two Wake Forest quarterbacks when the Cavaliers have their first road test Saturday night in Winston-Salem.

Malachi Fields, a 6-foot-4, 200-pound senior, caught five passes (was targeted six times) for his first 100-yard receiving night of his career.

Maybe Kobe Pace should seek out an NIL deal with a peanut butter and jelly company after Saturday night’s season-opener.

Anthony Colandrea, surrounded by media in Virginia’s interview room following the Cavaliers’ dominant win over Richmond, was poised and confident.

A few familiar faces on both sides of the football helped Virginia withstand a lengthy weather delay and post a season-opening, 34-13 victory against Richmond on Saturday at Scott Stadium.