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Bennett picks up second ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week honors of season
Virginia senior Chico Bennett Jr. was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Defensive Lineman of the Week on Monday. Bennett also won the award back on Sept. 23 for his performance against Syracuse.
Virginia has a chance to build momentum with shaky Miami coming to town
The landscape in the ACC Coastal Division transformed a bit over the weekend, allowing Virginia football a chance to turn things around.
Was Thursday night in Atlanta the first step in Winning 101 for the Wahoos?
After a recent loss to Louisville, Brennan Armstrong said something in the postgame about Virginia not knowing how to win.
UVA Football gets back on track with win over Georgia Tech
Virginia got a much-needed win at Georgia Tech Thursday night, defeating the Yellow Jackets, 16-9. Jerry Ratcliffe and Chris Graham break down the win, and take a look ahead at the remainder of the 2022 schedule.
Armstrong breaks UVA record for TD passes, leads Hoos to first ACC win, 16-9, at Georgia Tech
Despite turning the ball over four times, Virginia held on for a 16-9 win over Georgia Tech in Atlanta Thursday night, as Brennan Armstrong set the school record for touchdown passes in the process.
Wahoo Preview, Game 7: Virginia at Georgia Tech
The Virginia football team faces ACC Coastal Division rival Georgia Tech Thursday night in Atlanta, with the Cavaliers still looking for their first conference victory of the season.
Scattershooting … UVA offense is good on third-and-a-mile; hoops rankings, quotes of week & golden nuggets
Scattershooting around the ACC, while wondering if Virginia can break out of its slump Thursday night in chilly Atlanta …
UVA takes one of nation’s worst offenses to Atlanta; can Kitchings get it fixed?
Des Kitchings’ offense is averaging a mere 17.8 points per game, lowest by a Virginia team since 2008, when those Cavaliers put up only 16.1 points per game.
Elliott: “We have underachieved, all six [remaining] games are winnable”
The way Tony Elliott sees it, Virginia has six more opportunities and can’t afford to waste a single day, as the Cavaliers enter the second half of the football season with a short-week trip to Atlanta to face Georgia Tech (Thursday night, 7:30, ESPN).
Another strong week for Zaccheaus highlights Virginia alums in NFL Week 5 action
One former Cavalier recorded his first career stats last weekend, while the school’s all-time leader in receptions found the end zone for a second-straight week.
Virginia gets 13th commitment, physical safety from South Carolina
Currently sitting at No. 13 in the 14-team ACC football team recruiting rankings, Virginia could use some good news on that front and got it Thursday when a 3-star defensive back from South Carolina announced his commitment to the Cavaliers.
Elliott: I’m tired of hearing about last year, as he builds UVA for the future
Virginia’s frustration with self-inflicted miscues continued on Saturday, as the Cavaliers dropped their third-straight ACC game this season.
Lack of running game contributed heavily to Virginia’s loss
The Cavaliers are trying to rebuild their offense into a balanced attack while maintaining a ground game to go with the passing acumen of Brennan Armstrong.
Louisville rallies to defeat Cavaliers, 34-17, as UVA drops third in a row
Virginia dropped its third-straight game — and sixth-consecutive ACC contest — on Saturday, as Louisville erased a 10-point deficit, outscoring the Cavaliers 34-7 over the final three quarters en route to a 34-17 win at Scott Stadium.
‘Hoos Making a Difference’ will honor Vigorito, Farrior at today’s homecoming game
Joe Bock remembers walking into Virginia’s locker room after games and black-and-blue welts, bruises, shaped like facemasks on Tommy Vigorito’s back.
Wahoo Preview, Game 6: Louisville at Virginia
Virginia returns to Scott Stadium Saturday for a Homecomings clash with Louisville, as each team will be fighting for its first ACC victory of the season.
Elliott won’t sacrifice his core culture as he tries to build a foundation at Virginia
Tony Elliott had seen enough. His football team kept repeating bad habits, was whistled for dumb penalties, 15-yard personal fouls, trash talking, pushing Duke players after the play.
Podcast: UVA-Louisville preview, plus a look at what Tony Elliott needs to go to get things turned around
“The Jerry Ratcliffe Show” podcast invites Chris Graham from Augusta Free Press for a discussion of Virginia’s 2-3 start, and the job facing first-year coach Tony Elliott and his staff to get things turned around.
Players, coach remember Tyrone Davis: exactly what UVA needed, never was afraid of spotlight
When Virginia recruiter Danny Wilmer went hunting for the next Herman Moore in the Cavaliers’ offense, once he laid eyes on Tyrone Davis, there was no turning back.
Virginia mourns loss of Tyrone Davis, who died unexpectedly at age 50
Virginia football lost one of its best receivers from the George Welsh era late Sunday night/Monday morning when Tyrone Davis passed away from an undisclosed illness.
