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Wahoo Preview, Game 8: Miami at Virginia
It’ll be home, sweet home for the next month for Virginia, as the Cavaliers return to Scott Stadium to face Miami Saturday, the first of four games in a row in Charlottesville.
UVA Football looks to build on success this weekend with struggling Miami coming to town
Jerry Ratcliffe and Chris Graham preview this weekend’s Virginia-Miami game, with an eye on changes to special teams that coach Tony Elliott hopes can turn that beleaguered unit around.
Virginia’s defense is playing winning football; Miami brings new challenge
If the offense continues to flop, it may be up to the defense to close the deal against a struggling Miami team (3-4, 1-2) that has dropped four of its last five games.
Miami’s starting QB Van Dyke may be out for Virginia game
Van Dyke, the ACC’s 2021 Rookie of the Year, suffered an injury to his throwing shoulder after a Duke sack in the second quarter last weekend and did not return.
Elliott has come-to-Jesus meeting with special teams, demands more from his best; Woolfolk my be punt-return man
While Tony Elliott was happy to escape Atlanta with a win, he wasn’t pleased with the special-teams aspect of his team’s play.
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.
