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In spite of Charlottesville nightmares, Georgia Tech ain’t afraid of no ghosts
Maybe it’s the curse of the 1990 Virginia football team on Georgia Tech, but since that fateful night 30 years ago, when the Yellow Jackets broke the No. 1 Cavaliers’ hearts, Scott Stadium has been a House of Horrors for Tech.
Game Notes: Virginia hosts Georgia Tech Saturday night
Virginia (5-2, 3-2 ACC) will be home for the second-straight week and host ACC foe Georgia Tech (3-3, 2-2 ACC) on Saturday at Scott Stadium. The contest is scheduled to air live on ACC Network at 7:30 p.m.
Notebook: Atariwa’s season appears over as defense improves against run game
Bronco Mendenhall said during his Monday press conference that senior defensive end Adeeb Atariwa will not return to the team this season.
Quartet of Cavaliers earn ACC weekly honors
Virginia had four student-athletes – QB Brennan Armstrong, WR Dontayvion Wicks, OL Bobby Haskins and DE Mandy Alonso – listed as ACC Players of the Week at their respective positions.
ACC Network debuts “We’re No. 1” documentary of UVA, Georgia Tech
If you lived through the peaks and valleys of the 1990 Virginia football season, the Cavaliers improbable climb to the nation’s No. 1 ranking and its gut-wrenching defeat to Georgia Tech, then you can relive it again.
Wicks, Kemp & UVA’s receiving corps are nightmares for defenses
Virginia’s passing game, which features the nation’s No. 1 passer and four of the top 77 receivers in the country, is keeping defensive coordinators up at night trying to figure out how to defend what seems unstoppable.
Virginia controls line of scrimmage in 48-0 pounding of Duke, moves into 2nd place in Coastal
In Saturday’s homecoming game against Duke, the Cavaliers put it all together and defeated the Blue Devils for the seventh consecutive time.
UVA-Duke notes and quotes
Postgame Virginia team/player stats and quotes from Duke’s David Cutcliffe and quarterback Gunnar Holmberg.
Virginia will honor Hall of Famer Poindexter and football program’s first black players at today’s game
Anthony Poindexter, an All-American defensive back for Hall of Famer George Welsh, will be honored, and the first five black players to integrate UVA football in 1970 will also receive a special tribute by the Virginia Football Alumni Club.
UVA’s coordinators see steady improvement going into Duke game
At the midpoint of the season, Virginia fans should be encouraged about what has developed and will continue to develop in the second half, particularly with the Cavaliers’ offense.
Will Virginia be destination for nation’s No. 1 offensive tackle, Zach “Big Nasty” Rice?
Zach Rice, a five-star prospect from Lynchburg’s Liberty Christian Academy, has made up his mind and will reveal his choice between five finalists: Virginia, North Carolina, Alabama, Notre Dame and Ohio State.
Cutcliffe: How do you stop Virginia’s big passing game? Say a good prayer
Heading to Virginia to face the nation’s top passing offense, Duke coach David Cutcliffe was asked how the Blue Devils planned to defend the Cavaliers. “I guess you start every morning with a good prayer, right?” Cutcliffe said.
Poindexter to be honored at Virginia-Duke game on Saturday
The University of Virginia and The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame announced today that they will jointly honor 2020 College Football Hall of Fame electee Anthony Poindexter.
Game Notes: Virginia prepares for Homecoming Weekend game with Duke
Virginia (4-2, 2-2 ACC) returns home for the first time since Sept. 24 to host ACC Coastal Division foe, Duke (3-3, 1-2 ACC) on Saturday at Scott Stadium.
College football needs to clarify what targeting really is
After watching two controversial targeting calls overturned in Virginia games at Miami and Louisville, I couldn’t help but ask Bronco Mendenhall about those rulings during his weekly press conference on Monday.
Virginia lands another big receiver over Hokies and Oregon
Virginia football landed another rangy receiver to its Class of 2022 on Monday when 6-foot-5 Sean Wilson announced he would be a Cavalier.
UVA DB Hayes enters transfer portal
Josh Hayes, a defensive back who transferred to Virginia from North Dakota State during the offseason, has entered the transfer portal again, leaving the Cavalier secondary one player shy for the second half of the season.
Armstrong collects third ACC Player of the Week award
Virginia quarterback Brennan Armstrong was named the ACC Quarterback of the Week for the third time this season. Armstrong is the fourth quarterback in UVA history to win the award three times in one season.
Virginia-Georgia Tech game will kick at 7:30 p.m.
The Atlantic Coast Conference announced today the start time for Virginia’s Oct. 16 football home game against Georgia Tech will be at 7:30 p.m. The game will be televised on ACC Network.
Armstrong back on top of nation’s passers, but his leadership is just as important
If Virginia fans wondered what quarterback Brennan Armstrong was made of, they found out Saturday when their team trailed by 17 points going into the fourth quarter.
