Football


Update from UVA on condition of Perris Jones

Jones was taken by ambulance to the University of Louisville Medical Center. He will remain there Thursday night.


Coming off an awful tackling performance, UVA travels to run-heavy Louisville

If Tony Elliott was choosing, he probably wouldn’t have picked Louisville as his next opponent after his Virginia defense just surrendered 305 yards rushing in a lopsided, 45-17 loss to Georgia Tech.


Barber to be recognized as part of ACC Football Honors Class

Former Cavalier defensive back Rondé Barber has been announced as a member of the 2023 Atlantic Coast Conference Football Honors Class.


UVA QB Muskett is listed as ‘day-to-day’

Virginia quarterback Tony Muskett has been labeled “day-to-day” for this week’s Thursday-night game at Louisville.


Virginia takes a giant step backward in lopsided loss to Georgia Tech

After the smoke had cleared from a 45-17 bushwhacking from visiting Georgia Tech, UVA’s coaches fell on their swords, taking the blame for a giant step backward on Saturday.


Muskett injured as Yellow Jackets sting Cavaliers, 45-17

Virginia not only lost its fifth-straight home ACC contest on Saturday, it also lost starting quarterback Tony Muskett to injury, along with the possibility of preserving backup freshman Anthony Colandrea’s redshirt status.


‘Hoos Making a Difference’ honors Copeland, a true difference-maker

This past Saturday, light years from wearing a Virginia football uniform, Bill Copeland was honored by the UVA Football Alumni Club’s “Hoos Making a Difference” program.


The beauty of Virginia’s outside zone could be key against Georgia Tech

Virginia’s running game has come alive over the past month, thanks to an ever-improving offensive line.


Is visiting Florida corner down to Virginia vs. Nebraska?

Among the visitors this weekend to Virginia football will be one of the Cavaliers’ main recruiting targets.


UVA’s Washington strikes fear in opposing defenses, leads ACC in everything

Only eight games into his UVA career, the graduate transfer from Northwestern is enjoying one of the most productive seasons ever by a Cavalier receiver.


Virginia, seeking its first home ACC win since 2021, is 2-point favorite over Jackets

Georgia Tech, which has won only twice in Charlottesville since the famous 1990 showdown when the Jackets knocked off No. 1 Virginia, is only the second ACC opponent to play at Scott Stadium thus far this season.


UVA’s opponents for next 7 years: early heavy dose of new ACC teams

Virginia football will get a heavy dose of the newest ACC schools over the next two seasons, according to scheduling for the next seven years released by the conference on Monday.


Washington named ACC Receiver of the Week for second week in a row

Virginia’s Malik Washington was named the ACC Receiver of the Week for the second-straight week on Monday.


UVA heartbroken again, Elliott remains positive about November

After losing to Miami in overtime for the second straight year and emerging from what he described as a “heartbroken locker room,” Virginia coach Tony Elliott didn’t talk like a coach whose team had dropped its sixth game of the season.


Cavaliers come up short at Miami in OT, 29-26

Virginia fought hard until the final whistle, but ultimately came up short at Miami, 29-26, in overtime Saturday at Hard Rock Stadium.


Elliott: Key to beating Miami is running the ball, winning fist fight in the trenches

No way Virginia walked out of Kenan Stadium last Saturday night with the Cavaliers’ greatest road upset in their hip pocket without a gritty running game that left the Tar Heels eating their dust.


Elliott hopes Wahoos take on a honey badger’s intensity at Miami

After stunning No. 10 North Carolina last Saturday night, the program’s biggest road upset since national polls were created, Virginia coach Tony Elliott wondered how his team would handle the success.


Miami gets starting QB back, loses pass-rusher for season

Miami coach Mario Cristobal said that quarterback Tyler Van Dyke should be back for this week’s game against visiting Virginia.


Elliott praises QB Muskett’s leadership, sacrifice in sparking Wahoos

We said before the season that Tony Muskett didn’t need to be a superstar or hero for Virginia football, but rather just be a guy who doesn’t beat himself.


Virginia’s Washington, Jackson grab ACC Player of the Week honors

Two Cavaliers who played major roles in Virginia’s upset of No. 10 North Carolina on Saturday night have been named as ACC Players of the week at their respective positions — wide receiver Malik Washington and linebacker James Jackson.