Illinois coach Bret Bielema said that last year’s 42-13 loss at Virginia was a turning point in his program. So might have been Saturday’s 24-3 win over the Cavaliers in a rematch in Champaign.

The Cavaliers (1-1) committed an untimely early turnover that ultimately led to 21 unanswered Illinois points, and UVA could never climb out of the hole.

As far as Tony Elliott is concerned, Saturday’s matchup with his Virginia team at Illinois (4 p.m. ET, ESPNU) is a classic contrast in styles between Big Ten and Southern football.

Virginia travels to Memorial Stadium in Champaign Saturday to face Big Ten foe Illinois, as Tony Elliott will be searching for his first road victory as UVA head coach.

Jeremy Werner of 247Sports Illinois joins “The Jerry Ratcliffe Show” to give us perspective on the Illini going into this weekend’s UVA-Illinois game.

When Virginia travels to Illinois this weekend, one of the points of emphasis will be putting pressure on Illini quarterback Tommy DeVito.

The last thing that Tony Elliott wants from his offense this season is for Brennan Armstrong to lead the team in rushing, which is exactly what happened in last Saturday’s season-opening win over Richmond.

Virginia will get two players back this week off the injured list, and both have been cleared for contact ahead of the Cavaliers’ road game at Illinois (1-1, 4 p.m. EST, ESPNU).

Scattershooting around UVA and the ACC, while taking a closer look at Brennan Armstrong’s record-breaking performance …

Two minutes into the second quarter of Tony Elliott’s Virginia head-coaching debut against Richmond Saturday, Cavalier senior quarterback Brennan Armstrong faked a handoff to Perris Jones, found a seam and took off running.

Tony Elliott was glad to find Perris Jones next to him when Virginia’s football team started a new tradition after Saturday’s game, singing the school’s Good Ol’ Song in front of what remained of the student body following the Cavaliers’ 34-17 win over visiting Richmond.

Virginia took a 34-17 win over Richmond in coach Tony Elliott’s opener as the Cavaliers’ head coach on Saturday, and his defense played a major role in the successful debut with a pair of huge fourth-down stops in the game.

The Virginia football team kicked off the Tony Elliott Era in victorious fashion Saturday, taking care of Richmond, 34-17, as senior quarterback Brennan Armstrong led a balanced offensive attack, with contributions from up and down the roster. 

Football coaches are always looking for an edge, leaving no stone unturned when it comes to research and preparing for an opponent, especially a new opponent with new coaches, new players and new ideas.

Anthony Harris’ day couldn’t have gotten off to a worse start Tuesday when the NFL veteran and former UVA star defensive back was cut by the Philadelphia Eagles.

The Tony Elliott Era of Virginia football officially gets underway at 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Scott Stadium against FCS in-state rival Richmond.

With 191 more yards, Brennan Armstrong will become Virginia’s all-time career leader in total offense, leapfrogging Bryce Perkins. Six more touchdown passes, and he’ll vault past Matt Schaub for first place in Wahoo history.

Virginia very well could have its hands full on Saturday with a Richmond team that will bring in a high-powered offense. Jerry Ratcliffe and co-host Chris Graham break things down position unit by position unit.

“The Jerry Ratcliffe Show” welcomes the Voice of the Richmond Spiders, Bob Black, to preview Virginia’s season opener with Richmond on Saturday.

When quarterbacks Brennan Armstrong and Reece Udinski clash in Saturday’s season opener at UVA’s Scott Stadium, could fans be in store for a high-scoring track meet?