Questionable coaching decisions cost Virginia a critical loss in state championship
For Wahoo Nation, it wasn’t so much losing the game but rather how the Cavaliers lost.
For Wahoo Nation, it wasn’t so much losing the game but rather how the Cavaliers lost.
Brennan Armstrong led another eye-popping offensive performance, finishing with exactly 400 passing yards and 3 touchdowns — one through the air, two on the ground — but it wasn’t enough, as the Cavaliers dropped their fourth straight contest to close the regular season.
Had it not been for back-to-back, early-season losses to North Carolina and Wake Forest, Virginia’s Brennan Armstrong just might have been in the Heisman Trophy conversation as the regular season comes to a close.
Betty Goodman always greeted players with hugs and cookies, opened her home for dinners to players and gave them someone they could talk to about anything. She was a big part of the Virginia football family.
UVA all-time great Shawn Moore joins “The Jerry Ratcliffe Show” to help us preview the UVA-Virginia Tech game.
“Coach’s Corner with Bronco Mendenhall” returns tonight at BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse located off Route 29, Seminole Trail at 3924 Lenox Ave. in Charlottesville. The weekly radio show is set to air from 7-8 p.m. (ET).
Dr. David Diduch joins “The Jerry Ratcliffe Show” to talk Brennan Armstrong, UVA-Virginia Tech, then turns the topic to arthritis and how doctors treat it.
No sooner than Virginia had lost its shot at the ACC Coastal Division title last Saturday evening in Pittsburgh, Bronco Mendenhall was onto the next challenge: Virginia Tech.
Virginia (6-5, 4-3 ACC) renews its in-state rivalry with Virginia Tech (5-6, 3-4 ACC) on Saturday (Nov. 27) at Scott Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 3:45 p.m. on ACC Network
Bronco Mendenhall’s Cavaliers scored more than enough to win most games, but it wasn’t enough in UVA’s 48-38 loss at Pittsburgh.
In a back-and-forth shootout with the ACC’s Coastal Division title on the line, Virginia and No. 18 Pittsburgh gave fans their money’s worth Saturday at Heinz Field.
According to sources, Virginia quarterback Brennan Armstrong will play today at Pitt (3:30 p.m., ESPN2) in a game that could decide the ACC Coastal Division title.
“The Jerry Ratcliffe Show” talks with Dr. Stephen Brockmeier from UVA Orthopedics to learn how doctors decide when it is safe for a player to return from an injury.
While Wahoo Nation waits in suspense for any news about their quarterback, Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi is fully expecting Brennan Armstrong to play for Virginia on Saturday when the Cavaliers and Panthers play for essentially the ACC Coastal Division title.
“Coach’s Corner with Bronco Mendenhall” returns tonight (Nov. 17) at BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse in Charlottesville. The weekly radio show is set to air from 7-8 p.m. (ET).
Virginia (6-4, 4-2 ACC) will play its final regular season road game on Saturday (Nov. 20) when in travels to first place and 20th-ranked Pitt (8-2, 5-1 ACC) for an ACC Coastal Division battle. Kickoff is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. on ESPN2.
Nobody is pinning last Saturday night’s 28-3 loss to seventh-ranked Notre Dame on backup quarterback Jay Woolfolk. The problem was more about who wasn’t on the field rather than those who were on it.
As if Virginia fans didn’t already know, life without Brennan Armstrong is a lost cause.
In the end, the Fighting Irish moved to 9-1 on the season with a 28-3 win at Scott Stadium to remain in the conversation for a College Football Playoff appearance with two games to play.
For the past week, I’ve been bombarded with questions about Brennan Armstrong’s status. Will he play against seventh-ranked Notre Dame tonight, or not?