Tony Elliott has his eyes on luring Purdue co-defensive coordinator Brad Lambert, and is also looking at Navy defensive coordinator Brian Newberry as a possibility to join his new Virginia coaching staff.

While Virginia entered the New Year with the most football players on the FBS side of the transfer portal (19), the Cavaliers have reached out with offers to a couple of linemen that left other programs.

Wayne Taulapapa, the Cavaliers’ regular starting running back for the past three years, announced on his Twitter account on Thursday that he plans to leave the program.

Long-time Clemson SID Tim Bourret joins “The Jerry Ratcliffe Show” to share with us his favorite stories of new Virginia football Tony Elliott, dating back to when Elliott walked on at Clemson in 1999.

Dr. Winston Gwathmey joins “The Jerry Ratcliffe Show” to give us a glimpse into the cancellation of the Wasabi Fenway Bowl due to COVID.

Jerry Ratcliffe welcomes Chris Graham to the show to discuss the latest offseason news with Virginia Football.

All-American center Olusegun Oluwatimi completed wiping out UVA’s line on Monday when he announced that he has transferred to Michigan.

Joe Bissinger, who played left guard for the Cavaliers the past couple of seasons, announced on his Twitter account Monday that he will transfer to SMU.

One of the top returning defensive players for Virginia, linebacker Noah Taylor, has committed to play for North Carolina.

According to ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg, sources indicate that Virginia has targeted Atlanta Falcons running backs coach Des Kitchings for the Cavaliers’ offensive coordinator position.

Tony Elliott has retained three assistant coaches from Bronco Mendenhall’s staff, including wide receivers coach Marques Hagans, offensive line coach Garett Tujague and defensive line coach Clint Sintim.

Virginia’s starting offensive left tackle Bobby Haskins will finish his football career for Lincoln Riley at Southern Cal.

According to reports out of Syracuse, the Orange will hire two former Virginia assistant coaches, offensive coordinator Robert Anae and quarterbacks coach Jason Beck, for the same positions on the Orange coaching staff.

Virginia will not play in this week’s Wasabi Fenway Bowl due to Covid issues within the team, the school confirmed this morning.

Virginia will not play in this week’s Wasabi Fenway Bowl due to Covid issues within the team, sources confirmed this morning.

Virginia’s record-breaking quarterback Brennan Armstrong is trying to remain focused on the present, including preparing for the Cavaliers’ upcoming bowl game with SMU. He’s also keeping an eye on his future.

Bronco Mendenhall announced coaching staff responsibilities for the upcoming bowl game, talked about what players are in and those that are out, and gave his opinion on whether quarterback Brennan Armstrong will remain at Virginia during a pre-Christmas chat with media after Wednesday’s practice.

New Virginia football coach Tony Elliott signed a six-year contract worth $4.1 million the first season, rising $150,000 every other year to a peak of $4.55 million in 2027.

Virginia’s Tony Elliott isn’t the only new coach in the state dealing with the transfer portal. Virginia Tech’s new head coach Brent Pry is also getting hit hard.

Jelani Woods, who enjoyed one of the best seasons ever by a Virginia tight end, has accepted an invitation to play in the 2022 East-West Shrine Bowl (Feb. 3, Las Vegas), joining teammate Nick Grant, who accepted an invitation earlier this month.