Football


Can Virginia’s defense stop run-heavy William & Mary?

One of William & Mary’s strengths just happens to be one of Virginia’s weaknesses as the two old rivals meet again Saturday at Scott Stadium.


Elliott: UVA’s inexperienced O-Line pressing, trying too hard, losing 1-on-1 battles

Tony Elliott can trace Virginia’s problems in the running game and protecting the quarterback to his offensive line losing one-on-one battles, abandoning techniques and pressing too hard.


Scattershooting: W&M loses; Armstrong benched; WR decommits; Power poll & Nuggets

Scattershooting around the ACC, while wondering how William & Mary lost to Elon last weekend, and does this open the door for a Virginia win?


Virginia can’t run the ball, can’t stop the run, and is 0-5 as a result

As complicated as football appears to be, it’s somewhat simple when boiled down to the basics of the game.


Butler to miss rest of season, more UVA players injured at BC

Coach Tony Elliott revealed after the BC game that Butler, a sixth-year player, underwent surgery this past Thursday and is out for the rest of the season.


BC dominates second half, rallies to win 27-24 as UVA falls to 0-5

Virginia’s losing streak now sits at eight games dating back to last October, as the Cavaliers blew a 14-point halftime lead and Boston College stormed back to win, 27-24.


Elliott not expecting BC’s defense to give up 50 this week

Virginia will have to find a way to overcome BC’s style of play if the Cavaliers want to claim their first win of the season on Saturday in Chestnut Hill.


Freshman LB Kam Robinson is a diamond in the rough, a program-changer for UVA Football

If there was a key to turning UVA football recruiting around in the state of Virginia, Tony Elliott firmly believed it all started with Kam Robinson.


Muskett will start against BC; Butler, Long, Akere all out

Tony Elliott anticipates that Tony Muskett will start at quarterback for Virginia’s game at Boston College, as the Cavaliers attempt to break the nation’s second-longest losing streak on Saturday.


Five things we learned about Virginia from NC State game

Five things we learned in Virginia’s last-second loss to NC State.


Washington earns ACC Offensive Receiver of the Week honors

Virginia wide receiver Malik Washington was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Offensive Receiver of the Week, announced by the league office on Monday.


Transfer WR Washington is a playmaker in UVA offense

When Malik Washington decided to leave Northwestern, he wanted to go to a program where he could make an impact.


UVA’s self-inflicted wounds spoil chance to upset Wolfpack

For 59 minutes and 20 something seconds, winless Virginia battled 9-point favorite NC State mano-a-mano on Friday night, and provided the country’s national-TV audience and a rain-soaked crowd in Scott Stadium to a Thriller-Diller of an ending.


Late penalties plague Cavaliers in 24-21 loss to NC State in ACC opener

For the third week in a row, Virginia found itself in a position to compete in the late stages, but three costly penalties in the final minute spoiled a fourth-quarter rally, as visiting NC State escaped with a 24-21 victory Friday night.


Scattershooting: Hoos better, Colandrea or Armstrong? Power rankings & golden nuggets

Scattershooting around the ACC, while wondering who is the better quarterback, NC State’s sixth-year Brennan Armstrong or Virginia’s first-year Anthony Colandrea.


Hollins honored as nominee for national Courage Award

Graduate student Mike Hollins is the first weekly nominee for the 2023 Capital One Orange Bowl-FWAA Courage Award.


NC State’s Armstrong braces for flood of emotion in return to Scott Stadium

Brennan Armstrong holds 15 Virginia football program records, but on Friday night he’ll be wearing Wolfpack red as the former Cavalier quarterback returns to Scott Stadium with his new team, NC State.


Important parking info for Friday’s game vs. NC State

There will be an impact on Friday to the parking lots in the vicinity of Scott Stadium for football fans due to the home football game against NC State that evening.


Tiki, Herman, Jones, Farrior & Warren nominated for Canton

Five former Virginia football stars and one former Fork Union Military Academy standout have been nominated for the 2024 class of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.


UVA starting QB still up in air; Wide Receiver leaving program; Clary has surgery

Virginia’s starting quarterback for Friday night’s ACC home opener against NC State remained clouded Tuesday afternoon, while one defensive player has undergone surgery and a wide receiver is leaving the program to transfer.