Football


Five things learned about UVA Football at Maryland

With each passing game, we learn a little bit more about Virginia’s football team — the good, the bad and the ugly.


Colandrea impressed Maryland’s coach; UVA braces for Wolfpack

After an 0-3 start and back-to-back, fourth-quarter collapses, where does Virginia’s football team go from here with ACC opponent NC State coming to town for a Friday night contest?


Maryland storms back for 42-14 win, dropping Hoos to 0-3

After coming up short on a long drive that could’ve tied the game early in the fourth quarter, Virginia fell apart over the final 15 minutes of a 42-14 loss at Maryland on Friday night.


Virginia defense has been physical in practices leading up to battle with Terps

Tony Elliott wasn’t happy with the way Virginia tackled during the final two drives that allowed JMU to come back from an 11-point, fourth-quarter deficit last week in a 36-35 Cavaliers defeat.


Unbeaten Maryland hopes to extend nonconference win streak over Virginia

It has been a decade since Virginia has played Maryland in football, when the Terps became only the second school to leave the ACC in league history and bolted to the Big 10 conference.


Coaches see progress in O-line, running game heading into Maryland

Maryland boasts a physical defensive front and will certainly stack the box against Virginia to test quarterback Tony Muskett’s arm.


Kitchings says Muskett will start against Terps on Friday

Unless something unusual happens over the next 48 hours, Tony Muskett will be Virginia’s starting quarterback when the Cavaliers travel to Maryland on Friday night.


Muskett returns to practice, likely to start against Terps

Virginia will enter Friday night’s game at Maryland the healthiest it has been so far this season, including the likely return of starting quarterback Tony Muskett to the lineup.


UVA Opponents Series: Tar Heels banking on Heisman candidate Maye to return to Charlotte

Expectations for North Carolina are again sky-high as quarterback Drake Maye looks to be in a potential two-horse race for the Heisman trophy with Southern California’s Caleb Williams.


5 Things we Learned About Virginia’s Football Team on Saturday

One of the most disappointing aspects of Virginia’s loss to JMU on Saturday was how the Cavaliers failed to respond after an hour-long break for a thunderstorm.


Anthony Colandrea named ACC Rookie of the Week

Freshman quarterback Anthony Colandrea was named ACC Rookie of the Week, announced by the league office on Monday.


Colandrea’s wild ride gave Virginia a chance Saturday, and maybe for the future

With starting quarterback Tony Muskett still nursing a shoulder injury from last week’s loss at Tennessee, the Virginia offensive coaches braced themselves for a wild ride with true freshman Anthony Colandrea.


JMU storms back after delay; spoils UVA home opener, 36-35

Football officially returned to Scott Stadium on Saturday, complete with a touching pregame ceremony, a long weather delay, and best of all, an exciting, back-and-forth contest that came down to the final minute.


Elliott on JMU’s defense: Don’t let size deceive you, Dukes are athletic and sound

The key to Virginia’s home opener against 6-point favorite JMU will be which team can control the line of scrimmage on both sides of the football.


‘Hoos Making a Difference’ honors Dr. Ray Perkins at JMU game

Dr. Ray Perkins, who played for George Welsh’s teams of the mid-1980s, will be the first honoree of the 2023 season in the “Hoos Making a Difference” program.


Indictments returned against man charged with killing UVA football players

On the eve of Virginia’s first home football game since the tragic murders of three players last November, the wheels of justice turned again Friday.


New Scattershooting: SMU, the ‘beast about to emerge’ in ACC; Football power poll & nuggets

Scattershooting around the new ACC, while wondering if the ACC has awakened a sleeping giant.


Virginia defense prepares for 2 QBs, but key is stopping JMU’s running game

While JMU and Virginia will both be preparing to face two quarterbacks in this Saturday’s meeting at Scott Stadium, Cavaliers coach Tony Elliott won’t have to play as much of a guessing game.


UVA Opponents Series: Can QB Morehead turn Boston College around?

In head coach Jeff Hafley’s third year, the team took a huge step back, allowing the second-most points per game in the ACC (30.3) while scoring the third-lowest points per game in the league (17.8) — practically nothing to write home about.


Colandrea ready to step in if Muskett can’t play against JMU

If Tony Muskett can’t play Saturday, Virginia coach Tony Elliott will call on true freshman backup Anthony Colandrea from St. Petersburg, Fla.