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Elliott thrilled with opening of camp, notices growth of program early on
Tony Elliott kicked off his second Virginia fall training camp with intensity and a sense of urgency on Wednesday, and he liked the response from a healthy, hungry group of Cavalier football players.
Sparks earns Preseason All-ACC honors; featured on Ray Guy Award watch list
Virginia punter Daniel Sparks was named to the Preseason All-ACC team announced by the league on Wednesday. The Cavalier junior was also one of 50 punters featured on the Preseason Ray Guy Award watch list.
Virginia picked to finish last in ACC preseason media poll
Virginia has been picked to finish last in the 2023 ACC preseason poll conducted by a media vote from last week’s conference event in Charlotte.
Bennett Jr., UVA’s top returning pass rusher, hopes to rack up sacks under Wahoo legend Slade
Legendary Virginia defender Chris Slade, now in his second year as graduate defensive end Chico Bennett Jr.’s position coach, knows a thing or two about getting in opposing quarterbacks’ faces.
Is Maryland the newest recruiting threat to UVA football? Terps beat Wahoos for Richmond QB
Virginia had to take one of its top recruiting targets off the board Sunday when Highland Springs quarterback Khristian Martin committed to Maryland.
Virginia’s football operations center is coming along nicely
Virginia’s new 90,000-square foot operations center for its football program is well underway, and coaches are using the new facility to help with recruiting.
UVA RB Perris Jones draws inspiration from roommate Mike Hollins
In his final season of college football this fall, not only will Virginia running back Perris Jones be honoring the memories of fallen teammates Devin Chandler, Lavel Davis and D’Sean Perry, but also his backfield mate, Mike Hollins.
Hollins is playing football this season for God, family and the city of Charlottesville
With training camp only days away, Virginia running back Mike Hollins said Friday that he’s at 100 percent physically, back to his playing weight of 205, and excited about camp and the upcoming season.
Elliott didn’t anticipate Woolfolk leaving program, and now UVA’s QB depth is a major problem
Throughout the spring and early summer, it was somewhat routine that quarterback candidate Jay Woolfolk would text football coach Tony Elliott and ask if they could chat.
Elliott: ‘Biggest mistake last year is coaching staff assumed too much’
Tony Elliott believes the biggest mistake he and his offensive staff made in their first season at Virginia was assuming too much.
Tragedy to triumph: How the Cavalier program is bouncing back
The Virginia football program has been through an offseason unlike any other, as the team continues to grieve the losses of Devin Chandler, Lavel Davis Jr. and D’Sean Perry, who were all tragically shot just hours after the last time the Cavaliers took the field.
New Scattershooting: Lots of questions for UVA’s Elliott heading into ACC Kickoff on Wednesday
Scattershooting around the ACC on the eve of Virginia football’s appearance at the annual ACC Kickoff event in Charlotte on Wednesday …
Everything Commissioner Jim Phillips had to say at ACC Kickoff Tuesday
Everything ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips had to say at ACC Kickoff Tuesday in Charlotte, N.C.
UVA beats Miami, South Carolina, Michigan State for promising DL Simmons
Virginia’s defense landed a promising addition to its recruiting class of 2024 on Monday when defensive tackle/end Tyler Simmons of Windermere (Fla.) Prep announced his commitment on Twitter.
UVA QB Jay Woolfolk leaves football program to focus on baseball
A quarterback on UVA’s football squad since 2021, Jay Woolfolk has seen little action on the gridiron, but had a strong role for Brian O’Connor’s baseball team the past two years.
ACC hoops, football coverage coming to The CW Network this fall
The CW Network announced it has secured exclusive broadcast rights to 50 Atlantic Coast Conference college football and basketball games each season through 2026-27.
UVA football single-game tickets go on sale Wednesday morning
Single-game tickets for 2023 Virginia football home games, except for the Virginia Tech game, will go on sale to the public on Wednesday at 9 a.m.
Former UVA lineman Fady Chamoun passes away in Ohio
Virginia Football has lost one of its warriors. Fady Chamoun, 47, a key member of the Cavaliers’ offensive line in the late ‘90s, passed away on June 27 in Canfield, Ohio.
UVA returns to Georgia for third commitment in 2 days, plucks promising CB Gray
Saturday evening, Kevon Gray, a 3-star cornerback from the Atlanta suburbs (Fairburn, Ga./ Creekside High School) announced on his Twitter that he had committed to UVA. He held offers from 30 schools.
UVA beats out ACC rival for Adams; second commitment in two days
For the second straight day, Virginia beat out other ACC rivals for a football commitment, gaining a pledge from 3-star safety KeShawn Adams of Avon Old Farms in Avon, Conn.
