This past season, Nick Jackson posted 104 tackles (41 solo), seven tackles for loss, five sacks, four passes defended, four QB hurries and a fumble recovery for a much-improved defense that kept UVA in most games.

Virginia has landed a dynamic wide receiver via the transfer portal in Northwestern’s Malik Washington, who led the Wildcats in receiving in 2022.

DJ Jones is a 6-foot-4, 230-pound edge rusher out of Hillsborough High in Tampa, Fla. A 3-star by 247Sports, Jones chose Virginia over Kansas, West Virginia, Iowa State, South Florida and Temple, among others.

Virginia’s football team picked up commitments from a pair of transfer-portal players on Sunday, quarterback Tony Muskett, a former All-CAA player from Monmouth, and Daijon Parker, an offensive tackle from Saginaw Valley State.

One of the final holdovers from Bronco Mendenhall’s Virginia staff is moving on, as UVA offensive line coach Garett Tujague is reportedly heading to Raleigh to take the same position at NC State.

Virginia has reached out to another FCS player in the transfer portal, offering former Elon safety Tre’Von Jones.

Dajon Carter, a 6-foot-6, 300-pound offensive tackle from Division-II Saginaw Valley State, is the latest transfer portal player to receive an offer from Virginia football.

“The Jerry Ratcliffe Show” gets Hootie’s thoughts on the early entries into the transfer portal and updates on UVA football recruiting.

Virginia football is trying to rebuild depth in its wide receiver room and reached out with an offer to former Eastern Kentucky’s Jayden Higgins on Wednesday.

The three slain UVA football players, D’Sean Perry, Devin Chandler and Lavel Davis Jr., have been awarded posthumous degrees by the university.

Titus Ivy, a 6-foot-4, three-star wide receiver from Cox Mill High School in Concord, N.C., announced on his Twitter account Tuesday morning that he had committed to Virginia.

Jaden Gibson, a 6-foot-1, 3-star prospect from Rabun County High School in Tiger, Ga., chose the Cavaliers over offers from Georgia Southern, Middle Tennessee State, Army, Dartmouth, Richmond and others.

Billy Kemp IV, who finished with the fourth-most pass receptions in Virginia history, announced Monday night that he will forgo his final year of eligibility and declare for the NFL Draft.

Virginia’s secondary was hit hard by the transfer portal when Chayce Chalmers joined Fentrell Cypress II in announcing they were leaving the program.

Virginia wide receiver Dontayvion Wicks has announced that he will declare for the NFL Draft and not return to the Cavaliers program for the 2023 season.

Virginia quarterbacks coach Taylor Lamb is slated to participate in the American Football Coaches Association 35 Under 35 Coaches Leadership Institute at the 2023 convention. Lamb was chosen from a pool from a field of over 150 applicants.

Cypress, from Rock Hill, S.C., started nine games for Virginia this past season. He led the ACC in passes broken up with 14 and was fourth in the nation in passes defended per game with 1.56 per game. He made 39 tackles this season.

Led by league champion Clemson’s seventh appearance in the Capital One Orange Bowl, the Atlantic Coast Conference placed nine teams in football postseason games on Sunday.

In hopes of shoring up its quarterback position, Virginia has offered Monmouth three-year starter Tony Muskett, a first-team All-CAA player in 2021.

This week’s “Jerry Ratcliffe Show” podcast covers the breaking news about Brennan Armstrong entering the transfer portal, catches up with the third-ranked UVA Basketball team, then wraps with Chris Graham interviewing Jerry about his pending induction into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame.