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Shawn Moore named to 2021 ACC Football Honors Class
Former Cavalier quarterback Shawn Moore is a member of the 2021 Atlantic Coast Conference Football Honors class, as announced live on ACC Network on Tuesday.
Mendenhall won’t decide on playing Armstrong until the very last minute
Bronco Mendenhall has a secret and he’s not about to tell. Will quarterback Brennan Armstrong play against seventh-ranked Notre Dame on Saturday?
Game Notes: Virginia set to face #7 Notre Dame in prime time
Virginia (6-3, 4-2 ACC) returns home on Saturday to take on seventh-ranked Notre Dame (8-1) at Scott Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at ABC.
Game time set for Notre Dame’s visit to UVA on Saturday
Virginia’s home game with Notre Dame next Saturday will kick off at 7:30 p.m. and will be televised by ABC.
‘Jerry Ratcliffe Show’ welcomes UVA all-time great Thomas Jones
Thomas Jones was an All-American at UVA and a 10,000-yard rusher in the NFL. Now Jones is a successful actor (““Straight Outta Compton,” “Luke Cage,” “Being Mary Jane,” “P-Valley” and “Bosch”) and showrunner (“Johnson,” in which he is also the lead actor).
Diduch Q&A on everything you need to know about football rib injuries
Dr. David Diduch sat down with yours truly and co-host Chris Graham for today’s “Good Health” podcast and talked about a topic that is dear to Wahoo fans’ collective hearts: rib injuries.
Good Health: Dr. D on the ins and outs of rib injuries
Dr. David Diduch from UVA Orthopedics talks about rib injuries; we discuss the local running scene, including the upcoming Richmond Marathon, with Mark Lorenzoni from Ragged Mountain Running & Walking Shop.
The first African-American scholarship football players at UVA
The University of Virginia admitted its first African-American football players in 1970. This series chronicles the four men who broke the color barrier at UVA.
John Rainey
John Rainey was a Southwest Virginia football star who would be the first in his family to attend college. He was also a member of the first class of African-American scholarship football players at the University of Virginia. Rainey recounts the experiences on the final installment of “No Shoulders to Stand On.”
Kent Merritt
Kent Merritt was a key part of the first UVA football recruiting class to include African-American student-athletes. Merritt joins us for our “No Shoulders to Stand On” series to talk about life on Grounds in the early 1970s.
Armstrong named finalist for Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award
Virginia quarterback Brennan Armstrong is among 10 finalists for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award presented annually to the top upperclassmen quarterback by the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Educational Foundation.
When scoring 49 isn’t enough; What’s Bronco & UVA to do?
Whenever I did a podcast with co-host Chris Graham, whenever I was on any one of half a dozen sports talk radio shows back in August, my message was always the same. Virginia’s offense is going to be great.
Harrison Davis
Harrison Davis starred at Bethel High School, had loads of big-time offers, but his mother wanted him at Virginia. Davis joins our “No Shoulders to Stand On” podcast series to talk about his experiences as one of the first four African-American football players at UVA.
With Armstrong’s status unknown, Bronco’s lips are sealed
With no scheduled meetings with media during Virginia’s bye week, everyone was hoping that Bronco Mendenhall might update the fan base on the status of injured star quarterback Brennan Armstrong on his weekly radio show Tuesday night. No such luck.
Stanley Land
Stanley Land was one of four men who blazed a trail as the first African-American scholarship football players at the University of Virginia. Land joins “The Jerry Ratcliffe Show” for our “No Shoulders to Stand On” podcast series looking back at their experiences on Grounds that began in 1970.
Brennan Armstrong named semifinalist for the Maxwell Award
Virginia quarterback Brennan Armstrong was included as one of 15 semifinalists for Maxwell Award for Collegiate Player of the Year. Armstrong is one of four representatives from the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Al Groh
Former Virginia coach Al Groh was the freshman coach in 1970 when the university admitted its first African-American football players. Groh joins “The Jerry Ratcliffe Show” to kick off our podcast series, “No Shoulders to Stand On,” featuring the four – John Rainey, Kent Merritt, Stanley Land and Harrison Davis.
Armstrong spectacular on record-breaking night, but injured in UVA’s wild 66-49 loss at BYU
In one of the wildest shootouts in Virginia football history, and on a night when Brennan Armstrong became the Cavaliers’ single-season passing king in just nine games, turnovers spoiled Bronco Mendenhall’s emotional return to BYU.
All you need to know about Virginia’s game at BYU tonight
If you’re looking for a key to tonight’s Virginia at No. 25 ranked BYU, look no further than the Cavaliers’ run defense.
UVA All-American Thomas Jones remembers his great night at BYU in ’99
Thomas Jones, Virginia’s legendary running back of the late 1990s, remembers the Cavaliers’ trip to Brigham Young in 1999 like it was yesterday.
