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McKenzie Twins choose between UVA, BYU, Oregon, Arizona on Wednesday
Virginia is in the hunt for dynamic twin football prospects who will announce their college choice on Wednesday.
Parking info for Friday night’s football game
There will be an impact on Friday to the parking lots in the vicinity of Scott Stadium for UVA Football fans for the game against Wake Forest that evening.
Notes: Virginia hosts Wake Forest Friday night
Virginia (2-1, 0-1 ACC) returns home on Friday night to host Wake Forest (3-0, 1-0 ACC) at Scott Stadium. The game is scheduled to kick off at 7 p.m. and will air live on ESPN2.
Coach’s Corner set for Tuesday night at BJ’s Brewhouse
“Coach’s Corner with Bronco Mendenhall” returns tonight at BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse. The weekly radio show is set to air from 7-8 p.m.
Bronco: There’s a sense of urgency to fix defense before Friday night’s Wake game
Virginia went back to work on Monday trying to figure out how to bounce back from a 59-39 whooping at North Carolina last Saturday night, a game where the Tar Heels put up 699 yards of total offense.
UVA Injury Report: Blount, Grant return; Hayes ready; Taulapapa on hold
While several Virginia players were nicked up with injuries in Saturday night’s lopsided loss at North Carolina, it appears that the Cavaliers will be fairly healthy when they host No. 24 ranked Wake Forest on Friday night.
Armstrong leads nation in passing heading into Friday night game with Wake
Armstrong woke up today as the passing king of college football, ranked No. 1 in the nation in passing yards per game with 432.7. He’s also No. 2 in passing yards (1,298), second in total offense (437.7 per game) and fourth in passing efficiency.
North Carolina dominates Virginia despite Armstrong smashing UVA passing record
UVA’s offense did its part with junior quarterback Brennan Armstrong obliterating the school record with 554 passing yards and four touchdowns, the most yardage anyone had ever thrown against a UNC team. It wasn’t enough.
Mandy Alonso, Chris Long don’t mind a little trash talking with Tar Heels
There’s nothing like adding a little fire to the second-oldest rivalry in major college football and that’s exactly what Virginia’s Mandy Alonso and former Wahoo Chris Long did this week.
Is Virginia’s pass defense ready for challenge of containing Carolina’s QB?
The biggest question about Virginia’s football team headed into the season was how far had the Cavaliers’ defense come, and specifically could the secondary come through in the clutch.
The ins and outs of ACL injuries
This week’s “Good Health” podcast talks ACL injuries with Dr. Winston Gwathmey from UVA Orthopedics and Kim Starr from ACAC, then shifts to running and walking with Mark Lorenzoni from Ragged Mountain Running & Walking Shop.
Mack Brown praises Virginia’s team and Bronco’s use of transfer portal
The North Carolina coach had plenty of praise for Virginia coach Bronco Mendenhall, his staff and the Cavalier team this week as the “South’s Oldest Rivalry” cranks up on Saturday night at UNC.
Virginia’s offensive line has Brennan Armstrong’s back
Chris Glaser still remembers a photo from the season-opening game at Pitt two years ago and how it helped inspire him and his offensive line mates to come together as a unit.
What Virginia needs to do to be able to beat UNC
It’s the biggest game to this point of the ACC season. Jerry Ratcliffe and Chris Graham break down the X’s and O’s for Virginia-North Carolina.
Mendenhall’s & Anae’s offensive monster ready to create havoc in Chapel Hill
Taysom Hill was the origin of Virginia’s offensive madness, but it didn’t stop there. Bronco Mendenhall and his offensive coaches, blessed with an abundance of playmakers, expanded the schematics to what Cavalier fans have witnessed the past two weeks: 85 points, 1,101 total yards.
Mendenhall not worried about FG kicker after pair of misses vs Illinois
Last year’s shootout between Virginia and North Carolina came down to a mere three points as the Cavaliers won their fourth consecutive game over the Tar Heels.
Armstrong, Oluwatimi, Woods earn ACC weekly awards
Virginia quarterback Brennan Armstrong was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Quarterback of the Week for the second time in as many weeks, center Olusegun Oluwatimi won ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week and tight end Jelani Woods was recognized as the ACC Wide Receiver of the Week on Monday.
Bronco: Woods is a mismatch nightmare, how are you going to defend him?
Jelani Woods told us during training camp that he chose the number “0” because there are zero defenders that can stop him.
Armstrong throws for 400, but he wants offense to have cutthroat mentality
Brennan Armstrong stood in the postgame interview room, still wearing his sweat-stained eye black, full of energy, even though he had just become only the third quarterback in UVA history to throw for more than 400 yards.
UVA-Illinois stats, notes and quotes
Notes, stats and quotes from Saturday’s Virginia-Illinois game.
