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Virginia flips Boston College commit, Charlottesville DB Sanker
Virginia didn’t go far in gaining its 17th football commitment for the Class of 2021. The Cavaliers flipped Charlottesville’s Jonas Sanker, who had previously committed to Boston College last month.
With ACC-SEC rivalry games and Notre Dame, Swofford delays final say on football until late July
Now that the ACC has announced it won’t make a decision on whether to play nonconference football games until late July, the league has some other issues to figure out.
Two UVA players test positive for COVID-19 in initial testing
The Virginia athletics department announced Friday initial COVID-19 testing results for the football student-athletes who returned to Grounds starting on July 5. A total of 110 student-athletes were tested and two came back with positive tests for COVID-19.
If ACC cancels nonconference schedule, what will it mean for Virginia football?
Now that the Big Ten Conference has announced it will play conference games only this fall, can the ACC be far behind, and what does that mean for Virginia?
Virginia strikes again in Georgia, lands another commitment from Peach State in Patterson
Charlie Patterson, a 6-foot-6, 275-pound, 3-star offensive line prospect from Fellowship Christian School in Roswell, Ga., became UVA’s fifth commitment from the Peach State.
VIDEO: UVA players return to Grounds
Members of the Virginia football team return to Charlottesville Sunday in this video shot by the UVA Media Relations Department.
It’s now official, UVA football returning July 5th
As reported on this site three weeks ago, Virginia football is permitted to return to campus on Sunday, July 5, for voluntary workouts. The return meets state, federal and NCAA Resocialization plans for sports.
Virginia football recruiting strikes again in SEC territory for its 15th commitment in Burke
While Javin Burke likely had his mind set on committing to Virginia’s football program, a conversation with present Cavalier cornerback Jaylon Baker on Tuesday night certainly didn’t hurt UVA’s chances.
Natural order starting to evolve for Virginia’s QB situation
At long last, Bronco Mendenhall’s football program has a sequential order at the quarterback position.
Despite heated disagreements, UVA’s defensive co-coordinators get the job done
Nick Howell, who has been an assistant coach under Mendenhall since 2007 at BYU, and Kelly Poppinga, who has been under Bronco’s wing since 2009 at BYU, are the Cavaliers’ defensive co-coordinators. So how does that work?
BREAKING: Virginia football plans return in early July
According to sources, Virginia’s football players will return to school for voluntary workouts on July 5.
UVA football recruiting puts a stake in the Peach State, adding OL Furnish
Offensive lineman Ty Furnish, from Blessed Trinity Catholic in Roswell, Ga., became UVA’s 14th commitment overall for the class, and the fourth prospect from the Peach State to commit to the Cavaliers.
Sintim discusses UVA playing career, return to alma mater on The Jerry Ratcliffe Show
On the latest “Jerry Ratcliffe Show,” new Virginia football assistant coach and former Wahoo and NFL star linebacker Clint Sintim joins Hootie to talk about his playing days and joining Bronco Mendenhall’s staff.
Bronco relaxes by calf roping; UVA assistants Beck and Poppinga said they’d give it a try
By Jerry Ratcliffe Bronco Mendenhall told the media last week about his unique way of winding down after his daily work with Virginia football. Mendenhall, who grew up on a ranch in Utah, has horses on his property in Albemarle County. After he takes care of his football work each day, he spends a couple […]
What did Virginia’s defense learn in back-to-back postseason Top 10 matchups?
Should the 2020 college football season go on without a hitch, Virginia will face at least two of the top programs in the country during the regular season, leading off with Georgia in the opener and Clemson later on during the campaign.
“Ginormous” Jowon Briggs wows Virginia defensive coaches in videoconference meeting
There was no disguising Kelly Poppinga’s enthusiasm about talking to Virginia nose tackle Jowon Briggs during a recent videoconference.
When you see ‘Big E’ coming, best get the hell out of the way
One of the first guys Al Groh went to see when he was named Virginia’s head football coach was Elton Brown down at Hampton High School.
Bronco: UVA football practice without a football? What gives?
Bronco Mendenhall isn’t sure when Virginia’s football players will be allowed to return to Charlottesville, even though the NCAA cleared the way for a possible June 1 restart of sorts.
Mendenhall on rebuilding Virginia, going out to dinner, and a special Haka gift
Several comparisons have been drawn over the last couple of years about the similarities in the late George Welsh’s start at Virginia and Bronco Mendenhall’s.
Bronco would like out of BYU series; future UVA football schedules
Virginia football is scheduled to play a game at LaVell Edwards Stadium in 2021, but Cavalier coach Bronco Mendenhall is totally against playing his old school.
