Football
Follow Jerry Ratcliffe on Twitter
Advertising inquiries: Connect with us
Email Jerry Ratcliffe: jratcliffe7000@gmail.com
Orange Bowl’s Schuchts talks Wahoo invite on this week’s Jerry Ratcliffe Show
Wayne Schuchts, a Virginia football alum and member the Orange Bowl Committee, discusses the Cavaliers’ invitation and recalls the days of being George Welsh’s first quarterback at UVA on this week’s edition of The Jerry Ratcliffe Show.
Scattershooting: Bronco expects to cash in on recruiting with Coastal title, Orange Bowl invite
Bronco Mendenhall had to chuckle the other day when he took a timeout from recruiting to participate in an Orange Bowl press conference in Miami.
UVA’s Reed honored as first-team All-American kick returner
Virginia senior kick returner Joe Reed was named to the Walter Camp All-America team during the ESPN/Home Depot College Football Award Show. The Walter Camp Foundation made the announcement Thursday at the College Football Hall of Fame.
Former UVA QB issuing Cavaliers an Orange Bowl invitation was ‘surreal’
Wayne Schuchts remembers what it was like when he arrived at Virginia in 1982, transferring from Colgate to play for new Cavaliers coach George Welsh.
Mendenhall named Bobby Ross Coach of the Year for second straight season
Virginia football head coach Bronco Mendenhall has been named the 2019 Bobby Ross Coach of the Year, recognizing the top Division I football coach in the Commonwealth of Virginia by the Touchdown Club of Richmond.
UVA great Crotty: Orange Bowl can raise Cavaliers’ profile in the college football world
John Crotty looked a little out of place strolling around Charlottesville on a miserable weather day Monday, in his bright Orange Bowl blazer and Miami-tanned face a bit out of the norm.
Cavaliers hope ACC loss to Clemson will help in bowl prep
With Clemson winning its 28th consecutive game against the rest of the ACC, just how big is the gap between the Tigers and everyone else?
Lopsided loss a learning experience in big-boy football
Virginia got its first taste of big-boy football on Saturday night against defending national champion Clemson in the ACC Championship game. It wasn’t pretty.
Clemson blasts Cavaliers in ACC Championship
Clemson put up 619 yards of total offense and cruised to its fifth consecutive ACC Championship Saturday night with a record-setting, 62-17 victory over No. 22 Virginia at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte.
Where oh where would Virginia be without ‘difference-making’ QB Bryce Perkins?
When Clemson coach Dabo Swinney began to scout ACC Championship opponent Virginia on film, the first thing that jumped out at him was Bryce Perkins.
Legendary UVA QB Majkowski joins The Jerry Ratcliffe Show
Former UVA quarterback Don Majkowski, who went on to play 10 seasons in the NFL, is Hootie’s guest this week on The Jerry Ratcliffe Show.
Tale of the Tape: No. 22 Virginia vs. No. 3 Clemson
Coastal Division champion Virginia goes up against Atlantic Division winner and defending national champion Clemson in tonight’s ACC Championship Game from Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte (7:30, ABC).
Mendenhall has Virginia’s football program right on schedule for success
On the eve of Virginia’s first appearance in the ACC Football Championship game, Bronco Mendenhall reflected upon his arrival in Charlottesville.
Swinney has true appreciation for what Bronco has accomplished at UVA
If anyone has a true appreciation of Mendenhall’s accomplishment in such a short time span, it’s a fellow coach, as in Clemson’s Dabo Swinney, whom we asked Friday to comment on a job well done.
Yes, Virginia, That’s Your Head Football Coach Behind All That Facial Hair
Bronco Mendenhall decided after the win over the Tar Heels that he would grow a “playoff beard,” and keep it as long as UVA kept winning.
Video: Hootie & Gary Shook Break Down ACC Championship Game
Hootie is joined by Blue Ridge Bank President Gary Shook to discuss Virginia football’s memorable run to the program’s first ACC Coastal Division championship.
Bronco: Where Else Would We Rather Be; ‘Thrilled Is How I’d Describe It’
There is little question that No. 3 Clemson is going to try and “boat race” Virginia in Saturday’s ACC Championship game. That’s just who the Tigers are.
Coastal Title Already Paying Dividends For UVA Recruiting
Having clinched its first ACC Coastal Division championship and ending a 15-year losing streak to state rival Virginia Tech, the recent success of UVA football is already making an impact on the Cavaliers’ recruiting.
Perkins Shares Second-Team All-ACC QB Honors With His Teammates
Most any other year, Virginia’s Bryce Perkins would likely be an easy choice for first-team All-ACC quarterback.
Preparing For Clemson Like Preparing For Unknown Bowl Opponent, Only Sooner
The last time Virginia played Clemson, Bronco Mendenhall was almost three years away from making the move from Provo to Charlottesville.
