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Offensive-Line Problems Doom Virginia At Notre Dame
Virginia learned a valuable lesson when it stepped up into the big leagues of college football on Saturday. It’s almost impossible to win at this level without a decent running game.
Final: No. 10 Notre Dame 35, No. 18 Virginia 20
The five-game winning streak for No. 18 Virginia came to an end at Notre Dame Stadium Saturday as the Cavaliers fell, 35-20, to the 10th-ranked Fighting Irish (3-1).
What If? Imagine Possibilities Of UVA Win Over Irish
Regardless of the outcome of Saturday afternoon’s game in the shadow of the Golden Dome, beneath the blessings of Touchdown Jesus, Bronco Mendenhall’s Virginia football team gets a taste of the big time. Heck, it’s a mouthful.
Tale Of The Tape: No. 18 Virginia at No. 10 Notre Dame
No. 18 Virginia faces its toughest challenge of the season Saturday afternoon when the undefeated Cavaliers will play in front of a national-TV audience and a raucous, packed house at Notre Dame Stadium against the 10th-ranked Fighting Irish.
‘Jerry Ratcliffe Show’ Now On The Air In Richmond, Norfolk
For all the fans outside of Charlottesville that can’t listen to the “Jerry Ratcliffe Show,” good news is here. We’re growing.
Former Wahoo Yarbrough Needs Your Help
Wahoo Nation, one of your own needs help, and we are helping spread the word. Zac Yarbrough, who played for Al Groh’s Virginia teams from 2001 through 2004, is fighting cancer, and his great wife, Kelli, is asking for assistance.
Whoos In Town: Thomas Jones
Thomas Jones ran his way into our hearts as Virginia’s all-time leading rusher in the late 1990s. Now, he’s making hearts flutter as a leading man in Hollywood.
UVA’s Nation-Leading Sack Attack Faces Toughest Challenge Yet
Sacking opposing quarterbacks was an issue for the Virginia defense in 2018 and as a result, there was a heavy emphasis on a more effective pass rush in the offseason.
Notre Dame’s Kelly On UVA Defense: ‘They’re All Over The Place’
Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly is impressed with Virginia’s defense and there are plenty of reasons why.
Weekly Gridiron Picks Sponsored By Riverside Lunch: Week 5
What do Jerry Ratcliffe and Lee Shifflett have in common? It sure isn’t cooking. Shifflett owns and operates Riverside Lunch, the best burgers in Charlottesville. Ratcliffe can’t cook a lick, so it must be something else.
Master Plan: Hardies’ $7M Gift Supports UVA Athletics, Student Health Facilities
Over the next few years, athletics and student health facilities at the University of Virginia will undergo a dramatic transformation as UVA’s Athletics Master Plan takes shape and a new Student Health and Wellness Center opens on Brandon Avenue.
Bronco Unfazed By Ghosts Of Notre Dame
There’s not a college football fan on the planet who doesn’t know about Notre Dame from the time they’re a kid. That is the history, the tradition, the mystique that Virginia coach Bronco Mendenhall will take on this Saturday when the No. 18 Cavaliers make their first-ever football trip to South Bend to take on the 10th-ranked Irish. Mendenhall is unfazed by the challenge.
Trash Talking Doesn’t Distract Virginia’s Hall From Task
Having been pegged by several preseason football publications as the best returning lockdown cornerback in the country, Virginia senior Bryce Hall is an easy target for opposing receivers’ attempts to trash talk.
VIDEO: Hanback Discusses Notre Dame Matchup
Virginia senior defensive lineman Eli Hanback talks about how meaningful Saturday’s matchup at Notre Dame will be for the Cavalier program.
Rein In Bryce Perkins? Hush Your Mouth
There’s an old Gene Autry song that fits the narrative of Bryce Perkins’ running style. It’s called, “Don’t Fence Me In.”
VIDEO: Perkins Describes Late Bad Snap, Slow Start vs. ODU
UVA quarterback Bryce Perkins talks with the media Monday about the team’s slow start and a fourth-quarter bad snap that had Cavalier Nation holding its collective breath.
UVA Ranked No. 18 In AP Poll
The Virginia football team moved up three spots to No. 18 in the latest AP Top 25 poll.
Snowden Named National Defensive Player Of The Week
The Walter Camp Football Foundation has announced that UVA junior linebacker Charles Snowden been named its National Defensive Player of the Week, for games played through Sept. 21.
VIDEO: Zandier Recaps First Career Interception Return
UVA linebacker Zane Zandier recalls his first career interception, which he ran back 22 yards for a touchdown against Old Dominion.
VIDEO: Taulapapa Talks About Big Plays By Defense, Special Teams
UVA running back Wayne Taulapapa chats about how big plays by the Cavalier defense and special teams helped fuel the rally against Old Dominion.
