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Hootie’s Forecast: Bryce Perkins Will Be The Difference Tonight
Depending on how tonight’s game goes, we all might owe Virginia offensive coordinator Robert Anae a big apology. Cavalier fans were all over Anae last season, and this columnist took his fair amount of jabs at Anae as well over an offense that struggled to score and had no running game. Sometimes it was simply […]
Indiana Holds Off Virginia Rally On The Very Last Play, 20-16
It all came down to one controversial play at the end, but Bryce Perkins’ long pass with no time left on the clock was knocked down at the very back of the Indiana end zone, allowing the Hoosiers to hold on and beat Virginia 20-16. Virginia had gotten one last chance to score the go-ahead […]
Clemson, Virginia Tech 1-2 in Hootie’s Latest ACC Power Poll
Hootie’s ACC Power Poll, Week 2. Rank, school, overall record/ACC record, previous rank, comment: 1. Clemson, 1-0/0-0 (1): Tigers are one of the nation’s elite programs and intend to stay that way with a reunion in College Station, Texas, with an old friend, former Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher, who now coaches the Aggies. Look […]
Part II: Carla’s Opinions On Things OTHER Than Football At UVA
Our Jerry Ratcliffe has personally known every Virginia athletic director dating back to Gene Corrigan, followed by Dick Schultz, Jim Copeland, Terry Holland, and Craig Littlepage. Jerry’s first one-on-one sit down with new UVa AD Carla Williams, took place this week. In Part 1, which you can read by clicking here, football was the main […]
Week 2, Tale Of The Tape: Virginia At Indiana
Welcome to our second week of Tale Of The Tape, comparing the individual and team statistics for Virginia and Indiana in preparation for Saturday night’s game. Of all the statistics on this chart, the one that may be the most interesting is in the upper right corner which gives the expected weather conditions. It’s supposed […]
When It Comes To Football, There Is No Quit In Malcolm Cook
Malcolm Cook has been a model of hard work as he’s fought through injuries to get back on the field for the Wahoos Malcolm Cook loves a good challenge. To say he has immensely persevered throughout his momentous six years with the University of Virginia football program would be putting it mildly. The 6-foot-1, 240-pound […]
Part I: Q&A With Virginia Athletic Director Carla Williams
UVA AD Carla Williams discussed with Jerry Ratcliffe a wide array of topics, from helping with recruiting to beating Virginia Tech
Jordan Ellis Named ACC Running Back of the Week
Jordan Ellis broke all of his previous career highs for rushing yards and average Saturday night against Richmond In Bronco Mendenhall’s view, Jordan Ellis is Virginia football. “He embodies what a Virginia football player should be,” Mendenhall said this week. Fans saw a little of what Mendenhall was talking about in the Cavaliers’ lopsided win […]
Indiana Enters Game With UVA Without Top 2 Runners
When Indiana hosts Virginia this Saturday night in Bloomington, the Hoosiers will be without its two leading rushers from a year ago. Cole Gest, a redshirt sophomore, who was IU’s starter in its 38-28 win over Florida International over the weekend, torn an ACL during the game and will miss the rest of the season. […]
Mack, Cook Anchor What Looks Like A Promising UVA Defense
Malcolm Cook (left) and Jordan Mack Most Virginia football fans probably best remember linebacker Jordan Mack as a young pup delivering a tractor-trailer-sized smash to Duke quarterback Daniel Jones in the end zone in October of 2016, resulting in a key Cavalier touchdown. That helped the ‘Hoos win their first ACC road game in a […]
UVA Players Have Not Forgotten Last Season’s Loss To Indiana
Bronco Mendenhall addressed a number of topics during Monday’s press conference…even the state of Montana During Virginia’s surprising 5-1 start last season, Cavalier players were kicking themselves for losing a home game to Indiana. That loss stuck in their collective craws. In that game, UVa was prepared to stop the Hoosiers’ starting quarterback Richard Lagow, […]
Perkins, Ellis Dazzle The Crowd In Season-Opening Win Over UR
Jordan Ellis high steps into the end zone on his way to his second touchdown of the evening The new-look Virginia offense was on full display Saturday night at Scott Stadium, as junior quarterback Bryce Perkins dazzled in his Wahoo debut. Before an announced home crowd of 40,524, Perkins rushed for 108 yards and two […]
Bryce Perkins Was As Special As Everyone Thought He Would Be
Cavaliers on the bench are already signalling “touchdown” as Bryce Perkins gets to the edge on a first-half run Before the game, Bryce Perkins’ Mom said “Bryce is a playmaker. He’ll get it done.” Mom was right All year long, we heard about what a special player Bryce Perkins was going to be. Saturday night […]
Zac Attack: WR’s Play Saturday Hints At Big Things To Come
Receiver Hasise Duboise (8) leads ball-carrier Joe Reed through the Richmond defense Virginia’s passing game didn’t blow anyone away in Saturday night’s 42-13 win over Richmond, but it did offer some exciting moments that could have been a hint of things to come. The highlight was a 38-yard scoring hookup between new Cavaliers quarterback Bryce […]
The Tale Of The Tape For Today’s UVA-Richmond Game:
Welcome to “The Tale Of The Tape”, a look at how the Wahoos and their opponent each week stack up against each other statistically.This will be a regular feature here on JerryRatcliffe.Com on game day, but as is the case in every first game of the season, the previous year’s stats don’t really mean that […]
Perkins, UVA Explode For 42 Points In Rout Of Richmond
Virginia fans had to wait 40 minutes for the season opener against Richmond, but Bryce Perkins made the delay worth the wait as his running and passing sparked an offensive explosion in the Wahoos 42-13 rout of the visiting Richmond Spiders. The Cavalier running game – led by Perkins – was the star of the […]
New Home, Same Great Content: The Weekly ACC Power Poll
This is the first weekly ACC Power Poll that ranks all the conference football teams regardless of division. I have been doing this for years, so why stop now, right? The first week is always the hardest and the ACC is top-heavy with a few really good teams, then closely bunched for the most part […]
Bryce Perkins Part III: The “Thorterback” Bronco Was Looking For?
Bryce Perkins’ play has even excited his head coach When the great American poet Warren Zevon composed the tune “Excitable Boy,” he clearly didn’t have Bronco Mendenhall in mind. The Virginia third year football coach admittedly rarely loses composure. It takes a lot to get him going. Even when assistant coaches and players are going […]
“He Just Kind Of Resembles What UVa Football Is All About”
Jordan Ellis is described as the “most consistent, hardest working, most productive, least talkative” player on the team If University of Virginia senior running back Jordan Ellis happens to have a breakout season in 2018, Cavalier fans should be forever grateful to recently departed linebacker Micah Kiser. Kiser, now with the Los Angeles Rams, once […]
Will This Be The Season The Fans Return To Scott Stadium?
It has been awhile since Scott Stadium was filled to capacity The official capacity for David A. Harrison, III Field at Scott Stadium is listed as 61,500. Ten years ago today, the largest crowd in stadium history (64,947) saw Virginia get trounced by Southern Cal, 52-7. Only three times since Bronco Mendenhall has walked the […]
