There’s a new “old” leg in town at Virginia’s training camp in 34-year-old Matt Ganyard, who is battling for a spot as the Cavaliers’ kicker.

ACC presidents met Tuesday morning to discuss the possibility of expansion, adding Stanford and California from the Pac-12, with an unexpected twist of reviving interest in SMU from the American Athletic Conference, but no vote was taken.

Kam Robinson came to Virginia with a glowing reputation, and so far, after one week of training camp, the true-freshman linebacker from Tappahannock has caught the eye of Coach Tony Elliott.

Virginia will host its 2023 Meet the Team Day presented by UVA Orthopedics on Sunday at Scott Stadium from 4-6 p.m. The annual “Paint the Town Orange” Pep Rally will take place on Friday, Sept. 8 at the Ting Pavilion on the Charlottesville Downtown Mall starting at 8:30 p.m.

Scattershooting around the ACC, while noting why we shouldn’t automatically pooh-pooh the thought of adding Stanford and Cal to the family.

Sophomore running back Xavier Brown will be out of action for the next four to six weeks with a dislocated elbow, according to UVA coach Tony Elliott.

Virginia struck gold in Ohio for the second time in a week on Sunday when Dane Wleklinski, a 6-foot-6, 272-pound offensive tackle, announced on his Twitter account that he had committed to the Cavaliers.

Ronde Barber stood on the stage at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton on Saturday, about to be inducted alongside the greatest to ever play.

Virginia gained its 14th commitment to the 2024 football recruiting class on Saturday when St. Christopher’s athlete Henry Omohundro announced on Twitter that he will play for the Cavaliers.

When ACC media met in Charlotte last week for the league’s “Kickoff” event, Virginia was picked to finish last among the conference’s 14 teams in the preseason football poll.

When Ronde Barber first arrived to Virginia’s football program in 1993, he wasn’t sure he belonged. The product of Cave Spring High School in Roanoke only weighed in at 149 pounds.

Virginia football continued on an uptick Thursday when the Cavaliers landed a promising edge rusher from famed Ohio football factory Archbishop Moeller High School in Cincinnati.

Virginia defensive end Chico Bennett Jr. was named to the preseason Wuerffel Trophy Watch List on Thursday. Bennett is one of 16 ACC players to make the 110-person watch list. 

Tony Elliott kicked off his second Virginia fall training camp with intensity and a sense of urgency on Wednesday, and he liked the response from a healthy, hungry group of Cavalier football players.

Virginia punter Daniel Sparks was named to the Preseason All-ACC team announced by the league on Wednesday. The Cavalier junior was also one of 50 punters featured on the Preseason Ray Guy Award watch list.

Virginia has been picked to finish last in the 2023 ACC preseason poll conducted by a media vote from last week’s conference event in Charlotte.

Legendary Virginia defender Chris Slade, now in his second year as graduate defensive end Chico Bennett Jr.’s position coach, knows a thing or two about getting in opposing quarterbacks’ faces.

Virginia had to take one of its top recruiting targets off the board Sunday when Highland Springs quarterback Khristian Martin committed to Maryland.

Virginia’s new 90,000-square foot operations center for its football program is well underway, and coaches are using the new facility to help with recruiting.

In his final season of college football this fall, not only will Virginia running back Perris Jones be honoring the memories of fallen teammates Devin Chandler, Lavel Davis and D’Sean Perry, but also his backfield mate, Mike Hollins.