For the first time in the Tony Elliott era, the Virginia football team defended its home turf against an ACC opponent, hanging on to defeat Duke, 30-27, in a thriller at Scott Stadium on Saturday.

The maturation of a quarterback can age his coaching staff, but when he truly “gets it” and everything begins to click, it’s a thing of beauty.

Add Duke coach Mike Elko to the list of opponents who have been impressed with Virginia’s strides on the football field this season.

Injured Virginia running back Perris Jones was in good spirits when he talked with Cavaliers coach Tony Elliott via a Zoom chat on Monday, from his hospital room in Louisville.

Malik Washington can rewrite many of UVA’s receiving records the next two weeks if he continues on the pace he has set this season.

On Monday, the north gate at Scott Stadium will be open to allow the public to visit the memorial plaques that commemorate Virginia football players Devin Chandler, Lavel Davis Jr. and D’Sean Perry.

Perris Jones remains under observation and will be transferred to the Frazier Rehabilitation Institute in Louisville for continued care.

Virginia is 1-5 this season in games decided by one score, including Thursday night’s 31-24 loss, even though the freshman-led Cavaliers offense put up 434 yards against Louisville’s No. 12 defense (No. 2 in the ACC).

Once again, Virginia found itself in a one-possession contest in the fourth quarter — this time, the Cavaliers held a 7-point lead midway through.

Jones was taken by ambulance to the University of Louisville Medical Center. He will remain there Thursday night.

If Tony Elliott was choosing, he probably wouldn’t have picked Louisville as his next opponent after his Virginia defense just surrendered 305 yards rushing in a lopsided, 45-17 loss to Georgia Tech.

Former Cavalier defensive back Rondé Barber has been announced as a member of the 2023 Atlantic Coast Conference Football Honors Class.

Virginia quarterback Tony Muskett has been labeled “day-to-day” for this week’s Thursday-night game at Louisville.

After the smoke had cleared from a 45-17 bushwhacking from visiting Georgia Tech, UVA’s coaches fell on their swords, taking the blame for a giant step backward on Saturday.

Virginia not only lost its fifth-straight home ACC contest on Saturday, it also lost starting quarterback Tony Muskett to injury, along with the possibility of preserving backup freshman Anthony Colandrea’s redshirt status.

This past Saturday, light years from wearing a Virginia football uniform, Bill Copeland was honored by the UVA Football Alumni Club’s “Hoos Making a Difference” program.

Virginia’s running game has come alive over the past month, thanks to an ever-improving offensive line.

Among the visitors this weekend to Virginia football will be one of the Cavaliers’ main recruiting targets.

Only eight games into his UVA career, the graduate transfer from Northwestern is enjoying one of the most productive seasons ever by a Cavalier receiver.

Georgia Tech, which has won only twice in Charlottesville since the famous 1990 showdown when the Jackets knocked off No. 1 Virginia, is only the second ACC opponent to play at Scott Stadium thus far this season.