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Elliott names Muskett starting QB for opener at Tennessee

Tony Muskett will be Virginia’s starting quarterback when the Cavaliers open the season at Tennessee.

Football

Bennett ditches crutches, but out for another 10 days

The good news about Virginia’s top pass rusher, Chico Bennett Jr., is that he’s up and walking without a crutch at the Cavaliers training camp.

Football

Virginia gains commitment from California TE Ladd

The ACC might not be expanding to California, but Virginia football sure is with the addition of tight end Trevor Ladd of Encinites, Ca.

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New Scattershooting goes behind closed doors in ACC expansion, plus tons of golden nuggets

Scattershooting around the ACC, while wondering whose bright idea was it to give Notre Dame full voting privileges without the Irish committing to a full membership in the league

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Elite-armed freshman Colandrea pushing Muskett in UVA training camp

When Tony Elliott told media attending his Monday post-practice chat that the biggest takeaway from Saturday’s team scrimmage was that Anthony Colandrea was “pushing” Tony Muskett for the starting quarterback job, it was a bit surprising.

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Elliott at midway point of training camp: ‘We’re a lot further along’ than this time a year ago

If you’re a Virginia football fan, coming off a 3-7 season and losing some key personnel from a team that grossly underachieved, you’re probably looking for some positive signs heading into the upcoming campaign.

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Virginia’s Bennett sidelined with freak knee issue, doctors scanning X-rays

One of Virginia’s top defensive players, defensive end Chico Bennett Jr., was missing from drills Monday after suffering a freak injury that has Tony Elliott holding his breath.

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ACC expansion talks collapse; not enough support among presidents to add Cal, Stanford or SMU

ACC expansion talks with Stanford, Cal and SMU apparently collapsed Wednesday afternoon when the league failed to gather enough support to move forward.

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34-year-old kicker Ganyard walks on to UVA team to live his dream

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.

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ACC presidents meet to discuss adding Cal, Stanford, SMU, but no vote as of yet

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.

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Prize freshman LB Robinson among rookies shining in training camp

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.

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Cavaliers announce Meet the Team Day and Paint the Town Orange dates

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.

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Scattershooting: Could be more to adding Cal, Stanford to ACC than meets the eye

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

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Second-year RB Brown out 4-6 weeks with dislocated elbow

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.

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UVA returns to Ohio to land OT Wleklinski, who chooses Hoos over Cincy, WVU, Indiana & Duke

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.

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Ronde Barber’s unique journey to the Pro Football Hall of Fame was special

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.

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Virginia gets commitment from Richmond all-state DE Omohundro

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.

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Elliott reacts to ACC poll prediction: “We’ll have 12 opportunities coming”

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.

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Barber wasn’t sure he could play college ball, now he’s going into NFL Hall of Fame on Saturday

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.

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Virginia lands strong pass rusher Hayes from Cincy’s Moeller powerhouse

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.

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