Virginia head coach Kevin Cassese announced the hiring of Chris Feifs as the program’s associate head coach and defensive coordinator.

By Jerry Ratcliffe New Virginia lacrosse coach Kevin Cassese is getting some help on the defensive side of the game. To read the rest of this article and even more award-winning coverage on the UVA athletics department, including its nationally-ranked football and basketball programs, be sure to subscribe to “Cavalier Exclusive” to follow all of Virginia Sports Hall Of Famer Jerry “Hootie” Ratcliffe’s analysis and content. It’s the best in the business for Wahoo Fans!

By Jerry Ratcliffe One of the priorities for new Virginia head lacrosse coach Kevin Cassese was to retain as many players as he could in his program. He’s off to a good start. To read the rest of this article and even more award-winning coverage on the UVA athletics department, including its nationally-ranked football and basketball programs, be sure to subscribe to “Cavalier Exclusive” to follow all of Virginia Sports Hall Of Famer Jerry “Hootie” Ratcliffe’s analysis and content. It’s the best in the business for Wahoo Fans!

By Jerry Ratcliffe Dom Starsia, the “Godfather of Virginia lacrosse,” is one of the most respected coaches in the history of the game. So, just like the old TV commercial about financial advice, when Dom speaks, everyone listens. To read the rest of this article and even more award-winning coverage on the UVA athletics department, including its nationally-ranked football and basketball programs, be sure to subscribe to “Cavalier Exclusive” to follow all of Virginia Sports Hall Of Famer Jerry “Hootie” Ratcliffe’s analysis and content. It’s the best in the business for Wahoo Fans!

By Jerry Ratcliffe Decked out in a blue suit with an orange and blue tie, accompanied by his family and supporters, Kevin Cassese looked every bit the part as Virginia’s next lacrosse coach during his welcoming press conference on Wednesday. To read the rest of this article and even more award-winning coverage on the UVA athletics department, including its nationally-ranked football and basketball programs, be sure to subscribe to “Cavalier Exclusive” to follow all of Virginia Sports Hall Of Famer Jerry “Hootie” Ratcliffe’s analysis and content. It’s the best in the business for Wahoo Fans!

By Jerry Ratcliffe The whirlwind from the last eight days of Kevin Cassese’s life slowed a bit on Wednesday afternoon when he was introduced as Virginia’s 18th head coach of a storied lacrosse program. To read the rest of this article and even more award-winning coverage on the UVA athletics department, including its nationally-ranked football and basketball programs, be sure to subscribe to “Cavalier Exclusive” to follow all of Virginia Sports Hall Of Famer Jerry “Hootie” Ratcliffe’s analysis and content. It’s the best in the business for Wahoo Fans!

UVA Director of Athletics Carla Williams announced the elevation of Kevin Cassese as the Cavaliers’ head men’s lacrosse coach.

By Jerry Ratcliffe According to multiple sources, former Virginia lacrosse coach Lars Tiffany’s legal representatives have sent a letter to the school in an attempt to seek compensation owed to him through 2029. To read the rest of this article and even more award-winning coverage on the UVA athletics department, including its nationally-ranked football and basketball programs, be sure to subscribe to “Cavalier Exclusive” to follow all of Virginia Sports Hall Of Famer Jerry “Hootie” Ratcliffe’s analysis and content. It’s the best in the business for Wahoo Fans!

By Jerry Ratcliffe The week of Virginia’s first-round NCAA lacrosse tournament game with Georgetown, Lars Tiffany was explaining to his team how to handle the recent success, having knocked off No. 1 Notre Dame for the second time this season, then clobbering North Carolina in the ACC Tournament Championship game. To read the rest of this article and even more award-winning coverage on the UVA athletics department, including its nationally-ranked football and basketball programs, be sure to subscribe to “Cavalier Exclusive” to follow all of Virginia Sports Hall Of Famer Jerry “Hootie” Ratcliffe’s analysis and content. It’s the best in […]

By Jerry Ratcliffe Was Lars Tiffany the first domino to fall in the new direction of college athletics? With most athletic department budgets gobbled up by football and basketball, and little, if any funds left on the table for Olympic sports, might this be the beginning of the end? To read the rest of this article and even more award-winning coverage on the UVA athletics department, including its nationally-ranked football and basketball programs, be sure to subscribe to “Cavalier Exclusive” to follow all of Virginia Sports Hall Of Famer Jerry “Hootie” Ratcliffe’s analysis and content. It’s the best in the […]

By Jerry Ratcliffe The mystery shrouding the departure of Virginia lacrosse coach Lars Tiffany has unfolded with sources divulging what really went down behind the scenes this week between the veteran coach and UVA athletics director Carla Williams. To read the rest of this article and even more award-winning coverage on the UVA athletics department, including its nationally-ranked football and basketball programs, be sure to subscribe to “Cavalier Exclusive” to follow all of Virginia Sports Hall Of Famer Jerry “Hootie” Ratcliffe’s analysis and content. It’s the best in the business for Wahoo Fans!

By Jerry Ratcliffe With Virginia conducting a national search to replace Lars Tiffany as the school’s men’s lacrosse coach, where will AD Carla Williams turn? To read the rest of this article and even more award-winning coverage on the UVA athletics department, including its nationally-ranked football and basketball programs, be sure to subscribe to “Cavalier Exclusive” to follow all of Virginia Sports Hall Of Famer Jerry “Hootie” Ratcliffe’s analysis and content. It’s the best in the business for Wahoo Fans!

By Jerry Ratcliffe The clock is ticking for Virginia lacrosse after the school announced Monday morning that veteran head coach Lars Tiffany would not be back for an 11th season. To read the rest of this article and even more award-winning coverage on the UVA athletics department, including its nationally-ranked football and basketball programs, be sure to subscribe to “Cavalier Exclusive” to follow all of Virginia Sports Hall Of Famer Jerry “Hootie” Ratcliffe’s analysis and content. It’s the best in the business for Wahoo Fans!

By Jerry Ratcliffe There are plenty of theories on why Lars Tiffany is no longer Virginia’s men’s lacrosse coach after 10 years and two national championships. To read the rest of this article and even more award-winning coverage on the UVA athletics department, including its nationally-ranked football and basketball programs, be sure to subscribe to “Cavalier Exclusive” to follow all of Virginia Sports Hall Of Famer Jerry “Hootie” Ratcliffe’s analysis and content. It’s the best in the business for Wahoo Fans!

Virginia Athletics announced Monday Lars Tiffany will not return as head coach of the men’s lacrosse program.

By Jerry Ratcliffe Sunday night’s stinging first-round defeat hadn’t really settled in Virginia lacrosse coach Lars Tiffany’s mind when he met the media to sum up the evening. Still, Tiffany had already started to look ahead. To read the rest of this article and even more award-winning coverage on the UVA athletics department, including its nationally-ranked football and basketball programs, be sure to subscribe to “Cavalier Exclusive” to follow all of Virginia Sports Hall Of Famer Jerry “Hootie” Ratcliffe’s analysis and content. It’s the best in the business for Wahoo Fans!

By Jerry Ratcliffe When Virginia bolted out of the gates with two goals in the first two-and-a-half minutes in Sunday night’s NCAA Lacrosse Tournament’s opening round, it appeared the Cavaliers might roll against underdog Georgetown. To read the rest of this article and even more award-winning coverage on the UVA athletics department, including its nationally-ranked football and basketball programs, be sure to subscribe to “Cavalier Exclusive” to follow all of Virginia Sports Hall Of Famer Jerry “Hootie” Ratcliffe’s analysis and content. It’s the best in the business for Wahoo Fans!

Fifth-seeded Virginia could not find its footing in wet and dewy conditions, falling to Georgetown, 14-10, to close an up-and-down season.

No. 5 seed Virginia hosts Georgetown on Sunday evening in the eighth and final first-round matchup of the NCAA Tournament.

By Jerry Ratcliffe After Virginia’s first losing season in seven years, Lars Tiffany decided to tinker with the offensive philosophy of his Cavaliers program. Those changes have led to a dramatic turnaround that vaulted UVA to the ACC lacrosse championship last weekend and into Sunday night’s NCAA first round match with visiting Georgetown (7:30, ESPNU). To read the rest of this article and even more award-winning coverage on the UVA athletics department, including its nationally-ranked football and basketball programs, be sure to subscribe to “Cavalier Exclusive” to follow all of Virginia Sports Hall Of Famer Jerry “Hootie” Ratcliffe’s analysis and […]