Check out the latest episode of The Jerry Ratcliffe Show, as Hootie catches up with the author of the greatest comeback in UVA football history, Aaron Brooks.

If you’re a Virginia fan then you already know that Bryce Perkins is special.

A few Virginia alums made some noise in their first taste of life in the National Football League last week, while others will continue to try to make a splash as round two of the preseason kicks off this evening.

Scattershooting around the ACC, while forgetting that today’s Virginia players are even younger than we think …

Mention sophomore wide receiver Tavares Kelly to Virginia quarterback Bryce Perkins and his eyes begin to light up with the thought of possibilities.

Stick around for the end of this show as Hootie interviews world-renowned ultra athlete Ray Zahab, who has run across the Sahara Desert (documentary with Matt Damon), 111 consecutive days with 40 to 45 miles per day; and braved minus-65 degree temperatures in races in Siberia and other frozen tundras. Hootie also talks UVA football with Dr. David Diduch, who explains the complications of “turf toe,” what it is, how it happens, and what are the recovery times for football players.

Jowon Briggs, a four-star defensive lineman out of Cincinnati, has practiced so well that he has been working with the starters.

NFL Preseason football kicks off for several teams Thursday night, and you can catch all of your favorite former Virginia players in action throughout the rest of the month.

With all the positives in Virginia’s training camp, including eight starters returning from a nasty defense, one of the ACC’s most dynamic quarterbacks, and having been picked as media favorite to win the league’s Coastal Division, the Cavaliers still have some problem-solving to do.

There’s not a linebacker in the country that got his hands on more pass attempts than Virginia’s Charles Snowden in 2018, and the third-year standout is hoping to translate that success over into another statistical category this season.