Scattershooting: Youth, Top 10
Scattershooting around the ACC, while forgetting that today’s Virginia players are even younger than we think …
Brittain Earns Medalist Honors at 72nd VSGA Senior Amateur
Eighty-four players entered the 72nd Virginia State Golf Association Senior Amateur Championship. After two days of stroke-play qualifying, only one finished under par at The Omni Homestead Resort’s classic Cascades Course.
Orischak Tied for 41st After First Round of US Amateur
Virginia senior Andrew Orischak (Hilton Head Island, S.C.) opened play at the U.S. Men’s Amateur Championship Monday (Aug. 12) in Pinehurst, N.C. Orischak shot 1-over 71 on the Pinehurst No. 4 course and is tied for 41st place.
Kelly Has Speed To Burn And Lots To Learn
Mention sophomore wide receiver Tavares Kelly to Virginia quarterback Bryce Perkins and his eyes begin to light up with the thought of possibilities.
Orischak Tied For 41st After Opening Round Of US Amateur
Virginia senior Andrew Orischak opened play at the U.S. Men’s Amateur Championship Monday in Pinehurst, N.C.
Brittain’s 67 paces field at first day of 72nd VSGA Senior Amateur Championship
Two-time Senior Open of Virginia champion Buck Brittain of Tazewell posted a 3-underpar 67 on Monday at The Omni Homestead Resort’s Cascades Course to set the pace during stroke-play qualifying at the 72nd Virginia State Golf Association Senior Amateur Championship.
Jerry Ratcliffe Show: Ultimate!
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 Turning Heads Early in UVA Camp
Jowon Briggs, a four-star defensive lineman out of Cincinnati, has practiced so well that he has been working with the starters.
‘Hoos In The NFL: Preseason Watch Guide
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.
Greenlief, Wotnosky fail to make cut at U.S. Women’s Amateur
Former Virginia standout Lauren Greenlief and current UVA sophomore Haeley Wotnosky did not advance to match play after 36 holes of stroke play at the U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship.
O-Line Remains A Concern In Virginia Training Camp
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.
‘Jerry Ratcliffe Show’ features Phony Bennett
This week, Hootie talks to Phony Bennett, Chris Dembitz, from the famous Twitter account “If Tony Tweeted,” talking UVA basketball and some of Phony’s famous tweets.
Virginia’s Snowden Wants To Become A QB Sack Machine
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.
UVA Ranked Ninth In United Soccer Coaches Preseason Poll
The UVA women’s soccer team enters the 2019 season as the ninth-ranked team nationally according to the preseason poll released by the United Soccer Coaches (USC) on Tuesday.
Virginia Ranked 12th In United Soccer Coaches Preseason Poll
Virginia men’s soccer is ranked 12th in the country according to the United Soccer Coaches Preseason Poll.
Whoos In Town: Wally Walker
Wally Walker shot his way into legendary status as a Wahoo basketball star during the 1975-76 season, as he led Virginia to its first ACC Tournament championship.
Tender Mercy: Mendenhall Remembers The Best Times With His Father
Bronco Mendenhall will always remember the whistle. Not a coaching whistle, mind you, one of the tools of his trade. Rather a distinct, shrill reverberation that pierced the air of stadiums from little league football to LaVell Edwards Stadium at BYU.
Opponent Preview: Duke Blue Devils
Virginia will be looking for its fifth straight victory against ACC Coastal Division rival Duke when the teams square off at Scott Stadium in October.
Opponent Preview: Miami Hurricanes
Miami hasn’t won a conference title in football since taking the Big East crown in 2003. The Hurricanes likely won’t end that streak this season in the ACC, but new head coach Manny Diaz vows that things will be different at “The U.”
Stroke-play qualifying complete at VSGA Senior Women’s Amateur, VSGA Super Senior Women’s Amateur
Allisyn Terry of Leesburg and Cheryl Grigg of Sea Island, Ga., were the only players to break par on the Omni Homestead Resort’s Old Course on Monday, and they shared the qualifying medal for the 62nd VSGA Senior Women’s Amateur Championship. Each shot 1-under 71.