By Jerry Ratcliffe

Eli Holstein
Photo: Pitt Athletics

Scattershooting around UVA and the ACC, while discovering what’s behind Cavaliers quarterback Eli Holstein’s nickname …

Honestly, I don’t remember ever seeing Tony Elliott laugh so hard as he did when he answered my last question at Thursday’s press conference. I was asking about Holstein, a candidate for Virginia’s quarterback job, when Elliott casually mentioned that Holstein had picked up a nickname, a sign that he was blending in well with the team.

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