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Two UVA players test positive for COVID-19 in initial testing
The Virginia athletics department announced Friday initial COVID-19 testing results for the football student-athletes who returned to Grounds starting on July 5. A total of 110 student-athletes were tested and two came back with positive tests for COVID-19.
If ACC cancels nonconference schedule, what will it mean for Virginia football?
Now that the Big Ten Conference has announced it will play conference games only this fall, can the ACC be far behind, and what does that mean for Virginia?
Virginia strikes again in Georgia, lands another commitment from Peach State in Patterson
Charlie Patterson, a 6-foot-6, 275-pound, 3-star offensive line prospect from Fellowship Christian School in Roswell, Ga., became UVA’s fifth commitment from the Peach State.
UVA welcomes in 2020 men’s lacrosse recruiting class
Virginia men’s lacrosse head coach Lars Tiffany welcomes the Virginia men’s lacrosse class of 2024 this fall with 10 talented first-year student-athletes.
ACC to delay Fall Olympic Sports competition until at least Sept. 1
The Atlantic Coast Conference announced today that each of its fall Olympic Sports will delay the start of competition until at least September 1.
How Grimes got away on the latest Jerry Ratcliffe Show
On the lastest Jerry Ratcliffe Show, Hootie chats it up with Gary Criswell about the No. 1 recruit in the state, Tony Grimes from Princess Anne HS, choosing North Carolina, and is Mack Brown now the biggest threat to UVA and Virginia Tech football recruiting?
Poll names Virginia’s Jason Williford as ACC’s No. 1 assistant coach
It will come as no surprise to Virginia fans that Cavaliers’ associate head coach Jason Williford was selected as the No. 1 assistant in the conference.
VIDEO: UVA players return to Grounds
Members of the Virginia football team return to Charlottesville Sunday in this video shot by the UVA Media Relations Department.
Beekman on Ratcliffe Show: “Growing up, I’ve always been a winner”
The 6-foot-3 blue-chipper is champing at the bit to get to Charlottesville and start playing basketball with his new UVA teammates.
The Villa reopens at 50 percent capacity; Ragged Mountain operates outside
We are updating news about a couple of our sponsors to allow our readers to know how they can support them as we continue to emerge from the pandemic virus.
Davis Love’s new Birdwood design is for everyone, even LPGA players
Golfers of all ages and skill sets are likely to fall in love with the “new” Birdwood Golf Course at Boar’s Head Resort. Designer Davis Love III kept that in mind when he brought Charlottesville 18 holes for everyone.
Love hits a home run with his “new” Birdwood design
When Davis Love III and his team designed the “new” Birdwood Golf Course, he remembered many lessons learned from the great architects on how to get the best out of the land he was working with.
It’s now official, UVA football returning July 5th
As reported on this site three weeks ago, Virginia football is permitted to return to campus on Sunday, July 5, for voluntary workouts. The return meets state, federal and NCAA Resocialization plans for sports.
Happy anniversary to us at JerryRatcliffe.com: We’re 2 years old today!
Exactly two years ago tonight, we launched JerryRatcliffe.com with cautious optimism. Our goal was to bring you the best coverage possible of Virginia athletics, adding nearly four decades of experience, institutional knowledge, and stories that readers couldn’t find anywhere else.
Esposito discusses sports betting in Virginia on The Jerry Ratcliffe Show
On the latest episode of The Jerry Ratcliffe Show, Charlottesville native and professional sports handicapper Anthony Esposito from Krackwins.com breaks down the basics of sports betting and what to expect when Virginia legalizes betting on July 1st.
ACC Commissioner Swofford plans to retire in 2021
John Swofford, the longest-tenured commissioner in the 67-year history of the Atlantic Coast Conference, announced Thursday that the 2020-21 athletic year will be the last of his 24 years of service.
Virginia announces seven newcomers for 2020-21 season
Virginia women’s basketball head coach Tina Thompson announced the addition of five freshmen: Deja Bristol, Zaria Johnson, Kaydan Lawson, Nycerra Minnis and Aaliyah Pitts, along with transfers London Clarkson and Emily Maupin, for the 2020-21 season.
Get to know UVA incoming PG Beekman on The Jerry Ratcliffe Show
On this week’s podcast version of The Jerry Ratcliffe Show, Hootie talks at length with Virginia basketball incoming 4-star freshman Reece Beekman about his fabulous high school career and guiding his team to four straight state championships.
Scattershooting: J-Willy talks Beekman, trash talking, recruiting and beards, plus more
Scattershooting around the ACC, while fighting through this terrible pandemic shutdown …
Just for fun, what would Tony Bennett and other ACC coaches look like as women?
The pandemic shutdown has been a boring time for all of us. We’ve come up with lists of just about everything imaginable, comparisons between players and teams from different eras, and now this.
