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UVA Great Terry Kirby Joins ‘The Jerry Ratcliffe Show’
Hootie talks with one of the most highly-recruited players in state of Virginia history, Terry Kirby, who went on to become UVA’s all-time leader rusher during his career.
Armstrong’s Return Gives Perkins More Freedom To Run
Virginia came out of its 48-14 win over Duke fairly unscathed injury-wise, which was a relief for Bronco Mendenhall after watching one of his team’s captains, Bryce Hall, have his season come to an end with a broken ankle at Miami the week before.
Bronco Impressed By Louisville’s Resurgence Under Satterfield
After breaking its two-game losing streak and placing a major emphasis on improving both its offensive line and its performance in the red zone, Virginia takes its success on the road this weekend to face an improved Louisville program.
Blount Picks Up ACC Defensive Back Of The Week Honors
Virginia safety Joey Blount has been named the Atlantic Coast Conference Defensive Back of the Week for games played through Oct. 21. It is Blount’s first weekly honor of his career.
Virginia’s Defense Stymies Duke With Five-Takeaway Nightmare
Having allowed a likely win at Miami slip away a week ago, there was a heightened sense of urgency around the Virginia camp this past week.
FINAL: Virginia 48, Duke 14
After a bit of a slow start, Virginia (5-2, 3-1 ACC) put together a complete performance in all three phases with a dominating 48-14 win over Duke at Scott Stadium Saturday to stay atop the Coastal Division standings with five games to go.
Tale Of The Tape: Duke at Virginia
Virginia heads into today’s pivotal ACC Coastal Division clash with Duke looking to erase a two-game skid.
Virginia Might Have To Beat Duke With Defense
With Virginia’s offense struggling to score points in the wake of last week’s shortcomings at Miami, could it be that the Cavaliers’ defense is going to have to win Saturday’s home ACC Coastal battle with Duke?
Weekly Gridiron Picks Sponsored By Riverside Lunch: Week 8
It was a much better week for our panel of prognosticators in Week 7 following a nightmarish, upset-filled Week 6.
Whoos In Town: Bruce Arena
Bruce Arena is arguably the most successful coach in the history of American soccer, and it all started in Charlottesville.
UVA Achieves Its Highest NCAA Graduation Success Rate
The NCAA has released its annual Graduation Success Rate (GSR) data for incoming student-athletes from 2009-2012, and the scores for Virginia student-athletes are the highest since the NCAA began issuing the report.
What Can Virginia’s Offense Do To Fix Its Problems Before Duke Comes To Town?
Under Construction. If there were a label that Bronco Mendenhall could place on Virginia’s offensive line, that is what it would read.
Bling Is Not Tony’s Thing
Tony Bennett was graciously fielding questions from media at the ACC’s annual Operation Basketball last week in Charlotte.
Who Will Replace Bryce Hall? Safety Cross Slides Over
Now that All-American candidate Bryce Hall is out for the remainder of the season, who will replace him in the Virginia secondary? Junior cornerback De’Vante Cross filled in at the spot for Hall at Miami, and apparently will stick at the position for this weekend’s home game against Duke in a big ACC Coastal Division battle.
Hall’s Season May Be Over, But His Spirits Remain High
Friday night’s bus ride following a frustrating loss at Miami was one that Virginia coach Bronco Mendenhall will never forget.
UVA Big Men Put On A Show In Blue-White Scrimmage
Virginia fans got a look at the “new Cavaliers” on Saturday during the Blue-White scrimmage and had to like a lot of what they saw.
‘Jerry Ratcliffe Show’ Talks Nats, UVA Hoops, Sports Injuries
Hootie talks with Charlottesville’s Mike Cubbage, special assistant to Washington Nationals GM Mike Rizzo; also Dr David Diduch discusses shoulder injuries, and Hootie talks UVA hoops.
FINAL: Miami 17, No. 20 Virginia 9
No. 20 Virginia dropped its second straight contest, falling 17-9 at Miami Friday night. The Cavaliers (4-2, 2-1 ACC) controlled the possession and outgained the Hurricanes on the night, but only came away with three field goals despite six trips inside the Miami 30-yard line.
Tale Of The Tape: No. 20 Virginia at Miami
The 20th-ranked Cavaliers return to action this evening at Miami, as the ACC Coastal Division race continues to heat up.
