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Scattershooting: W&M Is UVA East; Tony Bennett Speaks To VBC
Scattershooting around UVA, while wondering how strange it’s going to be Friday night to look across the field to the William & Mary sidelines and see so many familiar faces.
Delaney’s Foot Erases UVA Fans’ Misery In Kicking Game
Over the first few years of the Bronco Mendenhall era at Virginia, just about every time the Cavaliers lined up for a field goal, most UVA fans would either wince or cover their eyes with low expectations. That all changed midway through last season when Brian Delaney took over the responsibilities.
Hall Signs Two-Way Deal With OKC; Peace, Zaccheaus Make NFL Rosters
Three former University of Virginia athletes have signed professional contracts with the NBA and NFL as free agents.
Hawaiian Punch: Taulapapa Makes Splash In Starting Debut
Wayne Taulapapa sat in a metal folding chair in a postgame interview room in the bowels of Pittsburgh’s Heinz Stadium late Saturday night, meeting with media to talk about his debut as Virginia’s starting running back.
With Key Second-Half Stops, Blount Made Most Of His Time Against Panthers
In a crucial late-game sequence at Heinz Field Saturday night, UVA free safety Joey Blount was in on back-to-back key defensive plays to help seal the important season-opening win at Pitt.
Weekly Gridiron Picks Sponsored By Riverside Lunch: Week 2
The first week of our college football pick ‘em contest is in the books, and our winner is probably chomping down on some delicious Riverside Lunch cheeseburgers about right now.
Miller To Be Inducted Into IWLCA Hall Of Fame
Former Virginia women’s lacrosse head coach Jane Miller will be inducted into the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association Hall of Fame as part of the 2019 class, the organization announced on Tuesday.
Virginia F Donasiyano Tabbed As ACC Offensive Player Of The Week
Virginia junior Irakoze Donasiyano was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week as announced by the league office on Tuesday.
UVA Kicker Delaney Named ACC Specialist Of The Week
UVA kicker Brian Delaney has been named the Atlantic Coast Conference Specialist of the Week for games played through Sept. 2.
Virginia Freshman Ordonez Named ACC Offensive Player Of The Week
Diana Ordonez, a freshman on the sixth-ranked Virginia women’s soccer team, was named the ACC Offensive Player of the Week on Tuesday, the league office announced with the release of its weekly honors.
‘Hoos Next: A Look At The UVA Opponents
Each week we will give an update on how the remaining UVA opponents fared last week, along with their next matchup
No. 12 UVA Blanks Top-Ranked Maryland At Audi Field
In the second-annual “Battle for the DMV” at Audi Field in Washington, D.C., No. 12 Virginia took down defending National Champion and No. 1-ranked Maryland, 2-0, on Monday night.
UVA’s Nasty Defense Stonewalls Pitt
After Pitt put up 14 points in the second quarter on UVA’s defense to give the Panthers a one-point lead, there wasn’t any panic in the Cavaliers’ locker room during the break.
Virginia Faces Top-Ranked Maryland In “Battle For The DMV”
No. 12 Virginia and No. 1 Maryland will play in the second annual “Battle for the DMV” on Monday night at Audi Field in Washington, D.C. The match is scheduled to start at 6 p.m.
Virginia Passes Physical Test In Crucial Opener At Pitt
Everything, it seemed, was on the line for Virginia at Heinz Field on Saturday night.
Final: Virginia 30, Pitt 14
We’re here at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh for the Virginia football season opener against Pitt. Refresh this page throughout the game for scoring updates and check back afterwards for a full recap.
‘Jerry Ratcliffe Show’ talks UVA-Pitt
This week, Hootie talked to Pittsburgh Post-Gazette columnist Paul Zeise about the UVA-Pitt game and Dr. David Diduch talks about the danger of heat stroke in athletes and a UVA football player’s close brush with death.
Can Perkins 2.0 Break Pitt’s Grip On Series?
Bryce Perkins was heaven-sent as far as Bronco Mendenhall was concerned. A quarterback that nobody on the East Coast had heard of arrived in Charlottesville from an obscure junior-college program out west, and on raw talent and sheer ability, broke the total offense record of Shawn Moore, Matt Schaub and other celebrated Virginia quarterbacks.
ACC Football Power Poll: Week 1
Here’s our ACC Football Power Poll for the opening week of the season.
Tale Of The Tape: Virginia-Pitt
The wait is almost over, Wahoo fans. The 2019 Virginia football season — the 130th in program history — kicks off at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh Saturday night, as the Cavaliers look to set the tone in a huge ACC Coastal Division clash.
