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Florida State, UNC Battle For The Basement In ACC Power Poll
Rank, School, Overall record/ACC, Previous rank, Comment: Clemson, 3-0/0-0 (1). Tigers have won an amazing 46 of their last 50 games. Shouldn’t have any trouble making it 47 out of 51 against Georgia Tech this weekend. Wondering if Clemson’s big hoss in the middle, Ferrell, who leads nation in sacks per game, and sixth in […]
This Is Not The Same Louisville Offense You’ve Seen In The Past
At this time a year ago, Louisville’s offense was terrorizing most anything in its path. Elusive quarterback Lamar Jackson, the Heisman Trophy winner from 2016, was actually putting up video game-like numbers that rivaled and sometimes surpassed his Heisman year. Wow, have things changed. Jackson is now with the NFL’s Baltimore Ravens, and Louisville is […]
Perkins Has Barely Dealt With Rain, Much Less A Hurricane
It’s always sunny in Arizona. No, that’s not an advertisement by that state’s Chamber of Commerce. Instead, it came from Arizona-bred Bryce Perkins during Monday’s Virginia football interviews. Perkins was asked about the whole bizarre hurricane thing, UVa having to relocate its home game to Nashville, Tenn., to avoid the threat of Hurricane Florence over […]
Five Things We Learned About UVA In Win Over Ohio Saturday…
Quarterback Bryce Perkins (3) did a superb job of getting the ball to his playmakers Saturday Virginia coach Bronco Mendenhall said after his team defeated Ohio University, 45-31, at neutral site Vanderbilt Stadium in Nashville, Tenn., on Saturday night that the maturity of his team in handling an unexpected road trip was “huge.” UVa’s “home […]
Cavalier Offense Explodes As Virginia Wins 45-31 in Nashville
It was quite an interesting week for the Virginia football program. With the threat of severe weather due to Hurricane Florence, the Cavaliers traveled over 500 miles west Saturday to face Ohio on the campus of Vanderbilt University. Bryce Perkins threw for 379 yards and three scores, Jordan Ellis Virginia rushed for a career-high 171 […]
Big Win Over Ohio Features Eye-Popping Offensive Numbers
Bronco Mendenhall (top) watches as his offense gained 552 yards; Olamide Zaccheaus caught 9 balls for 247 yards and 2 TDs Virginia came to the Music City to avoid a hurricane wreaking havoc on its football weekend. Instead, it was the Cavaliers that wreaked havoc, pounding Ohio University 45-31, in a game played at neutral […]
If You’re Looking For A Great Place To Eat While In Nashville…
Many years ago I was attending a Sugar Bowl game at the Superdome in New Orleans, and asked my friend – who lived just outside of New Orleans – where were we going to eat. “I don’t know,” he replied. “We’ll find something.” Wrong answer. Having travelled for a living most of my life, I’ve […]
Week 3: Tale Of The Tape For Virginia-Ohio
Welcome to our third week of Tale Of The Tape, comparing the individual and team statistics for Virginia and Ohio in preparation for Saturday’s 4:30 game at Vanderbilt Stadium in Nashville. It’s still summer in Tennessee, as the game is expected to be played in mostly sunny, hot weather. Of all the stats on the […]
N.C. A&T Women’s Contest Nov. 20 Will Be Field Trip Day Game
The University of Virginia Athletics Department announced the women’s basketball game at John Paul Jones Arena on Tuesday, Nov. 20 against NC A&T will be the 2018 Field Trip Day game. The contest will start at 11 a.m. Admission will be free for all students, teachers, administrators, and chaperones who register for the game online […]
Quote Of The Week: Smothered, Covered and Scattershooting…
Scattershooting around the ACC, while noting that Bronco Mendenhall thought he had all scenarios covered in his policy manual until this week … Mendenhall told media at his weekly presser on Monday that he had a manual that addressed just about every game scenario, weather delays, and the like. Little did he know that Monday […]
UVA BOV Approves $180 Million Master Plan To Move Forward
The BOV gave its final blessing to a new softball stadium, which will be at the intersection of Massie and Copeley Roads The University of Virginia’s Board of Visitors approved an estimated $180 million master plan for the school’s athletic facilities to move forward during its meeting on Wednesday. Long-term goals include the renovation of […]
ACC Releases League Schedule; Hoos Open Jan. 5 Against FSU
The Atlantic Coast Conference announced its 2018-19 men’s basketball conference schedule Thursday. Viewers will again have television access to every league game, from the conference opener on New Year’s Day through the conclusion of the 66th New York Life ACC Tournament in mid-March. All 135 ACC regular-season league games and all 14 games of the […]
Ahmad Hawkins, Jay James Join In For This Week’s Picks
Because there were quite a few unexpected results in college football last week, the Pigskin Prophets emerged battered but unrepentant as they charge into week 3. Dave and Scott didn’t even get to double digit wins, but ended up with the best records at 9-6. For Scott, this moved him to lead dog status in […]
Ohio Looking To Bounce Back After First-Week Struggles
Ohio University football coach Frank Solich welcomed an early-season bye week after his Bobcats struggled against FCS opponent Howard in Week One on Sept. 1. Ohio (1-0) trailed former Virginia coach Mike London’s Bison by as many as 13 — at home — in the first half and gave up an eye-opening 645 total yards […]
Hootie Calls Syracuse Upset Of FSU in This Week’s Power Poll
No change in the top four this week as Clemson clearly remains the conference bell cow. There was movement for teams 5 through 13 though for a variety of reasons. North Carolina cemented its place in the basement by getting worked at East Carolina. While Duke beat Northwestern, the Blue Devils dropped from No. 7 […]
Blue-White Scrimmages, Meet The Team Days Set For Oct. 13
The University of Virginia men’s and women’s basketball programs will hold their Pepsi Blue-White scrimmages and Meet the Teams Day on Saturday, Oct. 13 at John Paul Jones Arena. The start time for the UVA basketball events will be determined once the kickoff time for UVA’s Homecomings football game vs. Miami on Oct. 13 is […]
Virginia-Ohio Game Moved To Vanderbilt Stadium In Nashville
Because of the forecasts for severe weather caused by the path of Hurricane Florence, Virginia will be moving it’s 3 PM home game at Scott Stadium against Ohio University Saturday to Nashville, where the game will be played at Vanderbilt University. The hurricane’s path would at a minimum have dumped heavy rain on the Scott […]
Carla Williams Made The Right Decision In Moving Ohio Game
While Virginia athletic director Carla Williams may be taking heat in some circles for moving the Cavaliers’ home game with Ohio to Nashville on Saturday in order to avoid a conflict with Hurricane Florence, we believe she made a solid decision. First of all, you have to understand where Williams is coming from on this […]
Weekend Roundup: UVA Women’s Soccer Beats Penn State 2-1
Rebecca Jarrett’s goal turned out to be the eventual game-winner against Penn State The sixth-ranked Virginia women’s soccer team went on the road Sunday and remained undefeated with a 2-1 win over No. 11 Penn State in Happy Valley. The matchup was the first of a tough four-game road stretch, and Steve Swanson’s Wahoos (7-0-0) […]
Virginia-Louisville Game Will Have A 12:30 PM Kickoff
Two announcements by the ACC today: The September 22 game with Louisville will kick off at 12:30 p.m. The game will be televised by your area’s regional sports network. In the Mid-Atlantic region, the game will be televised by NBC Sports Washington. The game is also Military Appreciation Day at Scott Stadium Juan Thornhill has […]
