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Five Things We Learned After Virginia’s 20-16 Loss To Indiana
Juan Thornhill blocked an extra point and returned it 98 yards for two points Week two for Virginia football is in the books. Here are the five things we learned from Saturday night’s waterlogged 20-16 loss to Indiana: Special teams this year really are special. The only reason UVA was in a position to try […]
Bronco Frustrated Team Isn’t Controlling Line Of Scrimmage
After reviewing game tape of Indiana romping through his defense Saturday night, Bronco Mendenhall told media at his weekly presser Monday that he was disappointed and frustrated that Virginia didn’t win the football game. Richard Burney is rapidly becoming a bright spot on D Part of that frustration derived from his offensive and defensive lines’ […]
Hootie: Inability To Stop Indiana Running Game The Difference
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – In a weather-plagued game that was literally up for grabs until the final play, Virginia’s inability to stop Indiana’s unexpectedly effective running game proved to be the difference. Bronco Mendenhall revealed that he didn’t think the Hoosiers would be able to run the ball effectively. Now, he’ll have to go back to […]
Bronco Encouraged By His Team’s Strong Second Half Effort
Conditions were an absolute mess the entire game in Indiana Bronco Mendenhall had a strong message for his football team on Saturday night before the Cavaliers departed rain-soaked Bloomington, in a 20-16 loss to Indiana. “My message to them was that I really liked how they finished the game in terms of the mindset of […]
Hootie’s Forecast: Bryce Perkins Will Be The Difference Tonight
Depending on how tonight’s game goes, we all might owe Virginia offensive coordinator Robert Anae a big apology. Cavalier fans were all over Anae last season, and this columnist took his fair amount of jabs at Anae as well over an offense that struggled to score and had no running game. Sometimes it was simply […]
Indiana Holds Off Virginia Rally On The Very Last Play, 20-16
It all came down to one controversial play at the end, but Bryce Perkins’ long pass with no time left on the clock was knocked down at the very back of the Indiana end zone, allowing the Hoosiers to hold on and beat Virginia 20-16. Virginia had gotten one last chance to score the go-ahead […]
You Have To Admire Mark Mincer’s Commitment To Principle…
Thanks to LSU upsetting Miami and Virginia Tech doing the same to Florida State the next night, Dave proved that even a blind squirrel finds an acorn every now and then by going 15-0 to lead the pack in week 1 of the Pigskin Prophets. The Ratcliffe family – Hootie and Scott – both went […]
Clemson, Virginia Tech 1-2 in Hootie’s Latest ACC Power Poll
Hootie’s ACC Power Poll, Week 2. Rank, school, overall record/ACC record, previous rank, comment: 1. Clemson, 1-0/0-0 (1): Tigers are one of the nation’s elite programs and intend to stay that way with a reunion in College Station, Texas, with an old friend, former Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher, who now coaches the Aggies. Look […]
Part II: Carla’s Opinions On Things OTHER Than Football At UVA
Our Jerry Ratcliffe has personally known every Virginia athletic director dating back to Gene Corrigan, followed by Dick Schultz, Jim Copeland, Terry Holland, and Craig Littlepage. Jerry’s first one-on-one sit down with new UVa AD Carla Williams, took place this week. In Part 1, which you can read by clicking here, football was the main […]
Week 2, Tale Of The Tape: Virginia At Indiana
Welcome to our second week of Tale Of The Tape, comparing the individual and team statistics for Virginia and Indiana in preparation for Saturday night’s game. Of all the statistics on this chart, the one that may be the most interesting is in the upper right corner which gives the expected weather conditions. It’s supposed […]
When It Comes To Football, There Is No Quit In Malcolm Cook
Malcolm Cook has been a model of hard work as he’s fought through injuries to get back on the field for the Wahoos Malcolm Cook loves a good challenge. To say he has immensely persevered throughout his momentous six years with the University of Virginia football program would be putting it mildly. The 6-foot-1, 240-pound […]
Listen To Hootie Eat Crow Over His Virginia Tech-FSU Prediction
Listen to Hootie eat crow over his Virgnia Tech and Florida State prediction as he and Greg DePalma preview last week’s ACC season openers and take a look ahead at this week’s conference action, including Virginia’s revenge trip to Indiana. To do so, click below:
Part I: Q&A With Virginia Athletic Director Carla Williams
UVA AD Carla Williams discussed with Jerry Ratcliffe a wide array of topics, from helping with recruiting to beating Virginia Tech
The Torment Of March Madness Still Lingers For Kyle Guy
The torment of March Madness still lingers for Kyle Guy, but Virginia’s sharpshooting guard has channeled that dark ending into a fervency for the coming season.
Jordan Ellis Named ACC Running Back of the Week
Jordan Ellis broke all of his previous career highs for rushing yards and average Saturday night against Richmond In Bronco Mendenhall’s view, Jordan Ellis is Virginia football. “He embodies what a Virginia football player should be,” Mendenhall said this week. Fans saw a little of what Mendenhall was talking about in the Cavaliers’ lopsided win […]
One Reader Asks “How Did You Get The Nickname Hootie?”
The reader writes … Question from Chris Brown: “Love the site. Living in the Charlotte area I am starved for UVa news. I was fortunate to graduate in 1990 with one year of season tickets that following fall for football. Can Bronco and staff really recruit both Virginia and North Carolina? We had a pipeline […]
Indiana Enters Game With UVA Without Top 2 Runners
When Indiana hosts Virginia this Saturday night in Bloomington, the Hoosiers will be without its two leading rushers from a year ago. Cole Gest, a redshirt sophomore, who was IU’s starter in its 38-28 win over Florida International over the weekend, torn an ACL during the game and will miss the rest of the season. […]
Mack, Cook Anchor What Looks Like A Promising UVA Defense
Malcolm Cook (left) and Jordan Mack Most Virginia football fans probably best remember linebacker Jordan Mack as a young pup delivering a tractor-trailer-sized smash to Duke quarterback Daniel Jones in the end zone in October of 2016, resulting in a key Cavalier touchdown. That helped the ‘Hoos win their first ACC road game in a […]
UVA Players Have Not Forgotten Last Season’s Loss To Indiana
Bronco Mendenhall addressed a number of topics during Monday’s press conference…even the state of Montana During Virginia’s surprising 5-1 start last season, Cavalier players were kicking themselves for losing a home game to Indiana. That loss stuck in their collective craws. In that game, UVa was prepared to stop the Hoosiers’ starting quarterback Richard Lagow, […]
Zac Attack: WR’s Play Saturday Hints At Big Things To Come
Receiver Hasise Duboise (8) leads ball-carrier Joe Reed through the Richmond defense Virginia’s passing game didn’t blow anyone away in Saturday night’s 42-13 win over Richmond, but it did offer some exciting moments that could have been a hint of things to come. The highlight was a 38-yard scoring hookup between new Cavaliers quarterback Bryce […]
