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Wahoo Notebook: Depth Chart Starting To Take Shape
Bronco Mendenhall said of former Broad Run standout Chuck Davis, “he just catches the ball” If there was any major surprise on Virginia’s two-deep chart at Monday’s opening game week press conference, it had to be Chuck Davis. The sophomore, who played in high school at Broad Run in Ashburn, only appeared in one game […]
It’s Official: Dylan Thompson Joins Wahoo Football Team
Former Ohio State defensive end Dylan Thompson is now officially a Wahoo. The massive graduate senior arrived in Charlottesville late this week and has joined the team, only a week from Virginia’s opener next Saturday against Richmond. Thompson has apparently tied up all academic loose ends in Columbus and is eligible to play for the […]
UVA Women’s Soccer Wins In Final 29 Seconds Over Bucknell
It came down to the final minute, but the home team found the goal it needed as No. 7 Virginia (4-0-0) got a header from senior Brianna Westrup in the 90th minute to defeat Bucknell (1-3-0) by a score of 1-0 on Sunday afternoon. With seconds remaining in regulation, senior Betsy Brandon set up for […]
Joe Bell Scores Game-Winner As UVA Wins Season Opener
Fresh off an Oceania Championship with the New Zealand U-20 National Team last weekend, sophomoreJoe Belldelivered the game-winning goal with 21 seconds left in No. 15 Virginia’s season-opening win over No. 19 New Hampshire (0-1). In a game that seemed destined for overtime, Bell gained control of the ball with under a minute remaining in […]
New Feature: Send In Your Questions To “Hootie’s Mailbag”
If you could take a look at our catch-all email account – – on any given day, you’d probably be surprised by the number of questions we get. Add in the direct messages we get on Twitter and Facebook, and it would appear we could write a weekly column just answering those questions. So we […]
Perhaps Dylan Thompson’s “Unlikely” Status Has Changed?
Dylan Thompson tweets he will be in Charlottesville Friday This is certainly an interesting post on Twitter from Dylan Thompson. Less than a week ago Thompson – the defensive end who is transferring from Ohio State to Charlottesville – was not expected to join the team at all this season. But it would appear from […]
Slowly But Surely, Men’s Soccer Assembling Another Contender
Virginia’s men’s soccer coach George Gelnovatch is slowly putting together another contender After losing a significant chunk of production and experience from last year’s roster, Virginia’s George Gelnovatch is slowly putting together another contender. Make no mistake, his 15th-ranked Cavaliers, who open the season at Klöckner Stadium Friday against No. 19 New Hampshire, have a […]
Wahoos In The NFL: Several Make Their Case In Week 2 Games
Taquan “Smoke” Mizzell scored his second touchdown of the preseason Saturday night for the Chicago Bears Week 2 of the NFL preseason is in the books, and several former Wahoos made a case to land on the 53-man roster of their respective teams when final cuts are announced on September 1st. We’ll start this week’s […]
Let’s Take The Way Back Machine Way Back…To Nov. 20, 1941
Bill Dudley,who in his final college game, led UVA to a 28-7 win over UNC and snapped a 9-game losing streak to the Tar Heels Welcome to another adventure in “Hootie’s Way Back Machine,” where we travel back into Wahoo history and detail a significant moment. Today, we’re going way, way back to Thanksgiving Day, […]
Cavaliers Get Verbal Commitment From Kadin Shedrick
Kadin Shedrick with UVA Coach Tony Bennett Virginia coach Tony Bennett and his staff joined nearly 30 other schools across the country on August 10th when they offered a scholarship to rising senior Kadin Shedrick. Ten days later, Shedrick announced his verbal commitment to the Cavaliers, less than a week after trimming his list of […]
See Highlights Of UVA’s Second Scrimmage Of The Year
As the year moves within two weeks of the season opener for UVA, the Wahoos had their 14th practice Saturday, which featured their second scrimmage of the summer. Dave Koehn and Tony Covington discuss several video highlights from that scrimmage (courtesy of VirginiaSportsTV), which include a couple of spectacular plays by quarterback Bryce Perkins and […]
Being A Deep Threat Will Be De’Vante’s Cross To Bear This Year
De’Vante Cross has shone brightly as a potential deep threat for quarterback Bryce Perkins’ strong arm Heading into fall training camp, one of Bronco Mendenhall’s priorities was to identify at least one legitimate deep receiving threat. With Andre Levrone and Doni Dowling graduated, the search was on to find speedy receivers that can stretch opposing […]
Chances Transfer Thompson Joins Team This Season “Unlikely”
The saga of Ohio State transfer defensive end Dylan Thompson appears to have taken another turn according to Wahoo Coach Bronco Mendenhall after this morning’s practice. Thompson had been expected to join the team after finishing summer school classes in Columbus, but Mendenhall described the chances of that happening as “unlikely.” Asked about the delay […]
Women’s Soccer Kicks Off Season Tonight Against Colgate
As Steve Swanson enters his 19th season as the head coach of the Virginia women’s soccer team, he’s anxious to “put the boat on the water.” He’s also happy to have a few key players back in the mix heading into tonight’s home opener. As of Wednesday, Swanson’s eighth-ranked Cavaliers, who open the season at […]
Listen To Hootie, Greg DePalma Break Down The ACC Races, Players
Hootie sat down with Greg DePalma of Ourlads (an NFL scouting service that has been scouting, evaluating, and rating college football talent as it pertains to the NFL Draft since the early 1980s) and the two broke down all 14 of the ACC football teams according to their strengths, weaknesses, stars and potential stars. In […]
Just About Every Team In ACC This Season Has A Good QB
One reason that ACC teams will be difficult to beat this season is that practically every squad features a proven quarterback. The ACC has an abundance of experienced trigger men, many of them dual threats, which can cause opposing defensive coordinators some sleepless nights. Essentially 11 of the league’s 14 teams return a quarterback who […]
UVA Expecting Big Things This Year From “The Juan And Only”
Juan Thornhill comes up with an interception in last year’s 28-21 win over Duke Juan Thornhill appropriately named his Twitter account, “The_Juan_and_Only.” The senior free safety from Altavista, and admitted country boy, does not lack for confidence. Or athletic ability. That’s what Virginia coach Bronco Mendenhall is banking on, moving Thornhill over from cornerback to […]
Shawn Moore, Billy McMullen, Hootie and Jay Get Together
Jerry joined WINA Sports Director Jay James on Best Seat In The House tonight, along with former UVA greats Shawn Moore and Billy McMullen for a rather robust conversation. Needless to say, when this group gets together, they can’t contain their opinions in only one segment, so the conversation extended into two XL-sized interesting pieces. […]
‘Hoos In The NFL: Benkert Gets Off To Quick Start For Falcons
Kurt Benkert finished 9 of 17 for 125 yards and an interception for the Atlanta Falcons in his pro debut Not one, but two former University of Virginia quarterbacks saw plenty of playing time for the Atlanta Falcons Friday night as NFL preseason action kicked off this weekend. That duo of Matt Schaub and Kurt […]
Oh, If Lambeth Field Could Talk; The Stories It Could Tell…
Historic Lambeth Field is where the Wahoos held their 6th fall practice Thursday. More than 100 Virginia football players made the short trek from the McCue Center across the footbridge over Emmet Street, spilling into sacred ground at Lambeth Field on a toasty August afternoon Thursday. Lambeth’s history goes unnoticed by today’s players. They know […]
