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There Will Never Be Another Like James Thomas “Monk” Bingler
James Thomas “Monk” Bingler We knew him simply as “Monk,” the man at the door of Scott Stadium’s press box and various spots around John Paul Jones Arena. Year after year, Monk was always there with a handshake, a ready smile, a twinkle in his eyes, and usually a really corny joke. James Thomas “Monk” […]
Media Veteran John Markon Joins Us As Contributing Photographer
We are pleased to announce that for the coming football season, newspaper veteran John Markon will be working with us as a contributing photographer, shooting photography of all home UVA football games for JerryRatcliffe.Com. Markon knows sports in the state of Virginia and UVA well. He is a UVA graduate, and was an award-winning sportswriter […]
We Are Proud To Announce A New Major Sponsor: Mincer’s
We are proud to announce affiliation with one of the most recognizable brands in Charlottesville over the past 70 years: Mincer’s, as a sponsor of JerryRatcliffe.com.
Bronco Not Happy With Lack Of Sharpness During 6th Practice
With historic Lambeth Field as a backdrop, Virginia’s football team finished its sixth practice of fall camp on Thursday. It wasn’t the best. Coach Bronco Mendenhall said he had been pleased with the five previous practices but wasn’t happy with the lack of sharpness. He quickly recognized that the competitiveness in practices building up to […]
New Rules Allow Players To Return After Declaring For Draft
The NCAA announced some significant rule changes today aimed at cleaning up college basketball, and they include such things as allowing a player to return to his college team if they’re not chosen in the NBA draft, and even the ability to sign with an agent if designated an “elite” player. The NCAA on its […]
Sometimes, Sports Can End Up Being More Than “Just A Game”
It’s easy to become cynical about sports. It’s equally easy to scoff “it’s just a game.” And then you have a morning like I did today. At 9:30 AM, my cellphone rang. It was a number I didn’t recognize from an area code I couldn’t recall ever seeing. I didn’t answer, assuming it was either […]
Why Risk Company’s Brand Just To Recover 27,000 Followers?
If you follow media in the state, you couldn’t help but notice the story that broke this morning where the Roanoke Times decided to sue its former Virginia Tech beat writer – Andy Bitter – because Bitter would not give back his Twitter handle and its 27,000 followers when he left to go work for […]
International Experience Certainly Agreed With Brian O’Connor
Brian O’Connor got a taste of international baseball this summer in a 22-day stint with USA Baseball’s Collegiate National Team. The experience whetted his appetite for more. O’Connor, Virginia’s longtime baseball coach, was the pitching coach on manager Paul Mainieri’s USA team that went 11-3 in series against Chinese Taipei, Japan and Cuba. The USA […]
Will A True Freshman Be Virginia’s Answer As A Deep Threat?
Scattershooting around Wahoos World, while wondering if a true freshman will be Virginia’s answer as a deep threat … One of Bronco Mendenhall’s chief concerns in training camp is finding a vertical threat to replace Andre Levrone and Doni Dowling. It was a concern in the spring and remains one in August. “We have first-years […]
Bronco Doesn’t Hold Back About Value Of Perkins, Zaccheaus
As a lifelong sportswriter, I have really come to appreciate Bronco Mendenhall’s candor. Everyone huddled around the Virginia football coach after Friday night’s first practice, hoping to get some kind of scoop on the Cavaliers, got more than they bargained for. Bronco Mendenhall Talks To Reporters Yes, everyone who closely follows UVa’s football team already […]
Is Learning Curve For Virginia’s Football Team Less Of A Burden?
With eight returning starters on offense and eight on defense, is the learning curve for Virginia’s football team less of a burden as Bronco Mendenhall opened his training camp Friday night? Well, yes, and no. “Defensively, especially with eight of the 11 back … and then there’s this pause,” Mendenhall said after the Cavaliers’ first […]
Is This Heaven? No, It’s A Full Room Of Virginia Offensive Line
Garett Tujague knows a little something about offensive lines. He started at left guard for LaVell Edwards at Brigham Young, and later became Bronco Mendenhall’s line coach at both BYU and Virginia. When he walked into the Cavaliers’ offensive linemen’s meeting room this week and saw 20 players greeting him, he was in football heaven. […]
Much Will Be Expected Of Applefield This Season On Wahoo OL
On a Virginia offensive line that is thirsting for experience, graduate transfer Marcus Applefield should provide a ton of veteran leadership. The former Rutgers standout, who moves from right guard to right tackle, is settling in nicely in his new role in Charlottesville, and is eager to show his younger teammates the ropes. Marcus Applefield […]
For Future Wahoo Casey Morsell, It’s Rise And Grind Every Day
In Washington, D.C.’s hotbed of high school basketball talent – where there are plenty of players to choose from – Virginia chose Casey Morsell. Better yet, Morsell chose Virginia back. Casey Morsell The 6-foot-2, 195-pound combo guard from St. John’s College H.S. continued to separate himself from the crowd over the summer for one reason […]
5 Questions For Wahoos As Bronco Starts 3rd Fall Training Camp
Bronco Mendenhall kicks off his third fall training camp Friday night, hoping to build off last year’s momentum that unexpectedly delivered a bowl trip. The Cavaliers return eight starters on both sides of the ball, in addition to several players who gained valuable playing experience last season when pressed into service due to injuries to […]
Well, Today’s The Day We’ve Been Waiting For
Welcome to a landmark day in the brief history of our website. In a mere five weeks, we have created a new website dedicated to covering University of Virginia athletics in a fashion we believe Wahoo Nation will appreciate. We truly appreciate your support and hope you will help spread the word to all your […]
Wahoos Announce Non-Conference Men’s Basketball Schedule
No surprises on Virginia’s men’s nonconference basketball schedule announced Wednesday afternoon, but there will be a renewal of games against old friends. Maryland and South Carolina, the only two schools to ever leave the ACC, are on tap (the Terps at College Park in the Big 10 Challenge), and a game in Columbia against the […]
Orlando, FL Quarterback Becomes 18th 2019 Commitment
Virginia football gained its 18th commitment to the Class of 2019 on Monday, when dual-threat quarterback Robert Harvey, Jr., said he will be a Cavalier. Harvey is a 5-foot-10, 187-pound athlete from Orlando, Fla. (Edgewater H.S.). He had 26 offers. Robert Harvey, Jr. Harvey chose Virginia over Georgia Tech, North Carolina, Central Florida, Syracuse, Appalachian […]
40 Years Ago On This Day, Mike Cubbage Hit For The Cycle
Mike Cubbage (right) with UVA baseball Coach Brian O’Connor during Cubbage’s induction into UVA Hall Of Fame Fasten your seatbelts. We’re stepping into Hootie’s Way Back Machine, and remember that we have to hit 88 mph on the keyboard before the flux capacitor will start. Also, try not to interact with yourself or others as […]
Summer Workouts End With New Tradition: “Break The Rock”
Director of Football Development & Performance Shawn Griswold encourages a player during the bench press At 5:45 a.m., Charlottesville is still dark and quiet on a sleepy summer morning. All that is about to change at the McCue Center, home of Virginia football. That’s the appointed hour the Cavaliers come rolling in four times a […]
