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Five takeaways from UVA football’s 59-3 rout of Norfolk State
Michael Vick had not set foot in Scott Stadium since Oct. 2, 1999, when he went 7-of-9 for 222 yards and a 60-yard touchdown in a 31-7 Virginia Tech win. He came back Friday night as Norfolk State’s second-year head coach and found things much more difficult this time around. Virginia routed the Spartans in […]
Virginia football takes care of FCS Norfolk State to improve to 2-0
The Virginia Cavaliers did not mess around on Friday night, taking care of Norfolk State, 59-3. As expected, the ‘Hoos overmatched the Spartans for 60 minutes, allowing all sorts of reserves to get live reps in the second half. Three different UVA quarterbacks threw touchdown passes. Beau Pribula, who played the first two quarters, was […]
Previewing UVA basketball’s non-conference schedule
With under two months remaining until Virginia men’s basketball tips off at JPJ, we officially have a non-conference schedule. Ryan Odom utilized the common tactic of exclusively scheduling either high stakes matchups or lopsided buy games, avoiding the frisky mid-majors. According to Torvik’s preseason projections, five opponents rank in the top 50, headlined by No. […]
Three keys to victory for Virginia ahead of their clash with Norfolk State
The Virginia Cavaliers will take the football field again after an early Week 1 bye following their Week 0 dominance over the NC State Wolfpack. On the other sideline this time out will be an in-state foe with former Virginia Tech star quarterback and college football legend Michael Vick as their head coach. The Norfolk […]
Virginia football ranked No. 25 in AP Poll
After their season-opening 34-8 rout of NC State in Week 0, the Virginia Cavaliers (1-0, 1-0 ACC) jumped into the Week 1 AP Poll, released Tuesday afternoon, coming in at No. 25. It’s the earliest in a season that UVA has been ranked since 2005, when the ’Hoos appeared at No. 25 in the preseason […]
’Hoos in the NFL: Checking in on every former Cavalier ahead of Week 1
We’re less than a week away from the long-awaited return of the National Football League, and once again this season, the Virginia Cavaliers will be well-represented on Sundays. Six former ’Hoos earned spots on their respective teams’ initial 53-man rosters, and another crop of Cavaliers were brought back to practice squads across the league. Here’s […]
UVA’s Navarro advances at U.S. Open as Jodar, Nakashima suffer major upsets
Three Virginia tennis alums were in action this week as the 2026 U.S. Open commenced in New York City, headlined by former NCAA Singles Champion Emma Navarro advancing to the third round for the third consecutive year. Navarro had lost three of her last four matches heading into the U.S. Open before she knocked off […]
How Virginia football put the nation on notice with a 23-play drive against NC State
With 4:59 remaining in the third quarter on Saturday afternoon, NC State backup quarterback Will Wilson took a designed run up the middle and into the end zone. After converting on a two-point conversion, the Wolfpack had cut Virginia’s advantage to 24-8. The Cavaliers’ lead inside a sold-out Scott Stadium wasn’t in any immediate jeopardy, […]
Stock up, Stock down from UVA football’s destruction of NC State
The Virginia Cavaliers are 1-0 to start 2026. The ‘Hoos used the energy from a big crowd inside Scott Stadium to take ahold of the game early on and never looked back. With plenty of big moments and very few not-so-big ones, here’s a look at the who is trending up and what is trending […]
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It’s a big day for Streaking The Lawn. Today, the SB Nation app is live, and it’s the best way to follow the Cavaliers. You can download it by searching SB Nation for iOS or Android. A year ago we made some big changes to our community, including offering fewer ads and the addition of […]
Five takeaways from UVA football’s dominant 34-8 win over NC State
The Virginia Cavaliers were supposed to play their season-opener in a stadium 4,700 miles away. When the Rio de Janeiro deal collapsed in June and the ACC relocated the opener to Charlottesville, it’s hard to imagine the Virginia administration could have pictured a better outcome than what happened Saturday. With ACC Huddle (the ACC’s premier […]
How to watch UVA football’s season-opener vs. NC State and GAME THREAD
Virginia Cavaliers vs. NC State Wolfpack HOW TO WATCH THE ‘HOOS: Location: Charlottesville, VADate: August 29, 2026Time: 3:30 PM ETChannel: ESPNSpread: UVA -4 Pregame content Previewing UVA football’s Week Zero clash with NC State Virginia football’s offensive line is filled with grown men Virginia football receives just one vote in the preseason AP Poll Game […]
Previewing UVA football’s Week Zero clash with NC State
It took a while, but football is finally back. Tony Elliott now enters his fifth season as head coach at UVA, looking to keep the momentum rolling after a program-best 11 wins a year ago. The ‘Hoos portal’d well for a second season in a row, including finding a new quarterback in Beau Pribula, along […]
Previewing UVA football’s 2026 tight end group
With the release of the Virginia Cavaliers’ first official depth chart on Tuesday, the college football world finally got to feast its eyes on the overwhelming amount of experience the ’Hoos are bringing to the table in 2026. While the starting offensive line, which features a pair of seventh-year players and a pair of sixth-year […]
Virginia football’s offensive line is filled with grown men
Yesterday was the first “Depth Chart Tuesday” for the Virginia Cavaliers this season. With that came wandering eyes throughout the nation to see just how experienced this football team actually is, specifically the front five that will be protecting Beau Pribula and being the catalyst for a successful ground game this season. McKale Boley (LT) […]
Previewing UVA Football’s 2026 defensive backs
Once again, the Virginia Cavaliers hit the transfer portal to supplement the defensive back group, adding quality pieces to go alongside the impactful experience already on the roster. Ethan Minter and Donavan Platt are both back and as fixtures in the backend, while the trio of Big Ten Transfers in Omillio Agard, Jacobie Henderson, and […]
Previewing UVA football’s 2026 wide receiver group
The Virginia Cavaliers are less than two weeks away from live football against the NC State Wolfpack. Practice is in full force, the depth chart is starting to clear up, and it is almost time to spot the ball on the gridiron. To me, one position group has more question marks than any other: wide […]
Virginia football receives just one vote in the preseason AP Poll
Despite returning much of a roster that finished 11-3 last season, made an ACC Championship Game appearance, and beat an SEC opponent in the Gator Bowl, the Virginia Cavaliers were unranked in the 2026 college football preseason AP Poll, released Monday afternoon. The ’Hoos, while unranked, were among 24 additional teams to receive votes in […]
Former Virginia football star Dontayvion Wicks is primed for a breakout in Philadelphia
The Virginia Cavaliers don’t kick off for another 18 days (but who’s counting), and we’re even further away from the return of the NFL regular season. But training camp hype season is already upon us, and one former ’Hoo — wide receiver Dontayvion Wicks — is emerging as a major breakout candidate to keep an […]
5 must-do steps to best experience a college football game at Virginia this fall
The 2026 college football season is just around the corner, and the Virignia Cavaliers are a part of a select few programs that will kick off their year before the bulk of the nation. Tony Elliott is coming off his best year so far as the headman for the Cavaliers, coming off an eleven-win season […]
Previewing UVA Football’s 2026 running back group
In case you haven’t heard it enough already, the 2026 Virginia Cavaliers will be deep at the running back spot this upcoming season. A combination of transfer portal additions in Peyton Lewis (Tennessee), Jekhail Middlebrook (Middle Tennessee State), and Solomon Beebe (UAB) and a crop of returners in Xavier Brown, Xay Davis, and Noah Vaughn […]
What can we expect from Virginia’s quarterback room in 2026?
With a few exceptions, Virginia football had undergone a multiple decade stretch of underwhelming quarterback play. Last offseason, however, head coach Tony Elliott finally got his guy in Chandler Morris, who accounted for over 3,000 yards and was the primary force behind their surge to 11 wins. Following Morris’ graduation and backup Daniel Kaelin’s departure, […]
Recapping UVA basketball’s 2026-27 roster acquisitions and jersey numbers
The Virginia Cavaliers men’s basketball program has officially announced jersey numbers for the 2026-2027 season this week – reminding fans of a roster that is nothing short of promising. While head coach Ryan Odom earned some recruiting wins, the returners (and the sheer number of them!) are both familiar and confidence-inducing for the WaHoo fanbase. As […]
Four headlines from Ryan Odom’s sit-down with Jon Rothstein
After winning 30 games in year one of the Ryan Odom era, returning every eligible player from last season’s roster, and making several key additions to fill areas of need, the national media is finally beginning to take notice of the Virginia Cavaliers. As the hype for UVA’s 2026-27 potential builds, Odom sat down with […]
Virginia basketball adds Arkansas to its 2026-27 non-conference schedule
Ryan Odom and the Virginia Cavaliers have added to their already well-decorated non-conference schedule for the 2026-27 basketball season. It was reported Tuesday evening that the Cavaliers will face off against the Arkansas Razorbacks in a neutral-site contest in the nation’s capital. Rocco Miller (@RocoMiller8 on X) had it first. Virginia currently holds a 4-3 […]
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