It’s heating up in Charlottesville this week, and I’m not just talking about the weather. I’m talking Cavalier football, baby! I was intrigued when Virginia replaced next season’s Penn State game with a home-and-home series with Oregon — the first massacre of which will take place this fall right here at Scott Stadium.
A member of Virginia’s staff since head coach Mike London’s tenure commenced in 2010, offensive coordinator Bill Lazor is bolting Charlottesville to join the Philadelphia Eagles and new coach Chip Kelly’s staff, according to Bruce Feldman of CBS Sports.
After a flurry of reports that Virginia was supplanting Penn State with Oregon on its 2013 football schedule, the school confirmed late Monday afternoon that it will indeed host the formidable Ducks Sep.
After a flurry of reports that Virginia was supplanting Penn State with Oregon on its 2013 football schedule, the school confirmed late Monday afternoon that it will indeed host the formidable Ducks Sep. 7.
Taquan Mizzell, a highly touted football recruit out of Virginia Beach’s Bayside High School, was arrested for underage possession of alcohol 2:30 a.m.
The word “humble” has been casually thrown around during recent NFL playoff press conferences, but because it rarely made sense in context, I compulsively re-checked the definition.
Just as perennial roster turnover typifies college sports, overhauled coaching staffs are predictable when teams fail to meet expectations.
The University of Virginia is a school with a rich tradition of traditions. Some, like Easters, have passed by, whereas others, such as the nomenclature — “Academical Village,” “first years,” “Grounds” — have persisted through the years.
The Virginia football team filled out its coaching staff Saturday with the addition of Larry Lewis, who will serve as special teams coordinator and running backs coach.
Just more than a month after firing four assistant coaches, including defensive coordinator Jim Reid, and demoting special teams coordinator Anthony Poindexter, Virginia football head coach Mike London replenished his staff with three new assistant coaches and promoted former Virginia quarterback Marqes Hagans to a full-time position.
The Virginia athletic department officially announced Sunday morning that it has granted junior quarterback Michael Rocco an unconditional release from the football team and the school.
In a shocking move Sunday morning, coach Mike London announced the departure of associate head coach and defensive coordinator Jim Reid, defensive line coach and recruiting coordinator Jeff Hanson, running backs coach Mike Faragalli and tight ends coach Shawn Moore.
The Atlantic Coast Conference announced Wednesday morning that its Council of Presidents has unanimously approved the University of Louisville’s application to join and has extended the school a formal invitation.
It’s been five years now, but it seems like a lifetime since Sean Taylor took the field for the Redskins.
Both senior linebacker Steve Greer and offensive tackle Oday Aboushi close their Virginia careers as the conference’s best at their respective positions.
Whether or not you identify with Gang Green fans, you have almost certainly heard their signature chant.
In many senses, the Virginia coaching staff’s collective brain fart at the conclusion of the Cavaliers’ 17-14 loss to Virginia Tech precipitated an unjust ending to a hard-fought game and season.
Fans should look beyond in-game decisions in evaluating college coaches.
Cody Journell kicked a 29-yard field goal as time expired to clinch a 17-14 Virginia Tech win against Virginia and the squad’s ninth straight Commonwealth Cup.
As almost anyone who regularly follows sports pundits or really digs the history of quantum of physics surely knows, Albert Einstein famously defined insanity as doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
