After playing in 10 games as a true freshman in 2011, David Watford was relegated to the sidelines in 2012, forced to listen through a headset as his team stumbled to a disappointing 4-8 finish.
After turning a Virginia football team that suffered three consecutive losing seasons into a bowl-eligible 8-5 team in just his second year on Grounds, coach Mike London seemed primed to push his success even further in 2012.
Coach Mike London revealed Monday at the ACC Kickoff in Greensboro, N.C. that Watford will be the team’s top quarterback entering camp. Redshirt freshman Greyson Lambert will compete for the starting job as well and a starter will be named in early August.
Football associate Mike Eilbacher and Sports Editor Daniel Weltz provide blog updates from the two-day ACC Kickoff in Greensboro, N.C.
What to conclude about building a successful college football program in the wake of Phillip Sims’ departure from Virginia.
Phillip Sims is no longer on the Virginia football roster and will leave the University after completion of his summer school session, coach Mike London announced Friday. The Chesapeake, Va. native appeared in all 12 games at quarterback during his sophomore season after transferring from Alabama.
Neither the Virginia football team or basketball team roared out of the gate, but by the end of two whirlwind seasons, both found themselves playing on a stage that at one point seemed unattainable. London’s second season culminated in a New Year’s Eve matchup in front of 72,919 fans at the Georgia Dome in the Chick-fil-A bowl. Bennett, meanwhile, led Virginia to the Big Dance for the first time since 2007 while winning 22 games overall — the most in 29 years.
On a chilly Saturday at Scott Stadium, a Virginia football team surrounded by questions suited up for their annual Orange & Blue intra-squad scrimmage. Over the course of the game – an 18-15 win by the Orange team – some aspects of the coming year began to come into focus, while others may remain a mystery right up until the end of the summer.
The Virginia football team learned Wednesday that safety Quin Blanding would become the second Bayside High School standout and five-star prospect to commit to the University this month.
Just more than a month after revealing a home-and-home agreement with Pac-12 powerhouse Oregon, the Virginia athletics department announced Monday morning that it has scheduled two contests with Boise State beginning in 2015. Hours later, the Atlantic Coast Conference released the Cavaliers’ finalized football schedule for next fall.
After a tumultuous offseason for the Virginia football program marked by the termination of four coaches, the transfer of junior quarterback Michael Rocco and the departure of offensive coordinator Bill Lazor for the Philadelphia Eagles, Cavalier fans finally have something to cheer about.
Former Virginia stars Ahmad Brooks and Cam Johnson represented the Cavaliers in Sunday’s Super Bowl, both playing linebacker for the losing San Francisco 49ers. Starting alongside Pro Bowlers Patrick Willis and Navorro Bowman, Brooks registered five tackles in the 49ers’ 31-34 defeat to the Baltimore Ravens.
One day after the former Cavalier assistant announced he would be leaving the University to become quarterbacks coach for the Philadelphia Eagles, London has announced that former Colorado State head coach Steve Fairchild will replace Lazor as offensive coordinator.
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.
