[caption id="attachment_44561" align="alignleft" width="196" caption="After jockeying for the role of starting signal caller throughout training camp, sophomore Michael Rocco nabbed a vote of confidence from the Virginia coaching staff.
When people ask Virginia coach Mike London who the ideal football player is, his answer is simple: Chase Minnifield. "On the field, off the field, in the classroom - you can point to Chase Minnifield being the model," London said. Minnifield's coach is not the only one, however, who is recognizing the All-ACC senior cornerback's exemplary efforts.
[caption id="attachment_44257" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Coach Mike London enters his second season at Virginia hopeful that his much-ballyhooed 2011 recruiting class can adjust quickly to college football and push established veterans for playing time during preseason practices.
[caption id="attachment_44137" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Freshamn David Watford, sophomore Michael Rocoo, redshirt sophomore Ross Metheny and redshirt freshman Michael Strauss all hope to be the one under center come fall.
Virginia coach Mike London reinstated redshirt junior linebacker Ausar Walcott to the football team yesterday morning. London had suspended Walcott indefinitely, as well as junior center Mike Price and junior cornerback Devin Wallace, following the three athletes' Feb.
You may not realize it, but the newspaper you are reading right now was in part an invention of Virginia football fans.
[caption id="attachment_42739" align="alignleft" width="196" caption="Sophomore quarterback Michael Rocco started for the winning Blue team and completed 10 of 22 passes for that squad.
[caption id="attachment_40212" align="alignleft" width="187" caption="Sophomore tailback Torrey Mack finished the 2010 season with 79 yards on 13 carries.
[caption id="attachment_40010" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Virginia coach Mike London pulled in the nation's No.
[caption id="attachment_38885" align="alignleft" width="208" caption="After leading Virginia to a 4-8 record this season, coach Mike London hopes to improve his team's chances in 2011 with his first recruiting class.
[caption id="attachment_38828" align="alignleft" width="206" caption="Senior running back Keith Payne concluded his senior season as the leading scorer in the ACC with 16 touchdowns to go along with a team-high 749 yards.
[caption id="attachment_38769" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Virginia Tech sophomore running back David Wilson gashed the Cavalier defense for 148 rushing and receiving yards and two touchdowns.
[caption id="attachment_38718" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Junior defensive tackle Nick Jenkins hopes to improve a rush-defense that is the 14th worst in the nation in rushing yards allowed.
[caption id="attachment_38609" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Senior wide receiver Dontrelle Inman followed up his record-breaking performance against Duke with six receptions against Maryland last Saturday.
[caption id="attachment_38438" align="alignleft" width="182" caption="Junior Jacob Hodges was the team's student manager for the 2009 campaign.
[caption id="attachment_38317" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Senior wide receiver Dontrelle Inman recorded six catches for 60 yards Saturday.
[caption id="attachment_38213" align="alignleft" width="138" caption="Fifth-year senior quarterback Marc Verica has tossed 13 touchdowns and 10 interceptions.
[caption id="attachment_38067" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Senior tailback Raynard Horne has gained significant playing time with Mike London.
[caption id="attachment_37998" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Senior wide receiver Dontrelle Inman, pictured above in an Oct.
[caption id="attachment_37971" align="alignleft" width="246" caption="Junior safety Corey Mosley was named ACC Co-Defensive Back of the Week after intercepting two Miami passes.
