PITTSBURGH -- So maybe all the off-season pessimism was warranted after all. Presented with their first opportunity to prove all the doubters wrong, Virginia failed miserably Saturday night at Heinz Field, as it indeed looked and played like a mediocre squad in the midst of a rebuilding process. Despite the ugliness of the loss, however, I want to stay optimistic.
PITTSBURGH -- It seemed like the more Virginia tried to do something right on either side of the ball Saturday, the more things just kept getting worse in the Cavaliers' 38-13 loss to the Pittsburgh Panthers. Virginia missed its former stars on the defensive end, giving up four one-play touchdowns, as well as on offense, only scoring two field goals and a touchdown set up by an interception return. On Pittsburgh's opening drive, senior quarterback Tyler Palko picked apart the defense with ease in a 65-yard drive, as he completed all seven of his attempts.
The Virginia volleyball team dominated all three matches this weekend to win their first Jefferson Cup title since 2004.
After beating Ohio 3-1 on Friday night, Virginia suffered its first loss of the season yesterday at the hands of No.
The No. 3 Virginia men's soccer team (3-0-0) has done an excellent job stacking the roster with talented players.
The No. 3 Virginia men's soccer team (2-0-0) will look to continue their winning ways this weekend when they take on the George Mason Patriots (1-0-0) and the No.
Coming off their third straight win, the Virginia women's soccer team travels to Knoxville this weekend to take on the Tennessee Lady Volunteers in what will be the Cavaliers' first away contest of the season. Sunday's game will also be the first time in the 2006 season that No.
After a week off, the Cavaliers head into this weekend with a full plate. No. 19 Virginia will host Ohio (1-1) tonight and in-state rival No.
Just days after the Virginia football team wrapped up its 2005 season with a Music City Bowl victory over Wisconsin, Virginia coach Al Groh began to fill the voids created by departed players and coaches.
Virginia volleyball kicks off its 2006 home schedule this weekend as it hosts the Jefferson Cup Volleyball Tournament.
This past weekend I did something that may have brought shame to my father and his family name.
The University of Virginia is known as having one of the best athletic programs in the country. So it should come as no surprise that many former Virginia athletes have gone on to do great things once they leave Charlottesville. When Virginia takes a trip to the Steel City to take on the Panthers this Saturday, they will be playing in the same stadium a former Cavalier currently calls home.
I've had enough of reading articles and preview magazines that mention Mike Groh's impending demise as Virginia's offensive coordinator, in the same mold as several other sons of well-known coaches who received similar promotions. We wondered about this in the spring, when Al Groh named his son "Michael," a former Cavalier star at quarterback, as his offensive coordinator.
If Jonathan Villanueva were not the No. 1 rated soccer recruit in the country, he could probably make a good living as a professional actor.
No matter how many superstars a team may boast, no successful team is complete without players that provide depth to the roster.
While much of the focus this off-season has been on how to replace departed high-profile star players like Marques Hagans and Kai Parham, a more important issue may be who will step up to take the place of kickers Connor Hughes and Kurt Smith. The kicking positions "are right up on the same bar of importance with the other positions," Virginia coach Al Groh said.
Maybe it's just me, but I have found those new NFL football commercials on fantasy football to be laugh-out-loud hilarious.
Between fighting with ISIS, finding classes and coercing professors into force-adding you into their classes, the first week of school is not easy for any University student.
While Virginia women's soccer coach Steve Swanson says he still considers his team to be rather "young," midfielder Caitlin Miskel is actually the only freshman who will be taking the field regularly this season. "Caitlin has a great mentality, some great feet and a really sound soccer mind," Swanson said.
Over the weekend, the Virginia women's soccer team opened its regular season by defeating two non-conference opponents, the Syracuse Orangemen and the Liberty Flames. Last night, No.
