Virginia junior tailback Wali Lundy yesterday was named to the watch list for the Doak Walker Award, given to the nation's top running back.
Warren Moon's days at the helm of the old Houston Oilers' run-and-shoot offense may be over, but he may have a new collegiate counterpart in Temple's Walter Washington. The junior from Daytona Beach, Fla., emerged as the Owls' starting quarterback and most dangerous offensive weapon in the second half of last season, finishing the year as both the team's highest-rated passer (111.4) and its leading rusher (579). In Temple's final three games -- all against nationally-ranked opponents -- Washington ran for 151 yards against Virginia Tech, threw for 278 yards against Pittsburgh and rushed for 117 yards and four touchdowns against West Virginia. He quickly became one of the Big East's most productive players -- something that certainly hasn't escaped the notice of the Virginia coaching staff. "They've got what all teams want to have: a really good quarterback," coach Al Groh said of Temple.
I really didn't want to write about football. I tried to come up with something else, and there are certainly some noteworthy events around the sports world: USA Basketball's loss in the joke of a sport called Olympic basketball, Barry Bonds' quest for 700 homers in the midst of perhaps the greatest single season in baseball history, the NFL preseason (noteworthy, yes, but miserable to watch). The bottom line, however, is that football is all anyone can and wants to talk about in Charlottesville.
Virginia couldn't have asked for a better going away present. Propelled by senior Lindsay Gusick's two goals, the Cavaliers downed Liberty 5-0 Wednesday night as they prepared for a road trip to top-25 rival West Virginia this weekend.
The Virginia volleyball team started its 2004 season off with a bang last night at Memorial Gymnasium.
Any young team is only as good as its older leadership. When the game is on the line, the less experienced players on the field look not necessarily to their coaches for guidance, but instead to their older teammates.
The Cavaliers received their 21st football commitment for the class of 2005 yesterday from defensive end Jeffrey Fitzgerald.
Watching Matt Schaub in an Atlanta Falcons uniform this preseason got me thinking about his place in Virginia football history.
Teams coming off of 25-win seasons usually receive preseason accolades. The Virginia women's volleyball team, however, has not been rewarded for its success last year--the team was picked to finish eighth out of 11 teams in the preseason ACC volleyball poll. "We're definitely ready to turn that around," junior co-captain Kristin Chaney said.
With one international exhibition tour allowed by the NCAA every four years, the Virginia men's basketball team has decided to stay continental and take an October trip to Montreal. The Cavaliers play games on three consecutive days beginning with a meeting against the Royal Military Academy of Canada Oct.
With two wins in its first two games, the Virginia field hockey team started its season off right in a weekend doubleheader at the University Hall Turf Field.
Sunday afternoon's women's soccer contest between Miami and Virginia marked the first ever ACC game in any sport for the newly relocated Hurricanes.
Weeks after officially anointing junior Marques Hagans starting quarterback, Virginia head coach Al Groh has named redshirt freshman Kevin McCabe backup for Saturday's matchup at Temple. McCabe, a 6-foot-2-inch 203-pound pocket passer from Wexford, Pa., threw for over 2,000 yards and 30 touchdowns his senior year of high school.
A handful of familiar faces will take the field for the No. 16 Cavaliers Saturday when they open the 2004 football season at Temple.
Fenway Park, the Green Monster, Red Sox-Yankees, the Curse of Bambino: powerful phrases for any baseball fan.
The freshman class of 2005 list continued to get longer today, as the Cavaliers received a commitment from 6'3", 205-lbs.
In a few short weeks, Virginia graduate Wyatt Allen will row with the U.S. men's eight in the Olympics.
It's an old adage that the University of Virginia coaching staff has seemingly taken to heart recently: "The early bird catches the worm." With the 2004 season fast approaching, and several high-profile members of this season's recruiting class making headlines, there's another group that is surprisingly stealing a good deal of attention -- the class of 2005.
The one-sentence statement released Friday afternoon was short, concise and to the point. "University of Virginia football coach Al Groh announced that Ahmad Bradshaw will not be participating with the team this season." Details about the situation, however, are not forthcoming. Bradshaw, an incoming freshman and all-state running back in high school, was arrested in the early morning hours of July 17 when he was alleged to have fled from police after being stopped for underage alcohol possession.
Virginia football coach Al Groh announced Monday that the Cavaliers will start the season without the services of sophomore lineman Ian-Yates Cunningham. Cunningham started the last five games of the season at left offensive guard last year as a freshman.
