The reason why I love the pregame activities before kickoff of Virginia football games is because I am certain we are going to win. After watching CavMan before the Virginia Tech game last fall, I remember jumping up and down, screaming to my buddy about how we were going to blow the Hokies out of Scott Stadium. While this prophecy turned out to lack any predictive legitimacy whatsoever, there is an incredible feeling of invincibility for our football team that we, the fans, experience after watching CavMan, the Power V and the mounted Cavalier.
You know who I'm talking about: the guy who comes out of the tunnel on the horse, and circles the field waving his sword while igniting the crowd.
Last week I didn't even know the mounted "Cavalier" existed. I simply thought we had two CavMans -
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Chris Feifs named associate head coach, defensive coordinator in first hire for Cassese
By Drew Dillman | June 13, 2026Monday, Chris Feifs was named the associate head coach and defensive coordinator for Virginia men’s lacrosse. The arrival of Feifs marks the first choice at the assistant coach level under Coach Kevin Cassese’s leadership of the Cavaliers.
Kevin Cassese is getting busy working on his program’s resources
By Michael Liebermann | June 7, 2026Cassese fielded multiple questions about fundraising and athletic department support and alumni relationships — those are the things that zipped to the top of his checklist almost the moment he accepted the coaching post.
Cavaliers struggle to find rhythm, fail to make match play at NCAA Championships
By Stephen O'Dea | June 7, 2026The weekend did provide one silver lining. The Cavalier faithful will not have to wait long to see James — the Connecticut wunderkind who signed on with Virginia four years ago and thus changed the trajectory of the Cavalier program — play again.
