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(08/03/22 12:52am)
Virginia men’s and women’s swimming and diving sent 20 swimmers to compete in the 2022 Phillips 66 National Championships, which took place Tuesday through Saturday. Both collegiate and professional athletes from across the country traveled to the William Wollett Jr. Aquatics Center in Irvine, Calif. to compete against the nation’s best.
(06/06/22 2:07pm)
Virginia football took a major step Thursday with the ceremonial groundbreaking of its new Football Operations Center, the next phase of Virginia Athletics’ Master Plan. The 90,000 square-foot facility is set to be completed by spring 2024 and will represent a significant upgrade from the McCue Center — the football program’s current, severely outdated, facility that has been in use since 1991.
(04/21/22 6:53pm)
The University announced Tuesday that an anonymous former student-athlete has made the single largest donation to the Virginia Athletics Foundation, a $40 million contribution made with the intent of making a “significant” impact in the lives of student athletes.
(03/04/22 2:19am)
After four years at the helm of Virginia women’s basketball, Virginia Athletics announced today that Coach Tina Thompson will not be returning. Athletic Director Carla Williams revealed that the remainder of Thompson’s contract — one with a year still remaining — will be terminated.
(02/10/22 3:46pm)
As one of the greatest student-athletes to ever step on Grounds — often considered the best female Virginia athlete of all time — Dawn Staley’s legacy and impact in Charlottesville will never be forgotten.
(12/03/21 1:10am)
Virginia football Coach Bronco Mendenhall announced Thursday evening he is resigning from the head coach position following the Cavaliers’ upcoming bowl game. Despite a disappointing end to Virginia’s regular season, the news still comes as a shock to the college football community.
(12/01/21 12:39am)
Saturday was the perfect opportunity. Despite losing three straight games to ranked opponents, Virginia football had a chance to finish the regular season with a winning record, beat Virginia Tech for the second time in three years and eliminate its hated rival from bowl game contention. The Hokies had just let go of former Coach Justin Fuente, lost five of their past seven games and were a near embarrassment to a fanbase that takes immense pride in its football team. The Cavaliers were favored by a touchdown and were led by junior quarterback Brennan Armstrong — one of the best in the nation at his position. It would have been hard to write a better script for Virginia to dominate Virginia Tech and take control of a rivalry that has been out of reach for two decades.
(11/22/21 2:50am)
Virginia put together an up-and-down, mistake-laden effort against No. 18 Pittsburgh, falling 48-38 despite the return of junior quarterback Brennan Armstrong. It seemed like the game was there for the taking for the Cavaliers (6-5, 4-3 ACC), but a number of costly mistakes — especially on special teams — proved to be the difference against the Panthers (9-2, 6-1 ACC).
(11/17/21 11:17pm)
In the nearly five quarters of game action since junior quarterback Brennan Armstrong’s rib injury late in a shootout-loss to now-No. 14 BYU, Virginia’s offense has only mustered three total points. With Armstrong on the sidelines against now-No. 6 Notre Dame, the Cavaliers (6-4, 4-2 ACC) struggled offensively en route to a 28-3 domination by the Fighting Irish.
(11/17/21 10:08pm)
Within a five-day span in late November and early December of 2015, Virginia football Coach Bronco Mendenhall and Virginia Tech football Coach Justin Fuente were hired to their respective programs. Both coaches were hailed for their success in bringing national attention to traditionally lesser-known programs — Mendenhall with BYU and Fuente with Memphis. However, the circumstances for their arrivals and the resulting trajectories at each school could not have been more different — a fact now made plainly obvious with Fuente parting ways with Virginia Tech Tuesday morning.
(11/11/21 4:08pm)
On Aug. 30, 2008, Scott Stadium was filled to the brim with 64,947 fans — well beyond the venue’s official capacity of 61,500 — for a showdown against a highly ranked USC team. Virginia will not be remembered for its performance on the field, losing 52-7, but, to this day, the matchup sits atop the record books as the highest attended game in Scott Stadium history.
(10/25/21 12:36am)
Virginia completed a feat Saturday night it had not done in a decade — win four consecutive conference games. The Cavaliers (6-2, 4-2 ACC) put on an offensive clinic to defeat visiting Georgia Tech 48-40. Virginia fell behind by two touchdowns early but rallied to outscore the Yellow Jackets (3-4, 2-3 ACC) and survive a late scare.
(10/15/21 9:19pm)
Against improbable odds, Virginia football somehow escaped with narrow wins at both Miami and Louisville to return to the comfort of Scott Stadium on a two-game winning streak against ACC opponents. The Cavaliers (4-2, 2-2 ACC) — beneficiaries of back-to-back missed game-winning field goals from their opponents — are heavy favorites Saturday against a Duke squad many have tabbed as the worst team in the ACC.
(10/10/21 10:27pm)
After entering the fourth quarter down 30-13, Virginia stormed back to beat Louisville 34-33 Saturday afternoon in what will go down as one of the most improbable wins during Coach Bronco Mendenhall’s tenure in Charlottesville. For the second time in as many weeks, the Cavaliers (4-2, 2-2 ACC) benefitted from a missed field goal with time expiring to escape with a conference road victory, this time against the Cardinals (3-3, 1-2 ACC).
(09/29/21 2:44pm)
After a promising start to the season, allowing only two touchdowns through games against William and Mary and Illinois, Virginia football has suffered back-to-back 20-point losses while letting up a combined 96 points. The defense has shown little resistance to opponents, seemingly getting gashed on every play while also failing to produce momentum-swinging plays. Extending back to the Illinois game, the Cavaliers’ (2-2, 0-2 ACC) defense went 22 drives without forcing a punt, finally forcing Wake Forest to punt in the fourth quarter when the game had been all but decided.
(09/26/21 11:15pm)
Virginia football lost to Wake Forest 37-17 under the Friday night lights in front of a crowd of nearly 40,000 at Scott Stadium. The Cavaliers’ (2-2, 0-2 ACC) defensive struggles continued, and the offense failed to capitalize on early opportunities, as the Demon Deacons (4-0, 2-0 ACC) pulled off a strong road win in Charlottesville, which has become a difficult place to play for opponents.
(09/20/21 3:26am)
Virginia football took to the road Saturday night, losing in a shootout to No. 21 North Carolina 59-39. In their first significant test of the season, the Cavaliers’ (2-1, 0-1 ACC) defense simply could not stop the Tar Heels’ (2-1, 1-1 ACC) offense despite a record-setting night from Virginia junior quarterback Brennan Armstrong.
(09/16/21 8:25pm)
With two wins by a combined score of 85-14, it’s safe to say that Virginia football has gotten off to an excellent start to its 2021 campaign. Led by possibly the nation’s most underrated thrower in junior quarterback Brennan Armstrong, the Cavaliers (2-0, 0-0 ACC) will travel to Chapel Hill, N.C. to play No. 21 North Carolina, their most difficult opponent to date.
(09/06/21 11:47am)
Fans returned to Scott Stadium — 42,982 to be exact — for the first time in over 20 months and the Virginia football team certainly gave them something to cheer about in a 43-0 victory over in-state rival William & Mary. The Cavaliers (1-0, 0-0 ACC) started slowly on offense, but they soon picked it up and began to slice through the Tribe’s (0-1, 0-0 CAA) defense with ease. The defense, however, was unrelenting throughout the game, barely giving the opposition a chance to sniff the scoreboard.
(09/03/21 1:32pm)
Despite enduring a rocky, pandemic-plagued 2020 season that ended with disappointment in a blowout loss to in-state rival Virginia Tech, the Virginia football team is ready to bring a spark back in 2021. As a program that was picked to finish fifth out of seven teams in the ACC Coastal Division, the Cavaliers may not be the most talented, but they possess elite coaching and an experienced roster capable of making a splash in the college football world.
