The Orange-Blue scrimmage has come and gone, and Virginia football coach Mike London has set himself up for a fifth consecutive year of quarterback controversy.
A season ago, Cavalier fans got their first taste of T.J. Thorpe. And it wasn’t a good one.
Dating back to 1984, Virginia has had a player selected in the NFL draft for 31 consecutive seasons. And in 2015 — with the likes of Eli Harold, Max Valles and Anthony Harris headlining a list of 18 draft eligible alumni — the streak is sure to continue to 32 years.
Eighteen alumni of Virginia football participated in the team’s Pro Timing Day on Monday morning. There, 34 scouts representing all 32 NFL teams made evaluations that will ultimately factor into the professional aspirations of those assembled.
National signing day came and went last Wednesday without much hype at all for the Virginia football team. According to top recruiting experts, the Cavaliers signed somewhere between the 44th and 55th best class in the nation, which doesn’t seem too bad considering Virginia has finished last place in the ACC Coastal for three straight seasons. For me, however, the news is the most damning piece of evidence yet against the case for Virginia coach Mike London, who will enter his sixth season with the team this fall.
This past weekend in sports was one of the worst for me in a long time. The Virginia basketball team lost in a heartbreaker to Duke, and the New England Patriots — my least favorite team in football — won its fourth Super Bowl in 13 years. As much as I was angered by the outcomes of these two games, the manner in which those outcomes came about made it that much worse.
Tajuan “Ty” Law played in the NFL for 15 years, was a five time Pro-Bowler and won three Super Bowls with the New England Patriots.
Over the past decade, the NCAA has brought sanctions against many historic programs such as University of Southern California, University of Miami and Penn State under the pretense of a “lack of institutional control.”
Associate head coach for offense Tom O’Brien and sophomore outside linebacker Max Valles are leaving the Virginia football program, while former North Carolina wide receiver and kick-return specialist T.J. Thorpe is just now on his way.
The Cavalier Daily relives some of 2014's brightest moments in Virginia athletics.
After racking up 123 tackles in 12 starts as a rookie, Virginia freshman free safety Quin Blanding was Tuesday named the ACC Defensive Freshman of the Year by the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association.
I am angry. Angry that Virginia posted its third straight losing season. Angry that we missed a bowl.
The Virginia football team fell to Virginia Tech 24-20 Friday night in Blacksburg, leaving coach Mike London’s Cavaliers a win short of a bowl game and sending the Hokies to their 22nd consecutive bowl-game appearance under coach Frank Beamer.
Saturday was a great night to be a Virginia football fan, as the Cavaliers dominated Miami, 30-13.
Virginia (5-6, 3-4 Coastal) seized a 13-7 halftime lead against the Hurricanes and only improved after the break, when the Cavaliers shut out Miami until garbage time and scored 17 points to post a 30-13 win on Senior Night.
Nearly two weeks later, the Cavaliers (4-6, 2-4 ACC) prepare to host Miami (6-4, 3-3 ACC) in a must-win game this Saturday. With four losses by less than eight points, Virginia has made its days ahead more difficult. But bowl eligibility is still achievable if the team can win this week and next week vs. Virginia Tech.
It has been more than two years since Bayside High rising senior Taquan “Smoke” Mizzell committed to Virginia over North Carolina and West Virginia, affirming the Cavaliers’ considerable influence in Southeastern Virginia’s Hampton Roads region.
Simply shoring up perceived deficiencies won’t put Virginia in position to really compete with teams like Florida State. To do that, the Cavaliers must take a lengthy step forward.
The Virginia football team (4-6, 2-4 ACC) dropped its fourth game in a row Saturday with a 34-20 loss to No. 2 Florida State (9-0, 6-0 ACC) in Tallahassee. The Cavaliers now must win their final two games if they hope to reach bowl eligibility.
Redshirt senior tight end Zachary Swanson has two touchdowns in his Virginia football career. The first came two years ago, when he gloved a short pass from quarterback Phillip Sims as time expired at Georgia Tech’s Bobby Dodd Stadium.
