Virginia football to open 2026 season with ACC showdown in Rio de Janeiro
By Joe Schwiesow | 10 hours ago“This is a great opportunity for the University of Virginia and our football program,” Athletic Director Carla Williams said.
“This is a great opportunity for the University of Virginia and our football program,” Athletic Director Carla Williams said.
“I think our team is at our best when we’re confident, and I think that we just regained our confidence,” Coach Amaka Agugua-Hamilton said.
Odom doesn’t have to choose between Hall’s steady hand and the spark plug that is Mallory — he can, and should, have both.
“[Marcellus’ performance] just shows the type of young men that we have in that locker room,” Elliott said.
“Score first, get time and not get ridden,” Garland said. “They hit all those goals.”
Ending on a high note against the Eagles should allow them to head into the offseason hopeful.
It’s hard to say there has ever been more on the line for Virginia football than what this program fought for and won Saturday night.
Virginia left the game with positive results on two major percentage points.
“We have to carry the burden of what hasn't been done in the past and we’ve got an opportunity to change the future,” Elliott said.
Rivalry week is a phenomenon that lasts for a year — read as a Cavalier Daily and Virginia Tech on SI writer discuss the Saturday game.
Thanksgiving is a time for togetherness and love across the Commonwealth, just about everywhere except for the football field.
In a pre-Thanksgiving showdown, Virginia headed to the Aquatic Fitness Center to play its final home match of the season.
Three beat writers from The Cavalier Daily discuss their thoughts at the digital Thanksgiving table.
With the opportunity to seize their first win over a Power Four opponent, the Cavaliers could not find the clutch points with the clock winding down.
“We compete with each other every week … we’re good friends,” Robinson said. “Going to the game, we'll just compete with each other, asking each other, like, ‘Who gonna make that play? Who will make it first?’”
“I am really proud of our team,” Coach Shannon Wells said.
In addition to the doubles title, Virginia produced several deep singles runs.
Cavaliers fell in humbling fashion, 40-3.
The Cavaliers picked up a pair of wins Thursday and Monday.
“I thought that most of the second half, we had them in their half of the field and had full control of the game,” Gelnovatch said.