The Hurricanes' LBs will be their strength on defense, as two outstanding freshman look to pitch in on an already outstanding LB corps.  This program will not be 5-7 again this season—they will have the chance to prove that to everyone early on in the Swamp on Sep. 6.

Aug. 28 Charleston So. W         Oct. 18 @ Duke W

Sept. 6 @ Florida L                  Oct. 25 Wake Forest W

Sept. 20 @ Texas A&M W         Nov. 1 @ Virginia W

Sept. 27 North Carolina W        Nov. 13 Virginia Tech L

Oct. 4 Florida St. L                  Nov. 20 @ Georgia Tech W

Oct. 11 UCF W                        Nov. 29 @ NC State W

4. Virginia: 5-7 (Offense 6, Defense 5, ST 0)

Gone from last year's 9-4 team are two first-rounders (DE Chris Long and G Branden Albert) and two more for academic reasons (DE Jeffrey Fitzgerald and QB Jameel Sewell).

The Cavaliers will go into the fall without a clear number one QB, which always is a cause for concern.  However, they will be helped by the returns of T Eugene Monroe, RB Cedric Peerman, and WR Kevin Ogletree as they come back from injury.

Their LBs will attempt to fill the leadership void left by Long, but that is a tough job to fill.

With the exception of USC, this season opens very well for the Cavs.  I wish the same could be said for their last six games.

An important gauge for this team's season will be the UConn game on Sep. 13.  If they are able to defeat UConn, they could possibly get to six wins.  If not, it will be a long season to be a Virginia fan.

Aug. 30 USC L               Oct. 18 North Carolina L

Sept. 6 Richmond W       Oct. 25 @ Georgia Tech L

Sept. 13 @ UConn W      Nov. 1 Miami (FL) L

Sept. 20 @ Duke W        Nov. 8 @ Wake Forest L

Oct. 4 Maryland W          Nov. 22 Clemson L

Oct. 11 E. Carolina W      Nov. 29 @ Virginia Tech L

5. Georgia Tech:

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