Pittsburgh vs. Virginia - November 10, 2024

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Cavaliers logo, Cavaliers 5-4, 1ST 0, 2ND 7, 3RD 14, 4TH 3, TOT 24

Panthers logo, Panthers 7-2, 1ST 0, 2ND 13, 3RD 0, 4TH 6, TOT 19

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4:52[3rd & Goal @ UVA 1] D.Carter rushed for 1 yards. TOUCHDOWN.

14:17W.Bettridge extra point is good.

14:18[1st & Goal @ PITT 1] X.Brown rushed for 1 yards. TOUCHDOWN. PENALTY on PIT-PIT, Illegal Substitution, 5 yards, declined.

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3 burning questions surrounding Virginia's WR room entering fall campThe wide receiver position for Virginia is riddled with doubt and uncertainty right now, but hopefully some of that skepticism will be addressed in fall camp ne

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What would be a ‘successful’ 2026 season for Virginia football?Virginia football is at an intriguing point under Tony Elliott. The Cavaliers have steadily improved, until they made a gigantic leap from 5-7 to 11-3. There is

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TILOCK: Preseason All-ACC football ballot — How many Virginia Cavaliers?College football is almost here. But before the pageantry of late August begins, the window for season predictions is still open. Here are my predictions for th

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Ranking each position group for Virginia football: Preseason editionIn 37 days, the Cavaliers will begin their 2026 campaign at Scott Stadium. They embark with newfound momentum, eager for an encore after a historic 11-win campa

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The biggest concern for Virginia football that no one's talking aboutExcitement and optimism are plentiful as Virginia prepares to open its 2026 preseason football camp. Coming off the first 11-win season in school history, the C

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Three Reasons Virginia will have the best offensive line in the ACC this seasonMany coaches will say that football is won in the trenches. It is not difficult to see why. If the defense can consistently pressure the quarterback, the timin

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Ten questions Virginia football must answer as it opens training campPreseason camp is a time for optimism across college football. Every team is undefeated and has high hopes that could get quashed at some point by injuries, lo

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Virginia Football announces 2027 opening opponentThis year's football season is still six weeks away, but Virginia already knows its opening opponent for the 2027 campaign. The Cavaliers announced on Tuesday a

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Three individuals who could make the difference in Virginia’s quest for an ACC titleChandler Morris escaped the pocket and heaved up a prayer. He and his Virginia Cavaliers needed a response after Duke had scored an incredible go-ahead touchdo

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Virginia football 2026 position preview - Tight endsVirginia football will undoubtedly miss Sage Ennis this year, as he stepped in and performed admirably when Dakota Twitty got injured against Louisville in 2025

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Pitt's Next Big Ten Matchup After Pat Narduzzi CommentsPitt Panthers head coach Pat Narduzzi has taken full advantage of all the press at ACC Kickoff. Social media had many feelings about his controversial take on t

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Virginia football 2026 position preview - Wide receiversAfter losing Eli Wood, Davis Lane Jr., Trell Harris, Andre Greene Jr., and Suderian Harrison to the transfer portal this offseason, things were looking a little

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Three biggest questions for Virginia's veteran offensive line in 2026Even on the most experienced college football team in America, one particular area of Virginia's 2026 roster stands out: the offensive line. Among them, McKale

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Five potential hurdles to Virginia's return to the ACC football title gameStaying on top is often much more of a challenge than simply reaching the summit. Coming off a school-record 11-win season and a first-ever outright Atlantic C

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Why Virginia’s Beau Pribula could be a top five ACC quarterbackBeau Pribula is officially QB1 for the Cavaliers. The Missouri graduate transfer was projected to be the starter for some time, and now, Virginia has confirmed

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3 burning questions surrounding Virginia's running back room entering fall campVirginia has done an excellent job over the past two seasons of going out and finding talented ball-carriers in the transfer portal, and that continued this off

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Hokies' head coach James Franklin admits 'I'm a huge Beau Pribula fan'If prediction markets had been in vogue two years ago, you could have gotten astronomical odds that both Beau Pribula and James Franklin would be in Charlotte,

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Virginia’s five most important moves this offseasonThis offseason was a crucial one for Virginia football. It entered the new year with newfound momentum, and had come just a few plays away from reaching the Col

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Three reasons Virginia football is more talented than narratives suggestIn ESPN’s Football Power Index, Virginia is ranked sixth in the ACC — a notable step back from an appearance in the ACC Championship game. Additionally, many ou

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Can Virginia's Special Teams Unit Find Answers To Their Biggest Questions?As Virginia reloaded for the 2026 season, several new players shuffled in as others left to chase their NFL dreams or join another program. But while many Caval

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ESPN's FPI Predicts Virginia's 2026 Season Game-By-GameESPN’s Football Power Index has been released for the 2026 season. In the FPI, ESPN predicts Virginia to go 9-3, good for sixth in the ACC and No. 32 nationally

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Three burning questions for Virginia's secondary in 2026Some of Virginia's most notable defensive players throughout the years have roamed the secondary. Hall of Famers like Ronde Barber and Anthony Poindexter come

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Three biggest Virginia takeaways from this year's ACC kickoffThe 2026 season is just six weeks away — and the countdown is well underway now that the ACC Kickoff media event has concluded. Virginia football will take the

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Pitt Head Coach Boasts More Favorable Schedule 2026 ACC Football Kickoff began July 16, allowing for all ACC head coaches and key players from each team to speak to the media. Pitt Panthers head coach Pat N

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Cavaliers hope football success will translate to fuller stands at Scott StadiumIf you build it -- a winning football progam, that is -- will they come? Virginia's football program certainly hopes so. Coming off a school-record 11-win seaso

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3 burning questions surrounding Virginia's quarterback room entering fall campWith Tony Elliott officially naming Beau Pribula as the starter at quarterback heading into 2026, UVA fans can move on to some of the other pressing questions t

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Virginia football defensive depth chart projection: Pre-fall camp editionIn 2025, Virginia had the ACC’s second-best scoring defense. It was a unit led by experienced transfers as well as homegrown talents throughout each level of th

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Virginia football offensive depth chart projection: Pre-fall camp editionThe pieces are beginning to fall into place for Virginia football. At ACC Kickoff, Coach Tony Elliott informed the media that Beau Pribula had earned the starti

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Four Virginia Cavaliers who could be fantasy football starsFantasy college football has arrived on Yahoo. Throughout the 2026 season, football enthusiasts can compete with one another in an ultra-popular staple of Ameri

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ACC makes enormous change to football tiebreakers: How is Virginia affected?A major adjustment has been implemented for ACC football. After a cinematic five-way tie for second place last season, the ACC has changed its tiebreaker rules.

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Beau Pribula's ACC Kickoff message to Virginia fans has Wahoo Nation buzzingVirginia football's newest starting quarterback, Beau Pribula, was a standout at UVA's ACC Kickoff session yesterday (7/15), not only for the humble things that

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Staff continuity plays a big role in Virginia's successCHARLOTTE, N.C. -- It may seem counterintuitive for a program that has invested heavily in the NCAA transfer portal in each of the past two seasons. But for Vi

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Pitt Quarterbacks to Watch For This SummerAfter the Pitt Panthers lost to Louisville for their second loss of the 2025 season, the coaching staff made the bold decision to bench quarterback Eli Holstein

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Virginia Head Coach Tony Elliott calls loss of opening trip to Brazil 'bittersweet'Tony Elliott always talks about a holistic approach to making his University of Virginia athletes into better men as well as improved football players. So whil

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Beau Pribula named Virginia football’s starting quarterback, and other news from ACC KickoffThe ’Hoos officially know their QB1.

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Everything Virginia OL McKale Boley had to say at ACC Football KickoffSenior offensive tackle McKale Boley was one of three Virginia players who spoke at Wednesday's annual ACC Kickoff preseason media event. Here's what he had to

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Everything Virginia LB Kam Robinson had to say at ACC Football KickoffLinebacker Kam Robinson hopes to be back for Virginia's 2026 season opener after a torn ACL prematurely ended his 2025 season. Here's what he had to say at Wed

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Everything Virginia QB Beau Pribula had to say at ACC KickoffOn the same day that the news became official that Beau Pribula enters fall camp as Virginia's starting quarterback, he answered questions at the annual ACC Kic

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Everything Virginia Head Coach Tony Elliott had to say at ACC Football KickoffComing off a record-setting 11-3 season, Virginia football coach Tony Elliott addressed the media at Wednesday's ACC Kickoff preseason event. Here's what he ha

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ACC's new football tiebreaker system may not help VirginiaAfter an unwieldy five-way tie allowed Duke to find its unlikely way into (and win) last season's ACC football championship game, the conference absorbed some j

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ACC's New Championship Game TiebreakerDifferent system put in place after Duke-Miami controversy last year

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Virginia fans finally get a much-needed Kam Robinson update at 2026 ACC KickoffStar Virginia linebacker Kam Robinson has been out rehabbing his torn ACL that he suffered against Duke last year, effectively ending his season in mid-November

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Tony Elliott Names Beau Pribula as Virginia's Starting Quarterback at 2026 ACC KickoffACC Media Days officially kicked off this morning, with Virginia HC Tony Elliott speaking about a plethora of topics, but what stood out most was what he said a

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Three Biggest Questions Facing Virginia Heading Into Media DaysA year ago, Virginia was an afterthought at the ACC Kickoff, the conference's annual preseason media gathering. Coming off three straight losing seasons, the C

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ESPN just handed Virginia fans early bragging rights over Virginia TechOne of the things that college football fans keep an eye on each year is ESPN's FPI (Football Power Index) rankings heading into the season, and Virginia fans g

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Three questions for Virginia's special-teams unit in 2026Among the most underrated factors in Virginia's 2025 football success was the consistently solid and often spectacular play of the Cavaliers' special teams. Coa

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Top CFB NIL Valuations 💰What Arch and more will earn this upcoming season 📲

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Three biggest questions for Virginia's wide receiver room this fallIt's not a secret that Virginia offensive coordinator Des Kitchings loves to establish a strong ground game. The Cavaliers averaged over 39 rushing attempts pe

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Three biggest questions for Virginia's defensive line this fallIt's what's up front that counts; at least, that's the old expression. And if Virginia's defense hopes to be as good in 2026 as it was in capturing the 2025 At

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Three predictions for Virginia football that could be brilliant in November Virginia came in at No. 32 on ESPN’s Football Power Index — a number that may seem low for a team that won 11 games and beat an SEC team in a prominent bowl gam

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Which of Virginia’s opponents have a coach on the hot seat?The ACC features some accomplished coaches — Dabo Swinney is a multi-time national champion and Mario Cristobal led Miami to the National Championship game this

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Five Virginia Cavaliers NFL scouts should be excited aboutVirginia football has the most experienced roster in the country. Building upon an 11-win team from last year, the Cavaliers likely have a future draft pick or

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CFB 27 simulated Virginia's 2026 season and UVA fans won't believe the resultsThe new college football game was just released to the general public yesterday, and the first thing we wanted to do was obviously simulate Virginia's 2026 seas

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Who have been Virginia's best football recruits this decade?When it comes to football recruiting, coaches strive for both quantity and quality. If they had to choose one or the other, it's usually better to find a few p

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Virginia football 2026 position preview - Running backsAfter recently breaking down Virginia's quarterback room heading into fall camp and the 2026 season, it's time to analyze the running back position, which could

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How good will Virginia's 2027 football recruiting class eventually be?Football recruiting is, at best, an inexact science. Many top high school prospects flame out at the college level due to injuries, low grades, poor instituti

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Virginia football 2026 position preview - QuarterbacksFall camp is only a few weeks away for Virginia football, so now feels like a great time to start taking a closer look at each position group for the Cavaliers.

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5 Virginia football players with the most at stake entering fall camp 2026The Virginia football team has been hard at work this offseason, making sure that they can sustain the type of success they had in 2025. From a personnel standp

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One reason Virginia football could win each game in 2026Going 12-0 is a near-impossible feat for most college football teams. That formula often requires a historically elite roster, along with a manageable schedule.

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How Pitt Players are Rated in EA Sports College Football 27Another college football offseason means another addition of EA Sports' College Football series. The game includes all Division 1 FBS schools and their players,

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The Red zone Was a Red Flag For Virginia's Offense in 2025; Can They Turn That Around?Red is not one of Virginia's uniform colors. But the Cavaliers may need to keep that shade in mind as they look for ways to improve in the 2026 season. Last wee

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Four crucial matchups to watch for Virginia football in 2026Football is a game of inches — and a game of positional battles. Regardless of how well a quarterback plays, it could be the defense that decides the game or vi

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Red, White and Hoos: Virginia football and military academiesCoach Tony Elliott focuses on leadership development. It can fuel a program. It is no coincidence that Virginia features an expanding cohort of coaches (and pla

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Virginia's defense can't afford to rest in 2026Any number of factors can influence the outcome of a football game. Turnovers and penalties are always critical to success. Often, one team's dominance in t

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Three things you can guarantee about UVA football in 2026College football is a volatile sport. Last season, legendary programs Clemson and Florida State sat in the ACC’s basement while Duke and Virginia played for the

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Ranking the 5 best quarterbacks Virginia will face in the 2026 seasonVirginia football is heading into 2026 with a head full of steam after having one of the most successful seasons in school history, where they finished with an

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Which Virginia football players could become fan favorites in 2026?It takes more than talent for athletes to earn the reputation as fan favorites. Sure, it's easy to cheer for Patrick Mahomes or Myles Garrett based on their on-

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Would future ACC expansion help Virginia?Conference realignment was one of the defining developments of the last decade (and more) for the NCAA. The Power Five became a Power Four, the Big 12 lost its

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Ranking Virginia football's 3 deepest position groups heading into 2026Virginia's roster went through a pretty large overhaul over the past three to four months, and with that comes all kinds of emotions. At first, things looked pr

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What's next for Virginia football recruiting after a red-hot June?It's no secret that Virginia had one of the hottest recruiting months in all of college football in June, gaining the commitments of 10 players, and four of the

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Way-too-early ACC quarterback rankings heading into the 2026 season: Where is Beau Pribula?Now that more activities are going to start ramping up for college football, it seems like a good time to drop our way-too-early positional rankings for the upc

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For Virginia football, defending home turf is the top jobJust once this century has Virginia's football team managed to win every game it played in Scott Stadium. It didn't happen last year, when the Cavaliers claimed

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Virginia football and new NCAA Eligibility rules — what changes?Five in five. Three words. Two numbers. They will come to define the newest chapter of the NCAA. All student-athletes will now receive five years to play up to

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Every EA Sports College Football 27 rating for the Virginia CavaliersAfter a decade-long break, EA Sports is going on its third straight year with a new college football game. The newest rendition, College Football 27, launches J

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High, low or just right: Virginia’s top ranked players in EA College Football 27 The EA College Football 27 ratings are officially out. Virginia’s ratings are publicly available, and the Cavaliers’ social media team posted the top 10 ratings

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Virginia football is shooting for rare sustained successExpectations are understandably high for the Virginia football program after a record-setting 2025 season that included a school-record 11 victories and a spot

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Cavaliers get a commitment from 2027 WR Prospect Markus LeeVirginia's wide receivers room figures to get a lot more full -- and more competitive -- in 2027. Varina's Markus Lee became the fourth receiver to commit to th

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Two Most Likely Heisman Trophy Contenders For Virginia in 2026The Heisman Trophy is the highest individual honor in college football, awarded annually to the most outstanding player in the country. The idea of a Virginia C

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CFB 27's Top 10 by ConferenceHighest-rated players from Big Ten, SEC and ACC 📲

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Way-too-early 2026 opponent preview: Virginia and Virginia Tech, new heavyweights?The road to Charlotte, N.C. for the ACC Championship game is long. It leaves little margin for error. But if Virginia football repeats its 2025 success, it coul

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5 second-year Virginia football players who need to step up in 2026If Tony Elliott and the Virginia football team are going to have sustained success again this season, some of the team's redshirt freshmen and sophomores are go

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FBS Committee Proposes Changes to Transfer PortalFull details on proposal inside 📲

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Virginia announces Beau Pribula, Kam Robinson and McKale Boley as ACC Kickoff repsThe fanfare of the 2027 college football season begins with the ACC Football Kickoff, running July 15-17 in Charlotte, N.C. at the Hilton Charlotte Uptown. Play

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Which matchups are trap games for Virginia football in 2026?Just because Virginia's 2026 football schedule is somewhat forgiving doesn't mean the Cavaliers can spend the fall on cruise control. The Cavaliers won't face A

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Projecting Future NFL fits for Virginia LB Kam Robinson In the first three seasons under Coach Tony Elliott, a Virginia Cavalier was selected in the NFL Draft each year. Even though that streak ended in 2026, several

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Way-too-early 2026 opponent preview: Virginia hosts The South’s Oldest RivalryVirginia and North Carolina first dueled on the gridiron back in 1892. The two rivals have faced each other every year since 1919 — hence the name of The South’

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Virginia's Matchup With NC State Will Stay At Week Zero Despite Relocation to CharlottesvilleAfter Virginia’s season opener with NC State in Brazil was relocated to Charlottesville, there was the possibility of a shift in both date and kickoff time. Ho

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Way-too-early Virginia Football 2026 opponent preview: A California dream, tested at Scott StadiumFor the first time ever, Virginia will host California. It is just the second matchup between the two programs, after the Cavaliers won 31-21 at California Memo

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’Hoos in the U.S. Open: Four former Cavaliers took on Shinnecock Hills over the weekendFormer ’Hoos Ben James and Ben Kohles each made the cut at the U.S. Open.

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Five players who could put Virginia over the top in 2026Regardless of the sport or level of competition, any team is only as good as its weakest link. Virginia's quest for a second straight appearance in the Atlantic

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3 rising stars on Virginia football's coaching staff entering the 2026 seasonOne of Tony Elliott's most overlooked successes since taking over at Virginia in December of 2021 is his construction of the current coaching staff. The develop

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Constructing a Virginia football All-Star team in the Tony Elliott era If undrafted free agent deals are included, Coach Tony Elliott has helped develop loads of NFL talent since his first season in 2022. He has also coached over a

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Five Future Non-Conference Opponents Virginia football should scheduleFriday, Virginia football announced a future non-conference series with Vanderbilt. It is currently the only SEC home-and-home on the docket for the Cavaliers.

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Way-too-early UVA 2026 opponent preview: Penultimate road trip to Wake Forest on HalloweenThree of Virginia’s four road games are in the month of October. The calendar switch to November marks a transition period for the Cavaliers — they end the seas

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One-on-one with Virginia Cavaliers Kicker Will BettridgeUVA On SI checked in with Will Bettridge to discuss the upcoming season and his Virginia career. Here is the June 18 interview, edited for length and clarity: X

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Three reasons to be optimistic about Virginia's 2027 football recruiting class National recruiting analysts have not been exactly overwhelmed by Virginia's 2027 football recruiting class. With a dozen high school commitments so far, the

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Virginia Football gets new projected win total — Over/Under prediction plus confidence levelA few weeks ago, BetMGM released its futures for the 2026 ACC football season. Some projections are unsurprising — Miami is in the double digits, for example. H

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3-star CB Sa Rex commits to Virginia, spurns Penn State and NorthwesternVirginia football just received some excellent news from a player that they've been recruiting incredibly hard for the past month. 3-star CB Sa Rex from Varina

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Virginia, Vanderbilt announce two-game football seriesBoth coming off breakthrough football seasons, Virginia and Vanderbilt announced a future two-game, home-and-home future football series on Friday morning. The

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The overlooked position group that could define Virginia's defense in 2026A plethora of defensive playmakers are returning to the Virginia defense in 2026, but one position group is still a pretty big unknown for UVA defensive coordin

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Will Bettridge, Ted Lasso and the embodiment of a Virginia football playerWill Bettridge is about to become Virginia’s all-time leading scorer. He is like a goldfish, according to former Virginia kicker Matt Ganyard. “I think about wh

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UVA football is officially trending for two 2027 wide receiver targetsVirginia has undoubtedly been gaining some steam on the recruiting trail for the 2027 cycle, with the latest development being the simple fact that they just re

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Three Star WR Prospect Tajeh Watson is Virginia's latest 2027 football commitmentVirginia's deep coaching ties to the state of South Carolina helped the Cavaliers add their latest football commitment. Tajeh Watson, a three-star receiver from

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June tier rankings and projections for 2026 ACC football: Virginia should contendSummertime is here, and so is the countdown to August. The 2026 college football season is rapidly approaching. Let’s take a look at how the ACC shapes up, a fe

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3 reasons why Virginia can beat the ACC’s best teams (again) in 2026 Virginia football was finally able to put it all together in 2025, making it to the ACC Championship game after finishing with a 7-1 conference record in Tony E

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One UVA player at each position who could boost their NFL Draft stock in 2026 There are quite a few Cavaliers football players who are on the radar of NFL teams right now, but nine players in particular could elevate their NFL Draft stock

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Way-too-early 2026 opponent preview: A brief, impactful history for Virginia and SMUThe NCAA changed significantly when Cal, Stanford and SMU joined the ACC in 2024. But in just a few years, the Mustangs have made their impact in a Power Four c

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Way-too-early 2026 opponent preview: The rare Syracuse sighting at VirginiaSince Syracuse joined the ACC in 2013, it has only faced Virginia twice. The Cavaliers and the Orange have only played each other six times in program history,

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Which college football newcomers should concern Virginia in 2026? It's hard enough for college coaches to prepare for their opponents now that the NCAA transfer portal means a massive roster shakeup for nearly every team each

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Virginia football's biggest mystery entering the 2026 seasonIt's pretty obvious that Virginia has some things to figure out this offseason, specifically in the wide receiver room and along the newly revamped defensive li

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Way-too-early 2026 opponent preview: Florida State — repeat or revenge? The most iconic game of Virginia’s historic 2025 season was undoubtedly the 46-48 double overtime win over No. 8 Florida State. An instant, delirious field stor

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2026 predictions for Virginia football: Record, MVP, Most Improved Player, and MoreI just revisited my 2025 predictions for the Cavaliers — it is now time to make my new picks for 2026. Hopefully they age gracefully and not like whatever lurks

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FIve what-ifs for the 2026 Virginia football seasonEvery football team enters each game with a thorough game plan. But bad things happen, and the best-laid strategies can go out the window thanks to factors tha

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Tilock: Revisiting my 2025 predictions for Virginia footballAbout a year ago, I co-wrote an article for The Cavalier Daily in which the football beat writers shared their predictions for the 2025 season. Virginia was com

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Virginia gets pledge from 2027 edge rusher Andy StedemVirginia's 2027 football recruiting class continues to grow after the Cavaliers received a commitment from three-star edge rusher Andy Stedem on Monday. Stedem,

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Who's next for Virginia? Two recruits who could join UVA's 2027 class soonUVA football is off to a fairly slow start when it comes to the 2027 recruiting class, but that could change soon, as a few of the program's current targets are

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5 critical factors that will determine Virginia's offensive ceiling in 2026It goes without saying that Virginia has quite a few unknowns right now when it comes to the offensive side of the ball, and today we're going to dive into five

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Five factors that will determine the ceiling for Virginia’s defenseWhile the campaign started out with some outings of 30-plus points, Virginia’s defense finished 2025 with the second-best scoring defense in the ACC. It became

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Kam Robinson 2.0? Virginia surging for blue-chip LB with massive NFL upsideVirginia DC John Rudzinski has done an excellent job recruiting the linebacker position since 2022, locking up multiple high-end 3-star and 4-star players such

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Pitt Finds New QB With ECU Flip Just days after losing the commitment of four-star quarterback Kevin Verpaele, the Pitt Panthers replaced that missing spot with another class of 2027 quarterba

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Ranking Each of Virginia's Home Games From Easiest to HardestIn its quest to win the ACC title, Virginia football does not face a horribly difficult schedule. Save for SMU, the Cavaliers avoid the top conference contender

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Way-too-early 2026 opponent preview: A mid-Atlantic blowout at Scott Stadium?After hosting NC State to open the 2026 season, Virginia football embarks on a three-game stretch of non-conference play — hosting Norfolk State, facing West Vi

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Way-too-early 2026 opponent preview: Will the first trip to Charlotte be Virginia’s last?Sept. 19 marks Virginia’s first return to Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C. since a 27-20 heartbreaking loss in the ACC Championship game to Duke. This

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Virginia's QB of the future could already be locked up in the 2027 classTony Elliott and Co. did an excellent job this offseason of addressing Virginia's quarterback position following the departure of Chandler Morris, as they were

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Ranking the road slate for Virginia football based on difficultyVirginia only has four true road games this regular season — the one other game away from Scott Stadium is a neutral site contest in Charlotte, N.C. against Wes

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Who are the best coaches Virginia football will face in 2026?With honorable mentions to Rich Rodriguez of West Virginia, Dave Doeren of NC State and potentially Fran Brown of Syracuse, the top five coaches on Virginia’s s

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Which returning Virginia football players are flying under the radar heading into 2026?Quarterbacks and pass rushers get the lion's share of attention, but every successful football team needs lower-profile standouts who do the dirty work required

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3 true freshmen who could see legitimate playing time in for Virginia in 2026A few members of the Cavaliers' 2026 recruiting class stood out this spring, and a handful of them could make enough of an impact throughout the summer and fall

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Potential breakout stars for Virginia football this seasonFrom an outside perspective, it would be easy to say that Virginia football lost a lot of 2025 production. Over a dozen starters are gone — leaving several vaca

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A look ahead to upcoming opponents: Big games in future seasons for Virginia footballAll eyes are on the upcoming 2026 season — and rightfully so. Virginia is aiming to once again finish atop the ACC standings and return to Charlotte, N.C. for t

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Virginia football: an early look at Norfolk StateVirginia football plays one FCS opponent in 2026 — Norfolk State. It will be the second game of the season for the Cavaliers, and the back end of a two-game hom

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Way-too-early 2026 opponent preview: NC State will prove to be a formidable foe for UVATraining camp is coming up soon — and barring any changes, Virginia’s season opener against NC State is now fewer than 80 days from kicking off. But before lin

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Ranking the best quarterbacks Virginia will face in 2026For the second year in a row, Virginia avoids an arduous ACC slate - for example, the Cavaliers face North Carolina, Duke and Florida State instead of Miami, No

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Virginia gets commitment from tight end James WesterveltVirginia's future tight ends room has gotten a potentially substantial upgrade in the past week. On Wednesday, John Carroll (Md.) rising senior James Westervelt

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What can Tony Elliott do to build on Virginia's successful 2025 season?Halftime adjustments tend to be a hot topic of conversation after any competitive football game. The ability of a coaching staff to digest the events of the fi

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4-Star QB Decommits From PittThough Pitt has been getting some decent commits recently, it was a tough news day as four-star quarterback Kevin Verpaele has decommitted from the program, acc

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Which Virginia football opponents carry the most extra meaning in 2026?Rivalries change. Sometimes there is a lopsided stretch of wins or losses - or a rivalry can go dormant for years. There is also the possibility of a short-term

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What every possible outcome would mean for Virginia footballIn the currently chaotic landscape of college football, anything can happen. Penn State and LSU were supposed to be Playoff teams last year - they fell horribly

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Tony Elliott's model program and the most experienced roster in college footballCoach Tony Elliott once said that his vision for Virginia football was to become "the model program in college football." He emphasized the equal importance of

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Projecting the 2026 Team Captains For Virginia FootballFor the first time under Coach Tony Elliott, Virginia decided to elect permanent in-season captains in 2025. Those captains were Chandler Morris, Sage Ennis, Ja

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Three Statistical Storylines To Follow For Virginia Football This SeasonAll eyes are on the obviously colossal question for Virginia football -can the Cavaliers reach the College Football Playoff? Other big topics include the ACC ti

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Ranking the highest ceilings on the Virginia football rosterThis offseason, Coach Tony Elliott and staff hit the transfer portal diligently - again. This year's haul includes even more additions from the SEC and Big Ten.

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Three reasons for optimism, three reasons for concern for Virginia football in 2026Just 10 months ago, Tony Elliot's seat was as hot as that of any college football coach. He had failed to post a winning record (or reach a bowl game) in any o

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Ranking the Deepest Position Groups on Virginia's OffenseBefore Dakota Twitty suffered a season-ending ankle injury at Louisville last year, Virginia was averaging 45.6 points per game. After that point, they averaged

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Rewind: Virginia's most recent matchup with upcoming ACC football opponents2026 is the first year the ACC will have a nine-game football schedule - although some teams will still play eight games to honor commitments to non-conference

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Rewind: Virginia's most recent matchup with 2026 non-conference football opponentsIn the 2026 season, Virginia opens against NC State with what was once a non-conference game, then an international game and is now an ACC game in Charlottesvil

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Virginia promotes Justin Speros to football general managerThursday, Athletic Director Carla Williams and Coach Tony Elliott jointly announced that Justin Speros, chief of staff and assistant general manager, has been e

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Ranking Virginia's conference football games, easiest to hardestWith all due respect to the players and coaches, one key factor in Virginia's historic run to the 2025 ACC football championship game was a forgiving schedule.

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How have Tony Elliott's Virginia football alumni performed in the NFL?Since Coach Tony Elliott took over, a Virginia Cavalier was selected in the NFL Draft each year until that streak ended in 2026. But even so, a bevy of Cavalier

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Three key games for Virginia quarterback Beau Pribula this fallBeau Pribula certainly knows how to make a good early impression. In just his second start as Missouri's starting quarterback in 2025, Pribula threw for 334 yar