UVA Athletics is telling us on Tuesday that ACC Network will broadcast its pregame show, “ACC Huddle,” from Observatory Hill beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 29, ahead of the Week 0 game between Virginia and NC State.
This much was a given, with the UVA-State game the only conference game on the schedule in Week 0.
Don’t miss out on your chance to see Eric Mac Lain from a distance.
Other off-field UVA Football news
The 2026 Meet the Team Day event is set for Sunday, Aug. 9, inside the George Welsh Indoor Practice Facility from 4-6 p.m.
Head coach Tony Elliott and the UVA Football team will be available for autographs beginning at 4 p.m. Fans can obtain a copy of the team’s 2026 official season poster at the event. In addition to autographs, Meet the Team features inflatable games, balloon artists and face painters for kids.
The annual Paint the Town Orange pep rally will take place on Friday, Aug. 28, the evening before the season opener, at the Ting Pavilion on the Charlottesville Downtown Mall beginning at 8 p.m.
The UVA marching band and spirit squads will depart the Omni Hotel to march on the Downtown Mall at approximately 7:40 p.m.
Both groups will enter the Pavilion at 8 p.m. and the pep rally will feature appearances by Elliott and the UVA Football team.
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