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UVA Football coach Tony Elliott was done with transfer portal season when Albemarle County Police charged Virginia’s top returning wideout, Jahmal Edrine, with the rape and abduction of a former girlfriend, beginning a nearly nine-month legal saga that ended on Thursday, with the charges being dismissed, less than a month ahead of a scheduled four-day jury trial.
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UVA Football: What the now-dismissed Jahmal Edrine case did to the 2026 season
UVA Football coach Tony Elliott was done with transfer portal season when Albemarle County Police charged Virginia’s top returning wideout, Jahmal Edrine, with the rape and abduction of a former girlfriend.
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