
The Fourth Side: UVA Football looks to bring its own energy with fan limitations
Offense and defense are two sides. Special teams is the third side. The Fourth Side, in Bronco Mendenhall’s thinking, is the sidelines.

Offense and defense are two sides. Special teams is the third side. The Fourth Side, in Bronco Mendenhall’s thinking, is the sidelines.

Duke looked good early in its opener at Notre Dame, moving the ball well behind new starting quarterback Chase Brice, keeping the Irish offense at bay until a second quarter fake punt turned things around.

The Staunton-Waynesboro-Augusta area is the only one among Virginia’s 10 metropolitan statistical areas to experience job growth over the past six months.

The University of Virginia announced today that Stephen Farmer has been named UVA’s first vice provost for enrollment. His appointment begins Jan. 1.

Bronco Mendenhall did some calculating on Monday, and came to the realization that his UVA football team has been back at work for 12 weeks. “We’re anxious to play football,” Mendenhall said, as the ‘Hoos prepare to finally open their 2020 season at home on Saturday against Duke.

An information sharing and recruitment meeting for the Thomas Jefferson Regional Chapter of the Virginia Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster is set for Wednesday at 11 a.m.

After looking good for three quarters in a tough season-opening loss at #10 Notre Dame last week, Duke took a step back in Week 2, plagued by turnovers in the second half in a 26-6 home loss to Boston College.

The Virginia men’s soccer exhibition scheduled to take place at Syracuse on Saturday has been canceled.

The Cook Political Report has changed its rating for the Fifth District congressional race from “Lean Republican” to “Toss Up,” citing a possible “perfect storm” in the making in the sprawling district, which spans from Northern Virginia through Charlottesville to the North Carolina border.

Registration is now open for the Rivanna Solid Waste Authority’s Electronic Waste Collection Day being held on Saturday, Oct. 10, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Ivy Material Utilization Center.
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