Good news for the Virginia offensive line: Jonathan Leech is available for Illinois
Left tackle Jonathan Leech could be in the starting lineup for Virginia’s road opener at Illinois on Saturday.
Left tackle Jonathan Leech could be in the starting lineup for Virginia’s road opener at Illinois on Saturday.

A patched-together offensive line got the job done, by and large, in Virginia’s 34-17 win over Richmond in Saturday’s season opener. My mind wondered to how the four guys who transferred out did at their new gigs. The answer: pretty good.
Governor Glenn Youngkin announced additional key administration appointments this week.

The Richmond Flying Squirrels concluded the homestand with a 7-3 loss against the Harrisburg Senators on Sunday afternoon at The Diamond.
The big numbers – 17 points, 330 yards of offense – look OK. But inside the numbers, there’s a lot for the Virginia defense to work on.

The Richmond Flying Squirrels fought from behind to tie the game on two occasions but ended up falling, 8-5, to the Harrisburg Senators Saturday night at The Diamond.
Brennan Armstrong did what you expected Brennan Armstrong to do. The fifth-year senior threw for 232 yards and two TDs, ran for 109 and a third score, and the Virginia offense scored 34 points and gained 505 yards.
Perris Jones got on the field for 426 snaps in his first four seasons at Virginia, all but 20 on special teams. That’s what you do when you walk on at a Power 5, basically, do whatever you can do, block on kick returns, make special-teams tackles, whatever they ask you to do.
Tony Elliott had to look out at the sea of empty seats in Scott Stadium and wonder to himself, Did I really leave Clemson for this? Though actually, he didn’t think that. He didn’t admit to it, anyway.
Virginia’s contribution to music history and innovation around the world is celebrated by declaring September as Virginia Music Heritage Month.
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