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Report Card: Grading out Virginia’s 19-14 loss at #11 Miami
ACC Network analyst Tim Hasselback actually said, out loud, in the fourth quarter, when UVA got the ball back after a Miami TD pushed the ‘Canes lead to 19-7, that the Cavaliers might want to go to Lindell Stone, because Stone is Virginia’s best option as a throwing quarterback.
Trying to find the silver lining in UVA’s fourth straight loss
Five games removed from the program’s first Orange Bowl appearance, Virginia Football is back to having to feel good about giving it the old college try.
Volleyball: NC State makes it two in a row on productive weekend in Charlottesville
Virginia (1-5, 0-5 ACC) dropped a 3-1 (24-26, 25-21, 25-21, 25-18) decision to NC State (2-4, 2-4 ACC) on Saturday.
#11 Miami holds off UVA, wins 19-14
Brennan Armstrong returned, but the modified three-headed QB rotation with him at the helm wasn’t enough for Virginia, which lost its fourth straight, falling 19-14 at #11 Miami on Saturday.
Men’s Soccer: Notre Dame stuns Virginia on own goal in 2nd OT, 2-1
An own goal was the difference for Notre Dame in a 2-1 double-OT win over Virginia on Saturday in South Bend.
Field Hockey: Late goal lifts Louisville over Virginia to complete weekend sweep
Louisville completed a weekend sweep of Virginia with a 2-1 win on Saturday at Turf Field.
Liberty outraces Southern Miss, 56-35, improves to 6-0 in 2020
Liberty junior QB Malik Willis accounted for a program-record seven touchdowns in the Flames’ 56-35 win over Southern Miss, Saturday at Williams Stadium.
Norfolk State picked to win MEAC North: Bryant, Carter named preseason All-MEAC
Norfolk State is the preseason favorite to win the MEAC North, and Joe Bryant Jr. and Devante Carter were named to the preseason All-MEAC team.
Volleyball: Virginia drops first of two with NC State in four-setter
Virginia (1-4, 0-4 ACC) fell 25-22, 25-16, 21-25, 25-21, to NC State (1-4, 1-4 ACC) on Friday evening inside Memorial Gymnasium.
Field hockey: Louisville pulls away late, defeats Virginia, 5-2
Louisville took control late, and posted a 5-2 win over Virginia in field hockey action on Friday.
Shenandoah U. Athletics announces completion of 22 Tough campaign
Shenandoah University Athletics announced Friday morning the completion of its “22 Tough” campaign.
Five Things: UVA vs. Miami
What about Brennan Armstrong? Has Miami finally figured out what to do at QB? What is up with the Virginia D? How much do they want it? Will you be watching? Chris Graham tries to make sense of things heading into UVA-Miami.
ACC Soccer: News and notes, schedules for busy week for men, women
Six ACC teams are ranked in this week’s United Soccer Coaches Poll – the most of any conference – highlighted by the nation’s top four teams.
Conner earns Beamer’s No. 25 jersey for Saturday’s game at Wake Forest
Virginia Tech coach Justin Fuente announced Thursday that defensive back Chamarri Conner will wear Frank Beamer’s No. 25 jersey on Saturday in Tech’s contest at Wake Forest.
Norfolk State announces 2020-2021 MEAC basketball schedule
The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference on Thursday announced the conference basketball schedule for the 2020-2021 season.
ACC Football: Schedule, TV, how the bettors see Week 7 playing out
A Top 25 battle between #14 UNC and #23 NC State highlights a busy weekend of ACC Football action.
Sports isn’t appointment TV viewing anymore
Everything about the consumption of sports content seems to be down. That’s what I’ve been finding the past few days as I’ve tried to make sense of declining numbers on my AFP internal dashboard related to our coverage of UVA Football.
Street Knowledge: Rod Mullins breaks down NASCAR playoff chase
Rod Mullins recaps Kansas, looks ahead to Texas, and goes over NASCAR silly season news and notes.
Update: Still nothing new on UVA quarterback situation mid-week
The latest on the health and availability of UVA starting quarterback Brennan Armstrong is … we still don’t know.
SoCon, VMI announce eight-game spring 2021 football schedule
The Southern Conference spring football schedule will kick off on Saturday, Feb. 20, with VMI competing in eight league contests over nine weeks.
Basketball: Defending champ Virginia, Florida set to square off at Mohegan Sun on Nov. 27
Reigning, defending national champ Virginia will face Florida on Friday, Nov. 27, at the Mohegan Sun in Connecticut.
