Tag: Ian Frye

UVA kicker Ian Frye named ACC Specialist of the Week
Virginia placekicker Ian Frye was named ACC Specialist of the Week for games through Nov. 7.
UVA special teams anything but special to this point
UVA leads the nation in punt returns. Yay! OK, slow your roll. The Cavs are averaging 26.0 yards per return, but it’s a small sample size that is the story. Six returns, one of them 74 for a touchdown against FCS William and Mary. Aside from that asterisk, the special teams have been anything other than special.

UVA placekicker Ian Frye named to Lou Groza Watch List
Virginia football senior placekicker Ian Frye has been named to the preseason Lou Groza Award Watch List, announced the Palm Beach County Sports Commission on Thursday.
UVA football lands 10 on All-ACC coaches’ teams
Seven defensive players highlight the 10 UVA players named to the 2014 All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Football team, as selected by the league’s 14 head coaches.

UVA ices frigid Hurricanes, tops Miami, 30-13
The UVA defense held a potent Miami attack in check, and put in a surprisingly dominant effort in the second half in a 30-13 win over the favored Hurricanes on Saturday night in Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Va.

Preview: How does UVA football fare in another must-win game?
Might the ‘Hoos be competitive on Saturday against a Miami team that UVA has had some success against in the London era, winning three of the four games in the series under London?

Game Preview: Can UVA football pull the shocker at #2 Florida State?
Three weeks ago, when UVA was 4-2 at the midway point of what needed to be a turnaround season, it was plausible to think that the November game with #2 FSU could be competitive.

UVA kicker Ian Frye named semifinalist for Lou Groza Award
Virginia Cavaliers placekicker Ian Frye was named one of 20 semifinalists for the Lou Groza Award presented by the Orange Bowl, was announced Thursday by the Palm Beach County Sports Commission.
Another devastating loss: The end of the Mike London era?
For the fourth time this season, UVA lost a game in which it outplayed its opponent statistically. Which suggests that there is talent in the program. And suggests that the problem isn’t on the field, but with the guys in headsets.

UNC rallies, deflates UVA on Homecoming, 28-27
For the umpteenth time, UVA dominated an opponent statistically. For the fourth time this season, an opponent outplayed statistically walked away with the W.

Can UVA football bounce back against improving UNC?
Two weeks ago, UVA football stock was up, UNC football stock was down. Virginia was 4-2 and alone atop the ACC Coastal Division, North Carolina was 2-3 and on its way to a sure beatdown at Notre Dame.

Jump pass lifts Duke to 20-13 win over UVA in ACC Coastal clash
A 3-yard touchdown pass from backup Thomas Sirk to tight end David Reeves broke a fourth-quarter stalemate and lifted Duke to a 20-13 win over UVA on Saturday at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, N.C.
Game Notes: UVA football hosts Pitt
UVA (3-2, 1-0 ACC) hosts Pitt (3-2, 1-0 ACC) in ACC football action on Saturday night in Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Va. The Panthers make their first-ever ACC trip to Scott Stadium and third overall.
UVA overcomes sloppy first half, dominates Kent State, 45-13
UVA was outplayed in a sloppy first half by heavy underdog Kent State, but took control in a dominant third quarter and ultimately coasted to a 45-13 win in front of just 33,526 fans at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Va., on Saturday.

Press Conference: UVA kicker Ian Frye and coach Mike London
UVA placekicker Ian Frye and coach Mike London talk with reporters Monday. Frye was named the ACC Specialist of the Week after kicking four field goals in Virginia’s 41-33 loss at BYU on Saturday.
Press Conference: UVA football coach Mike London
UVA football coach Mike London talks with reporters on Monday. The Cavs (2-2, 1-0 ACC) face off with Kent State (0-3) on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. in Charlottesville.

UVA kicker Ian Frye knew father had suffered heart attack at BYU game
UVA kicker Ian Frye kicked a 46-yard field goal in the fourth quarter of the Cavs’ 41-33 loss at BYU on Saturday knowing that his father, Mark, had suffered a heart attack.
UVA kicker Ian Frye named ACC Specialist of the Week
UVA placekicker Ian Frye was named ACC Specialist of the Week for games played through Sept. 20.

ACC names football players of the week
Florida State and Georgia Tech each saw an offensive and defensive player earn an Atlantic Coast Conference weekly football honor for their play in key league division wins on Saturday.
Notebook: Inside UVA’s 41-33 loss at #21 BYU
UVA dominates stats, except for the important one: Virginia outgained #21 BYU by nearly 200 yards, had more than twice as many first downs, had the ball twice as long, and still lost.
#21 BYU escapes UVA in wild one out west, 41-33
UVA outgained heavy favorite BYU by 183 total yards, had 19 more first downs and had the ball for more than 40 minutes, but the Cougars escaped with a 41-33 win on Saturday in Provo, Utah.

Greyson Lambert needs to be the guy for UVA
It was obvious before last week’s 23-21 win over then-#21 Louisville that UVA coach Mike London needed to just go with Greyson Lambert as his quarterback.
UVA’s Ian Frye, Anthony Harris earn ACC player of the week honors
UVA placekicker Ian Frye was named ACC Specialist of the Week and strong safety Anthony Harris was named ACC Defensive Back of the Week for games played through Sept. 13.

ACC announces football players of the week
Three Boston College student-athletes received Atlantic Coast Conference weekly football honors following Saturday night’s 37-31 upset win over ninth-ranked Southern California.
Notebook: Inside the UVA win over #21 Louisville
Running game looks a lot better: You wouldn’t know it by looking at the quickie stats, which had UVA gaining 114 yards on 40 attempts, not even three yards per.