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The Virginia football program suffered a heartbreaking 27-20 overtime loss to Duke in the ACC Championship game on Saturday. Eli Wood had a heroic, last-minute 18-yard touchdown to send the game into overtime. But, after Duke’s successful drive into the end zone to start OT, Chandler Morris threw an interception on a trick play attempt […]
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Our contributors at Streaking the Lawn answered the following question: With Virginia football falling short of a conference title last Saturday, and in the fashion that they did, what is your sentiment on the 2025 season as a whole and the program moving forward? How much does that single performance/result change things? Dan Siegel: Every […]
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The No. 24 Virginia Cavaliers return home to John Paul Jones Arena on Tuesday night to face the Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks in their final game before a ten-day break for finals. The ’Hoos are coming off their best two performances of the season this past week, a 19-point dismantling of Texas in a true […]
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You watched it. We watched it. Everyone knows what happened. The Virginia Cavaliers had an ACC Championship and a College Football Playoff berth in front of them on Saturday night and lost to a 7-5 Duke Blue Devil team who they beat by three scores three weeks ago. It’s a heartbreaking defeat that dooms Virginia’s […]
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Virginia Cavaliers vs. Duke Blue Devils HOW TO WATCH THE ‘HOOS: Location: Charlotte, NCDate: December 6, 2025Time: 8:00 PM ETChannel: ABCSpread: Virginia -3.5 Virginia’s first outright ACC title and a berth in the College Football Playoff are on the line when the ‘Hoos kick off against Duke on Saturday night. The Cavaliers take on the […]
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Coming off a decisive road win over Texas, the Virginia Cavaliers (8-1) earned a statement 86-73 victory over the Dayton Flyers (7-3) on Saturday in Charlotte, North Carolina. The away game may as well have been in Charlottesville with a loud UVA presence in the stands, helping the ‘Hoos to carry their momentum despite a […]
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Virginia Cavaliers vs. Texas Longhorns HOW TO WATCH THE ‘HOOS: Location: Charlotte, N.C.Date: December 6, 2025Time: 12:15 PM ETChannel: ESPN2Spread: UVA -5.5 On the day of the biggest Virginia football game in … a long time, Virginia basketball also play in Charlotte. The ‘Hoos tip off against Dayton Saturday afternoon on ESPN2. You can watch […]
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Just one year removed from a 5-7 season, the Virginia Cavaliers are contending for a spot in the College Football Playoff, with the Duke Blue Devils being the last team standing in their way. Head coach Tony Elliott was potentially on the hot seat entering the year, starting his Virginia career with an 11-23 record […]
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The Virginia Cavaliers (7-1) are set to face off against the Dayton Flyers (7-2) on Saturday afternoon in Charlotte, North Carolina. This will be the third neutral-site game for Virginia in its early season. The first two took place at the Greenbrier in West Virginia, resulting in a split: a victory over Northwestern, followed by […]
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Here we go. After concluding the regular season with a convincing win over Virginia Tech, the 10-2 Virginia Cavaliers make yet another trip down to the state of North Carolina, hoping to bring home an ACC Championship against the Duke Blue Devils. In Part One of our preview, Dan broke down the matchup between Duke’s […]
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Tony Elliott has already collected one trophy this week. The harder one is still out there and, fittingly, it may come down to lifting another one on Saturday. On Thursday, the ACC named Elliott its 2025 Coach of the Year, after he steered Virginia to 10-2, 7-1 in conference play, an ACC Championship Game berth, and […]
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Virginia football announced the official additions of 14 new ‘Hoos during National Signing Day on Wednesday. Half of those commits will enroll early to participate in UVA’s spring practices after this season. Half of the Cavaliers’ commits are also from Virginia, with North Carolina being the second-most frequent representative with two commits. Virginia’s 2026 recruiting […]
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Virginia Cavaliers head football coach Tony Elliott has been selected as the ACC’s 2025 Coach of the Year. In his fourth year at the helm of the Wahoo program, Elliott has led the Cavaliers to a 10-2 record (the third 10-win season in program history), a 7-1 mark in the ACC, an ACC Championship berth, […]
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A first-ever spot in the College Football Playoff awaits the Virginia Cavaliers if they can beat Duke on Saturday night in Charlotte, N.C. But that isn’t the only historic achievement on the line. Virginia football, playing in the ACC Championship Game for just the second time, will also be vying for its first-ever outright ACC […]
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At the end of the 2024 season, Tony Elliott and the Virginia Cavaliers were tasked with finding a capable starting quarterback out of the transfer portal. In what has now become one of the biggest home runs hit by any team this season in the portal, the ‘Hoos landed former Oklahoma, TCU, and North Texas […]
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Alas, the monkey is finally off of Tony Elliott and Virginia’s back with a dominant win over Virginia Tech, fully reflective of the talent discrepancy between the two rosters. We are now just days away from the Cavaliers clashing with a familiar foe in Charlotte — the Duke Blue Devils — with an ACC title […]
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What started as a solid pickup in the transfer portal by Tony Elliott and his staff ended up being a match made in heaven for the Virginia Cavaliers when J’Mari Taylor chose to pledge to UVA, coming from NC Central. Taylor started to turn heads in the spring game by running hard and showing his […]
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The Virginia Cavaliers claimed their first signature win of Ryan Odom’s tenure in Charlottesville on Wednesday night by absolutely handling the Texas Longhorns 88-69 on the road. Freshman point guard Chance Mallory led the ‘Hoos in scoring with 16 points. Four other Cavaliers also scored in double figures including Johann Gruenloh (15), Thijs de Ridder […]
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Virginia Cavaliers vs. Texas Longhorns HOW TO WATCH THE ‘HOOS: Location: Austin, TexasDate: December 3, 2025Time: 9:15 PM ETChannel: ESPNUSpread: Texas -2.5 The ACC/SEC Challenge is upon us. The ‘Hoos tip off against Texas Wednesday night on ESPN. You can watch that on any TV provider that has access to the ESPN family of networks. […]
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Nearly two months ago, I laid out the path for the Virginia Cavaliers to earn a spot in the College Football Playoff. Though the ’Hoos had just pulled back-to-back upsets over then-No. 8 Florida State and Louisville (and ESPN was giving Virginia a 13.7% chance to reach the CFP), a spot in the bracket still […]
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It’s a big week for the Virginia Cavaliers. Fans had their second chance to storm the football field last Saturday when the ‘Hoos earned a 27-7 rivalry win over the Virginia Tech Hokies. Now, the football team (10-2) is looking towards this week’s ACC Championship matchup against the Duke Blue Devils, with UVA favored to […]
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Virginia running back J’Mari Taylor was named a First Team All-ACC selection on Tuesday, headlining a group of 15 Cavaliers to receive all-conference honors this season. It is the most selections in a single season for Virginia since 16 Cavaliers were honored in 1996. Here is a look at where each of those 15 Cavaliers […]
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The Virginia Cavaliers are in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday for their toughest test of the season thus far, a true road game against Sean Miller and the Texas Longhorns as part of the ACC/SEC Challenge. Ryan Odom’s ’Hoos last took the court on Friday night in Charlottesville, bouncing back from their first loss of the […]
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The Virginia Cavaliers have won ten games in a season for just the second time in their history, and they did so by dominating their in-state rival, Virginia Tech. Saturday night was more than just the product of rivalry week for Tony Elliott and his #18-ranked football team; it was a stepping stone toward getting […]
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By beating the Virginia Tech Hokies on Saturday night, the Virginia Cavaliers football team punched its ticket to the ACC championship on Saturday, December 6. The ‘Hoos finished the regular season at 10-2 and, crucially 7-1 in the ACC. Chaos throughout the ACC on Saturday led to a five-way tie for second place behind UVA. […]
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