Be Disruptive”: Jahmeer Carter’s Full Comments from ACC Media Day
At the 2025 ACC Football Kickoff, sixth-year defensive tackle Jahmeer Carter made it clear—this isn’t just another season. For one of Virginia’s most experienced players, this fall represents more than football. It’s about legacy, leadership, and laying the foundation for the next generation of Cavaliers. Carter showed up to Charlotte looking leaner and more explosive, […]
Across the Grounds with Steve Brindle: Minor Sport? Minor Athlete? Ask Dawn Staley
Minor Sport? Minor Athletes? My mother picked me up at the jr high and we headed over to the high school to watch my sister play bball. It was 1963-65 and the game was almost unrecognizable. With a dozen parents and a few students in the crowd, lots of fans came dressed as empty seats. […]
Attack, Attack, Attack”: Future UVA Pitcher John Paone Talks Loyalty, Draft Buzz, and Kicking the Door Down to Omaha
From Duke to UVA: Following Loyalty Over Flash Paone originally committed to Duke, where Coach Pollard and pitching coach Andrew See were instrumental in his early development. But when the staff made the move to Charlottesville, Paone didn’t hesitate. “Coach Pollard gave me my first offer. He believed in me from day one,” Paone shared. […]
Elliott at ACC Kickoff: “We’re Built For This Now” – Everything UVA Coach Tony Elliott said at ACC Kickoff
Tony Elliott at ACC Kickoff: “We’re Built for This Now” By Jack Lowe Virginia head coach Tony Elliott took the podium at ACC Kickoff in Charlotte with something rare in college football these days: continuity, clarity, and confidence. In his fourth full season at the helm, Elliott painted a picture of a program finally hitting […]
Is UVA’s Non-Conference Football Schedule Built to Win — or Just Compete?
In 2025, Virginia opens the season at home against Coastal Carolina, then hits the road to face NC State — an ACC opponent that’s being played as a non-conference game due to the league’s new scheduling model. William & Mary visits Charlottesville the following week, and in mid-October, Washington State comes to town for a […]
Anonymous ACC Coach Takes Aim at UVA—Here’s Why That Might Backfire
Athlon Sports recently released its annual anonymous coach poll—a preseason tradition known as much for unfiltered honesty as it is for anonymous potshots. This year, one of the most biting evaluations was aimed squarely at Virginia football and head coach Tony Elliott. “These guys are in trouble, and most everyone expects there to be a […]
Across the Grounds with Steve Brindle: Then and Now: How UVA’s Early Football Reforms Still Matter in the Age of CTE
One of my very favorite biographical sports movies was “Concussion”, from the expose “Brain Game”. It was a drama that played out in the courtroom as well as on the gridiron but sadly it took Mike Webster’s passing and subsequent autopsy by a Pittsburgh neuropathologist to discover what repeated head trauma can do to the […]
Calling It Now: Final Score Predictions for UVA’s Season Openers
Game 1 – Coastal Carolina UVA’s season, and home opener is against Coastal Carolina this year. Last year, UVA came away with a 43-24 win. Of course in today’s era of college football, both teams are going to look, and perform differently. However, I don’t think that will change the result very much. I predict […]
The Euro Twin Towers: How UVA’s Belgian LeBron and German Giant Are Reshaping the Paint Under Ryan Odom
🔹 A Tale of Two Styles That Fit Together Perfectly De Ridder and Grünloh are opposites in many ways, but that’s exactly why their pairing works. De Ridder is a do-it-all forward with a motor that never quits. He can score in the post, push the break, shoot from deep, and even facilitate offense—earning him […]
Varina Star Damari Carter Joins the Hoos: UVA Lands Dynamic In-State Athlete in 2026 Class
On this week’s episode of The Cavalier Connection, we welcomed one of the Commonwealth’s brightest young football stars to the show: Damari Carter, a versatile athlete from Verina High School who recently committed to Tony Elliott’s 2026 recruiting class at the University of Virginia. Carter, a three-star recruit and the No. 26 player in Virginia […]