Disappointed about some of the things I’m hearing come out of the program. I have it from someone in the locker room that during the rain delay against JMU Elliot did not even try to address the team, just told them not to be on their phones and went off to a corner by himself. So the team just sat around for the whole delay and didn’t go over anything and came out flat.

I was high on Elliot from the beginning and have been defending him cause he’s really got a raw deal with how he took over and the events of last November, but I just keep hearing things that make me rethink him. Even people in the program think he will be gone next year.

If team goes 0-12, does tony keep his job?

The 3-2-1: Coming out of UVa’s presser yesterday, @justin ferber breaks down a few takeaways, poses a couple of questions, and makes one prediction as NC State game week rolls on.

On Episode 529 of the CavsCorner Podcast (“It Turned Quick”), we talk about UVa’s loss in College Park, what concerns us and why, and how we see things playing out tomorrow night against the Red Rocket and the Wolfpack.

Site: https://virginia.rivals.com/news/cavscorner-podcast-episode-529

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Local four-star 2025 point guard Chance Mallory talked to @HoustonWilson about being back at UVa for the first time since being offered, what stood out on the visit, and where things go from here in his recruitment.

We're underway from JPJ.

On Tony Muskett, Elliott said he's progressing from a health standpoint, and he wants to play. Some elements of his health are further along than others.

More coming.

UVa kicked off their 2024 class on Sunday night with a commitment from 4-star forward Jacob Cofie. The Washington (state) native was on Grounds last weekend for an official, and chose UVa over other finalists, USC, Washington and Ohio State.

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Fascinating read on how SMU got into the ACC and how deep their donor pockets are.

Inside SMU's pursuit of the Power Five — 'It's a couple hundred million dollars. I'm not losing sleep over it.'

Covering this one from the couch tonight as the Hoos face the Terps. I’ll be back with updates soon.

As always, have at it folks…

Just got his first reception and TD…unfortunately it was for the Packers against my Falcons

Caught up with three-star 2025 OL Jon Adair, who plans to visit Virginia for a game this fall after picking up a recent offer

Has anyone seen what date and time this will be held this year?

Take Two: @justin ferber looks back at UVa’s blowout loss in College Park and grades out the various units coming out of Week 3.

Does anyone know when parking lots will open for tailgating? I know in the past, since Fri is a work/school day they don’t open until 5:00……which is a HUGE downer for tailgaters. Hoping maybe that has changed.

I really like this young man's fight and moxy, He is like the old school QBs that get mad at themselves for making mistakes and that's the type guy you want.

I hope as he moves forward and continues games of 373, and 260 yards a game we don't lose him in the portal once he realizes he can play for other teams with better lines and more targets.

It will be paramount that Elliott brings in better O line guys and not hang onto guys that don't get better if he plans on retaining or getting quality QBs or RBs.

Extremely disappointed in this coaching staff that can't coach or keep players up and focused for more that two Qtrs in a game.

The Defensive mental lapses of guys standing and not being active when the QB is stumbling trying to reach the first down marker on the sidelines to not go up and knock him out of bounds; assuming he is not going to make it to get lucky reaching back after he is out of bounds and gets the gift. Lose balls on the turf, NONE of our guys know how to pounce on the ball when it's rolling around. Happen this game and last game with O linemen just standing over the ball assuming the ball was dead. We got lucky on that obvious fumble.

Not going to ramble further, but it's tough being a UVA fan and see the boat going toward the waterfalls and not having any control on obvious missteps and repeat mistakes you would think the coaching staff would have learned.

If there is one piece of advice from an old school guy with a house full of 1st, 2nd place team and tourney trophies and MVP trophies from several sports. You should never sit on a ball in the end of the first half regardless how safe it makes you feel. It destroys momentum and energizes your opponent for the opening second half.

“Opportunities multiply as they are seized.”- Sun Tzu

Anyone posting one?

Hi all! Really sorry for the delay on this, had an unexpected issue arise this afternoon and wasn't able to follow Tony's press conference and provide live updates this week. Should be back to normal next Tuesday though. Regardless, I've posted the full presser video below.

I watched it a few minutes ago, the big takeaway was the overall health of the team. Lex Long, Josh Ahern and Sackett Wood are all back at practice and it sounds like they'll be a go this week. There's some optimism about both Tony Muskett and Antonio Clary, but both are still day-to-day. Ovearll, he said the health of the team is better going into this week than it was for the last two. Coach Elliott did not name a starting QB for Friday's game at Maryland.

Instead of our typical presser breakdown tomorrow, I've been working through some data on issues UVa has had closing out and winning close games over the past 12 games under this staff, so I'll have that for you all tomorrow morning. Thanks again for your patience!

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Preview: We get you ready for the renewal of an old-school rivalry tonight as UVa travels to College Park to face UMd. @BigGriff breaks down the matchup between the Hoos and Terps (7 p.m., FS1).

It's not SMU oil billionaires but this is great to see
Generous Ramon Breeden Donation Means a $75 Million Impact for McIntire, Athletics

Four-star Sidwell Friends guard Acaden Lewis, the No. 69 overall player in 2025, talked to @HoustonWilson about picking up an offer from UVa and how much it means to him.

Teel has appeared in 8 games and has 10 hits, including 1 home run, and 8 walks and 11 RBI.

TENNESSEE GRADES

TEAM GRADES
Overall: 53.5
Offense: 52.6
Pass Game: 52.9
Pass Blocking: 28.4
Receiving: 53.7
Run Game: 63.6

Defense: 55.2
Run Defense: 37.7
Tackling: 69.2
Pass Rush: 60.4
Coverage: 69.6

Special Teams: 71.9

PLAYER GRADES (High to Low)
OFFENSE (Starters in Bold)
Brian Stevens (76.9)
Suderian Harrison (72.1)
Perris Jones (71.6)
Amaad Foston (71.3)
Malachi Fields (68.3)
Jestus Johnson (66.7)
Noah DeMerritt (66.6)
Tony Muskett (65.1)
Charlie Patterson (62.9)
Noah Josey (60.9)
Noah Hartsoe (60.7)
Kobe Pace (59.3)
Mike Hollins (57.6)
Ethan Davies (57.4)
Jaden Gibson (56.9)
Blake Steen (56.7)
Eli Wood (56.7)
McKale Boley (55.8)
Karson Gay (55.0)
Demick Starling (53.5)
Josh Rawlings (53.0)
Malik Washington (52.6)
Ugonna Nnanna (46.4)
JR Wilson (46.0)
Jack Griese (43.5)
Grant Misch (42.4)
Sackett Wood (42.0)
Ty Furnish (40.3)
Anthony Colandrea (37.9)

DEFENSE (Starters in Bold)
Kam Butler (75.8)
Mekhi Buchanan (68.5)
Malcolm Greene (67.9)
Sam Westfall (67.4)
Lex Long (67.3)
Coen King (67.3)
Paul Akere (66.6)
Bryce Carter (66.1)
Kam Robinson (66.0)
Su Agunloye (66.0)
Josh Ahern (64.7)
Dre Walker (63.7)
Jahmeer Carter (63.4)
Jonas Sanker (63.3)
Aidan Ryan (62.8)
Dave Herard (62.8)
Micah Gaffney (61.4)
Elijah Gaines (60.0)
Michael Diatta (59.0)
Jason Hammond (53.9)
Trey McDonald (53.3)
Aaron Faumui (52.0)
Stevie Bracey (47.7)
Tayvonn Kyle (46.6)
Anthony Britton (45.9)
Ben Smiley (44.0)
James Jackson (34.0)
Terrell Jones (25.3)

Deep Dive: After the one-point loss to JMU last weekend, @justin ferber takes a long look at UVa’s close games in the Tony Elliott era and breaks down why they’ve been so unkind to the Wahoos.

Will be interesting to track developments like these...ACC and SEC are left out because of their ESPN relationship. (Although I'm sure ESPN will rethink the NIT now as a result.) Interesting idea to tie it to NIL and host it in Vegas. It's also notable that the Big Ten is considering hosting their football championship game annually in Vegas now instead of Indianapolis. (cc: old school ACC conference executives who still think hosting a basketball tournament in Greensboro during spring break season makes sense.)
B1G/Fox have done a good job of thinking through the tactical advantages and second order effects of their newfound scale and reach and have jumped ahead of ESPN/SEC in my opinion. Not sure there's one big idea that materially moves the needle to bigger TV rights values but lots of little things like this is how you lock people in to your ecosystem as more viewers cut the cord and migrate from their traditional cable packages to a streaming service (and ultimately to standalone viewing apps). The ACC and Big 12 are clear laggards, just responding to the moves in the B1G-SEC chess match. On the plus side, they still exist, unlike the PAC-12. Time will tell if Jim Phillips can keep humpty dumpty from falling off the wall.

Fox Sports in Negotiations to Hold a New Men’s College Basketball Tournament in Las Vegas in Late March (Exclusive)​

The field would include the top 16 teams from the Big East, Big Ten and Big 12 that didn't make the NCAA tournament; they’d be required to decline NIT invitations​