Micah Davis from Minnesota had the best 100 fly time in 2026 class.

Houston Wilson caught up with Rippey, who updates his recruitment after a productive summer circuit:

https://virginia.rivals.com/news/four-star-guard-rippey-2026-is-building-a-relationship-with-uva

Three-star QB Ely Hamrick (2026) looks back on his decision to commit to UVa and talked to @Dylan Callaghan-Croley about why in retrospect it was such an easy call to make.

Gotta tell you I have a lot of $$ on Miami tonight. I thought they would absolutely roll this VT team. Not going down like that at all. Very impressive play by VT unfortunately. They have way more plus athletes than we do.

When the 2 big conferences were looking to expand, they really only glanced at the ACC. Yes, there were contractual issues, but they looked at only Clemson and FSU as being national championship quality. Well, FSU has been awful, and Clemson is looking weak with a blowout loss to Georgia (I know it's Georgia) and no resounding wins over quality teams. The next two teams being considered were UNC and UVA. We are who we are and will take time to build a reputation, and UNC looks bad with a loss to Duke after losing to JMU.
I just saw where a Michigan grad pledged multi-millions to recruit the best quarterbacks with virtually no requirements for receiving the NIL The top 8 athletes now all receive over $2,000,000 for this year, The highest, Deion's son, gts $5,100,000.with $3,000,000 or more for each of the top 4. And it has just started.
We need to get in the game, or join with the other programs in essentially a minor league system. I'd like the former, but as long as we fully realize the cost or additional profit of either decision, I guess we go with it.

Four-star center Cody Peck (2026) talked to @HoustonWilson about his recent trip to UVa and what stood out about the visit.

Friday Night Standouts: @Dylan Callaghan-Croley takes a look at how various future UVa playmakers performed in their HS games.

Jason Hammond just posted on twitter that he will having shoulder surgery and is out for the rest of the year. He was injured Saturday at Coastal Carolina.

Abello scored the only geal.

First time in a long time, after following this team since I was a 10 year old in 1956, that I am excited about their prospects. This Daniels kid is for real and they turned him loose tonight! The Dan Snyder doldrums are finally over., When this team gets some DBs that can actually run and cover they will be dangerous.

I just read on the University of Virginia site that the cross country team is participating in the Nuttycombe Invitational. In my senior year at Newport News High School, Charles Nuttycombe was hired to teach and coach. He had served in the military and then graduated from Randolph Macon College in 1956 where he lettered in football, basketball , and track. and was hired by NNHS that fall. He coached football and track at NNHS and Menchville High School. He led the football team to an undefeated season in 1962 and led track teams to 14 state championships.
On Saturdays he would bring his three toddler sons and babysit while coaching. One of those sons was Edward Nuttycombe, who went on to have a distinguished career as an athlete and coach. The Nuttycombe Invitational was started by Ed, who is now retired.

On Episode 580 of the CavsCorner Podcast (“Not An Avatar”) we talk about UVa’s win at Coastal via our Categories segment before turning our attention to hoops where the Wahoos added a key commit and now have a schedule.

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About 40ish minutes before they kick things off down in Conway, SC as the Hoos face the Chants. We'll have updates here for you in a bit.

As always, have at it folks...

Release:

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Atlantic Coast Conference released the 2024-25 men’s basketball conference schedules on Tuesday (Sept. 24). Virginia will play 20 ACC regular-season games, including 10 contests at John Paul Jones Arena.

The 20-game schedule for 2024-25 features two games (home and away) against Virginia Tech, Louisville and SMU. The remaining 14 conference games consist of seven home-only opponents and seven away-only opponents.

As announced earlier this month, the top 15 teams in the final league standings will play in the 2025 ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament, played March 11-15 at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C.

ACC Home Schedule
The Cavaliers’ home ACC schedule includes contests against NC State (Dec. 31, Noon), Louisville (Jan. 4, 4 p.m.), SMU (Jan. 15, 9 p.m.), Boston College (Jan. 21, 7 p.m.), Notre Dame (Jan. 25, TBA), Virginia Tech (Feb. 1, 4 p.m.), Georgia Tech (Feb. 8, 5:30 p.m.), Duke (Feb. 17, 8 p.m.), Clemson (March 1, TBA) and Florida State (March 4, 9 p.m.).

ACC Road Schedule
Virginia’s road schedule consists of games at SMU (Dec. 7, 2:15 p.m.), California (Jan. 8, 11 p.m.), Stanford (Jan. 11, TBA), Louisville (Jan. 18, TBA), Miami (Jan. 29, 7 p.m.), Pittsburgh (Feb. 3, 7 p.m.), Virginia Tech (Feb. 15, 2 p.m.), North Carolina (Feb. 22, 4 p.m.), Wake Forest (Feb. 26, 9 p.m.) and Syracuse (March 8, 8 p.m.).

TV Exposure
Virginia will make 13 appearances on ESPN’s family of networks during the season, including games against Duke and North Carolina on ESPN. The Cavaliers have eight games on ACC Network and two contests each on CBS Sports Network and The CW.

Pepsi Blue-White Scrimmages
The Virginia men’s and women’s basketball Pepsi Blue-White Scrimmages will be held on Saturday, Oct. 5 at 6 p.m. at John Paul Jones Arena. Admission to the event and parking in surrounding JPJ lots are free to the public.

Season Tickets
Season tickets are sold out for the 2024-25 season. Fans may sign up for the 2025-26 season ticket waitlist. There is no cost to join. The waitlist ranking is based on Virginia Athletic Foundation priority point order.

Mini Plans
A variety of multi-game packages will be able available for fans to purchase. The four-game mini plan features the choice of Virginia Tech or Clemson, the choice of Memphis, Notre Dame, or Louisville, and the choice of two additional games. Additionally, the Fast Break Pass allows fans to secure seats for all Thanksgiving and Winter break games (Manhattan, Holy Cross, Memphis, American, NC State, and Louisville) with the ability to upgrade into lower-level student bleacher seats if available. Premium multi-game packages for the Landing will be available as well. Mini plans go on sale Tuesday, Oct. 1 to season ticket members and Virginia Athletic Foundation donors of $100 or more and the public on Thursday, Oct. 3 at 9 am.

Group Outings
Discounted group tickets will be available for all games excluding Duke for groups of 20 or more. Fans save 20 percent off the single-game price. Ticket prices vary based upon the seating area and opponent. Group tickets go on sale Tuesday, Oct. 1 to season ticket members and Virginia Athletic Foundation donors of $100 or more and the public on Thursday, Oct. 3 at 9 a.m.

Enjoy a game from the comfort of a semi-private space in the lower level of John Paul Jones Arena in the Landing spaces. The South Landing includes 16 tickets while the North Landing includes 12 tickets. Both of the Landing spaces have the ability to order catering and feature padded seats, four standing room only tickets, drink tables and a corner view of all the action on the court. Individual and mini plan options will also be available for the Landing. Please contact the ticket office to learn more about pricing and availability.

Single-Game Tickets
Non-conference games excluding Memphis will go on sale Tuesday Oct. 15 to season ticket members and Virginia Athletic Foundation donors of $100 or more and the public on Thursday, Oct. 17 at 9 am. Please note, Memphis will only be available as part of a multi-game package. Games in January, February and March will go on sale later in the year. Tickets prices vary based upon the opponent and seating area.

How To Purchase Tickets
Tickets can be purchased 24/7 on UVATix.com. Fans can also purchase tickets during normal business hours in-person at Bryant Hall inside Scott Stadium or by calling the ticket office at (434) 924-8821. The box office opens at John Paul Jones Arena for ticket purchases beginning 60 minutes prior to the event. Fans are encouraged to purchase in advance.

Any guess what pitchers will pitch in intersquad game 10/1 Tuesday?

Column: Through the first third, @justin ferber writes, UVa is passing the 2024 test so far. At 3-1 and half way to bowl eligibility going into their first bye this week, much is still to come for the Wahoos this season.

It is my guess that regardless of the win-loss outcome for this season, barring any extraordinary occurrences, Elliott will be back next year. But this is year three. If this season ends up with 3 or 4 wins as it is looking very likely, how hot will CTE's seat be next season, and what will be his status with another 3, 4 or 5 win season? Something to ponder. Let me add, I am in no way advocating or suggesting that TE be fired.

Since it is getting close to MLB playoff time. do yourself a favor and watch The Chicken Runs at Midnight on youtube.. I would add a word of warning; allergies may emerge.

With so many players coming and going, it is a fool's errand to predict who will be on the field five months from now, so I will try. Virginia has a lot of depth with returning pitchers, transfers in, and first years, This makes determining who will be on the mound in February especially problematic. I believe that Blanco, Woolfolk, and Augustin will be the weekend starters with two first years, Kirk and Valicius as mid-week starters. Kamshror and Moore might well get the first shot as closer. That leaves Barker, Bassett, Jaxel, Koenen, Lanzendorfer, Oschell, and Osinski to contend for time as relief pitchers. Hodges and O'Connor are recovering from injuries but should add to the mix in the spring. Ference returns as catcher and will be backed up by Wells. Perotta returns at first base but will be challenged by Arroyo. Hanson and Becker will likely be at second and third with Godbout at short. Sirois and Harris are backups. Ford will play in right field with Didawick and Teel , backed up by Buchanan and Nunnallee, joining Ford in the outfield.

PFF Grades: @justin ferber takes a look at how UVa graded out during Saturday’s win at Coastal Carolina.

Take Two: @justin ferber breaks down UVa’s wire-to-wire win at Coastal Carolina and grades the various units following the team’s 43-24 win ahead of the first bye week.

Fresh off a visit to Charlottesville this weekend, Ely Hamrick is a Hoo. The three-star QB from Asheville had offers from UVa, Kentucky, App State and Toledo.

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In several ways Virginia broke the mold in the defeat of Coastal Carolina. The team's offense had been largely dependent on the performance of Colandrea, but instead of an abundance of pass-run option plays, Virginia relied heavily on power running plays. The Cavs ran 58 times for a net of 384 yards and a 6.6 yards per carry average. Brown led the way with 9 rushes for 171 yards for a 19 yards per carry average. We passed just 23 times for 141 yards. Fields was the receiver on 4 of the passes for 65 yards and 2 touchdowns, and Neville gained 31 yards on just 2 catches.. Nine different players caught at least 1 pass. This allowed Virginia to make two first downs on fourth down.
On defense we allowed just 82 yards on 24 runs by a team that had featured the run in their previous games. On the other hand, Virginia allowed 16 pass completions on 33 attempts for 302 yards. Our special teams had been erratic this year, but with the exception of 1 kickoff which went out of bounds, our kickers did well. Sparks kicked off 8 times for 445 yards and a 5.6 yard average. He also punted 3 times for 140 yards and a 46.6 yard average. Bettridge made all 3 of his field goal attempts.
Elliott was able to give the reserves some important playing time.

We have new facilities that are supposedly state of the art. Our strength and conditioning program is categorized as excellent. The portal offers tremendous opportunity for a quick fix until we can right the program with our own recruits. We have a top 10 endowment which could be used to enhance the player recruitment, and all expenditures would pay themselves back multiple times. But now I see the new QB is rated the lowest 3 star ranking.

When I look at the visitors, I rarely see a 4 star or 5 star player. Is Elliott afraid to even try for more highly ranked players or has he deemed himself incapable of closing the deal? If he thinks the players he recruits are close to the capabilities of more highly ranked players, he has to prove it on the field. Thankfully, Colandrea was a great pick, but counting on a high percentage of his targets to perform at that level is unlikely.

With consistent rankings far outside the top 25, is there any reason to think we will get ranked there with this coach?

Four-star guard Keyshuan Tillery talked to @HoustonWilson about his final three schools, including UVa, and when he plans to announce his decision now that he’s taken his OVs.