In case you missed it on the front page, our in-depth update with three-star offensive lineman Ben Knutson on what all went into his commitment to UVa is now live and linked below. Some interesting stuff from the future Wahoo.

Link: Knutson breaks down why he picked UVa

he has opened back up his recruitment , number 21 in Country,Miami Florida---would we reach out--offer list are the ususal suspects

UVa is the No. 3 send in the Lake Elsinore Regional. The Cavaliers will face USC to start the regional. Full release coming.

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Started hearing rumblings about this one during the weekend. From talking to sources, it sounds to me like TB is really interested in this one and UVa is going to make a push...

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Saw that he signed with New Orleans yesterday after minicamp.

http://espn.go.com/blog/new-orleans...er-tryouts-including-third-kicker-zach-hocker

Here's the full update with Mike Huff on the commitment his son Jay made to UVa last week. You'll definitely want to give this one a read at the link below.

Link: In-depth on Huff's decision

takes men's individual tennis title 3-6, 7-6, 6-1. First individual winner since somdev in 2008. Go hoos

Well, it looks like we are the 3rd seed in the UC Santa Barbara Regional. Any thoughts from the official or self-proclaimed gurus. I am neither...

http://www.sportingnews.com/mlb/sto...-2015-bracket-regional-matchups-teams-college

So I've seen some discussion about Huff not playing high level AAU or his offer sheet, but shouldn't we want some guys to under the radar to get them here? We have not hit the status yet where big time kids are going to more times than not choose us yet. We are getting there, but that's going to take a few more years and tournament runs past the first weekend for those kids to really take it seriously. I love the fact we get kids like this because of my personal opinion we have one of the best basketball player development and our strength coach is top notch.

UVa has picked up a commitment tonight from three-star OL Ben Knutson.

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I posted this video earlier but want to point out why I like that this video was called "Jay Huff Highlights" even though we see him missing as many shots as he makes. Here's my own analysis of the video:
1. At the 0:06 mark, Huff is bringing the ball up the court when he is challenged by the defender. Like a good ballhandler should, he instinctively lowers his body and puts himself between the ball and the defender, drawing the whistle on the defender for the bump.
2. At the 0:14 mark, he takes the ball from the top of the key, dribbles and makes a nice spin move to elude two defenders, drawing the foul.
3. At the 0:20 to 0:31 time frame, he calmly sinks the 2 free thows, showing excellent balance, form, release, and arc on his shots.
4. At the 0:33 mark, he fumbles the ball, but gets low and scraps with several defenders, picks up the ball and moves agressively to the hoop.
5. At the 40 sec. mark, another nice spin move followed with a good-looking step-back shot. Remember, this is a 6'10" high school junior.
6. At the 50 sec. mark, he head fakes his defender at the top of the key, blowing by him while driving to the hoop where he draws a blocking foul from a Carolina kid who's obviously watched too much Duke basketball.
7. At the 1:08 mark - nice looking missed jumper from the corner.
8. At the 1:13 mark, he moves his feet very well on defense while staying erect, avoiding the foul but causing a badly-missed shot by his man which Jay then rebounds.
9. At the 1:20 mark, this is one of my favorites: He misses the three from the top of the key, but then alertly sees the seam in the middle after his teammate gets the rebound, runs through that seam, then gets a great pass from that teammate for the slam.
10. At the 1:43, again, he moves his feet very well on D and blocks the shot. You can tell this kid is a coaches son - he looks very sound fundamentally.
11. At the 1:46, he makes a nice catch of a pass, showing great hands, followed by a quick spin move away from the defender for the easy finish.
12. At the 1:54, being very active in the middle allows him to finally get open for another easy one.
13. At the 2:06 - GET THAT CRAP OUTTA HERE!!!
14. At the 2:18, very active defensively and quick off the floor.
KUDOS to Patrick O'Brien of NC Preps for a very well done, instructive video. I have only one complaint, Patrick - where da rap music, bro?!!!!! Login to view embedded media

I received two emails today. The first was from the Alumni Association offering discounted tickets for the W & M, Boise State, Duke, and Syracuse games. The second was from VAF offering a chance to upgrade season ticket seats and improve parking.

From UVa:

Notre Dame Defeats Virginia, 8-2
Cavaliers play NC State at 7 p.m. Saturday in final game of tournament

The Virginia baseball team lost 8-2 to Notre Dame Friday in pool play at the ACC Baseball Championship at Durham Bulls Athletic Park in Durham, N.C. Virginia (34-21) is the No. 7 seed in the tournament, while Notre Dame (36-20) is the No. 3 seed.

Now 0-2 in pool play and eliminated from contention to reach the championship game, the Cavaliers complete tournament play at 7 p.m. Saturday against No. 6 seed NC State. Notre Dame is now 1-1 in pool play.

“Certainly Brandon Waddell has pitched better the last few weeks than he did today, but the credit goes to Notre Dame because they capitalized on our mistakes, whether it was walks or not handling the ball defensively,” Virginia head coach Brian O’Connor said. “They did a good job on capitalizing on a few of those opportunities. We’ve played much better baseball the last few weeks than we have today, but that doesn’t take anything away from what Notre Dame did.”

Virginia starting pitcher Brandon Waddell (Jr., Houston, Texas) worked six innings, giving up six runs (four earned), seven hits and five walks while striking out nine. He took the loss and fell to 3-5 on the season. Notre Dame starter Ryan Smoyer (9-0) pitched six innings in earning the win. He allowed two earned runs, four hits and four walks while striking out a pair. Brandon Bielak pitched the final three innings to earn his first save.

Pavin Smith (Fr., Jupiter, Fla.) had a pair of hits for Virginia, which was limited to six hits in the game. Matt Thaiss (So., Jackson, N.J.) hit a two-run double for the Cavaliers.

Notre Dame scored in the first inning when Waddell issued a bases-loaded walk to Lane Richards. Waddell struggled with his control in the first inning, walking three batters while also allowing just an infield single.

A Virginia miscue led to two Notre Dame runs in the third inning. With two outs and runners on second and third base, Waddell struck out Richards on a ball in the dirt. Catcher Robbie Coman’s throw to first was errant and rolled into right field, allowing both runners to score.

UVa got both runs back in its half of the third inning. Kevin Doherty (Jr., Laytonsville, Md.) and Daniel Pinero (So., Toronto, Ontario) each drew walks from Smoyer and scored when Thaiss lined a two-out double into the right-field corner.

The Fighting Irish responded with a two-out run in the top of the fourth as Kyle Fiala smashed a double off the Blue Monster in left field, bringing Jake Shepski home. Notre Dame pushed its lead to 6-2 in the sixth when Cavan Biggio lined a two-run triple down the right-field line.

Notre Dame tacked on a run in the eighth when Fiala grounded out to shortstop to plate Shepski, who drew a leadoff walk and moved to third on a single to center by Mac Hudgins. The Fighting Irish added their final tally in the ninth inning on a Richards sac fly.

Every game of the tournament through Saturday will air on the ACC’s Regional Sports Networks (Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic in the Charlottesville area). The games also will stream online on ESPN3. UVa’s live radio broadcasts are available on VirginiaSports.com through a Cavaliers Live subscription, while WINA 1070-AM and WINA.com will have the live local radio broadcast for all postseason games. The ACC tournament games will air across select stations on the Virginia Sports Radio Network:

Charlottesville - WINA 1070 AM
Martinsville - WHEE 1370 AM
Staunton - WTON 94.3 FM

UVa has landed a commitment from 6-foot-10 Durham (NC) Voyager Academy shooter Jay Huff in the 2016 class.

Thought you guys would enjoy these scouting videos courtesy of our friends over at The Wolfpacker. Decided to package these all together in a content item with stats broken out.

Link: Scouting Videos- Jay Huff

Signed by the Cleveland Browns. Did anyone else know about this? I feel very late to the party lol.

The whole staff is important, but the more I see guys develop the more I think he's not only the MVP of the staff, but a guy we need to give whatever amount of money it keeps to keep them here


http://www.training-conditioning.com/content/divide-and-conquer

How is Michigan State, Cal, and Iowa St given the same or better odds to win the NCAA tourney next year over UVA? Craziest thing is that Maryland is a 9/1 favorite.

http://zagsblog.com/articles/maryland-is-the-new-favorite-to-win-the-ncaa-championship/

2017 LB Justin Foster is one of the best OLBs in his class. In the video linked below he talks about his offers from Clemson, Virginia, Wake Forest, North Carolina, Duke, N.C. State, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia Tech and Vanderbilt. He has already taken a lot of visits and is planning more to schools like Georgia, Florida State, Alabama, Florida and some others. Foster said he will camp at Georgia and Alabama.

Video: 2017 LB Foster headed for stardom

Have confirmed that UVa has picked up a commitment from three-star tight end Andrew Trainer. Nice pull for the Cavaliers.

Check out these scouting clips of three-star Rivals150 power forward Wenyen Gabriel in action, courtesy of our friends over at The Wolfpacker.


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Seems like a great debate has been stirred by Huff's commitment. Some things to remember about Coach Bennett

1. CTB will use all available scholarships. 2012 forever changed CTB. He will never be put into a position of having to field a squad with NO depth. Since 2012, CTB has used every available scholarship, and all indications are that he will continue to do so.

2.IF CTB identifies a kid that fits the 5 pillar principles and is committed to UVA and will fill a need, he will sign them. This is the second key to CTB. Once he sees that a kid fills a need, is committed to the 5 pillar principles and wants to play for UVA- he does not hesitate to pull the trigger. Look no further than Huff, Jerome, Wilkins, Shayok- all kids that fit the profile, yet were maybe not the "best" at their position, and maybe not the "best" recruit offered by CTB. CTB saw the need, understood the player and person, and was ready to go "all in".

3. CTB will be honest with kids in the program- even if it means transfers. BJ Stith, Johnson, KT, Jesperson Barnette all kids that CTB brought in to play but did not have the ability or commitment to stay the course. Result, they move on.

4. CTB believes in his ability to coach Akil, Atkins, Brogdon, Harris- all kids that were solid recruits but not elite. What do they have in common? All ACC or All ACC defensive POY. CTB has supreme confidence that if the kids are committed to the program, he can get them to excel.

So I am firm ly in the camp that Huff is yet another kid that CTB has identified as a potential All ACC player, and a kid that CTB believes is committed to the 5 pillars and will work to be the best player they can be. Its like money in the bank.

One of UVa's top OL targets is now off the board.

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The latest installment of the CavsCorner Podcast is now live on the front page and linked below. And you guessed it, it's time to talk quarterbacks. Again.

Link: CavsCorner Podcast- Episode 110 (48:29)