Zane Parr will certainly be needed in the weeks that lie ahead with sophomore Matt Conrath likely out of action for up to a month with a high-ankle sprain.

As the NFL draft opens today at 4 p.m., the lives of numerous players that once wore a Cavalier uniform will be altered in various ways.

Player after player — including some Cavaliers long removed from the minds of many locals for various reasons — lifted weights, ran various drills and were monitored by scouts from 29 of the 32 NFL teams at the program’s annual Pro Timing Day.

On Thursday night, Rodney Landers of James Madison was the one taking the handoff as he became the first player in 10 years from a school other than Virginia Tech or Virginia to win the Dudley Award

Without a win on Saturday at Virginia Tech, Clint Sintim will see something else: his final collegiate contest. The Cavaliers must win at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg at noon to become bowl eligible, which still would not guarantee another contest depending on the events of the final weekend in league play.

When Jon Copper graduated from Jim Hickam’s Northside High School program six years ago, there were no offers waiting for him to play college football.

Some of the best recruiters in Virginia football history have been former employees of Al Groh.

Virginia’s seniors really don’t know what’s about to hit them this Saturday when they say goodbye to Scott Stadium.

Scattershooting around the ACC, while noting that until last Saturday night, one of the teams that came the closest to stopping the nation’s current longest winning streak was Virginia ...

Yet, trying to beat the masses, Sintim left in darkness to beat the traffic in an attempt to vote with ease in this year’s election.

In a matter of minutes, Virginia fumbled away its lead in ACC’s Coastal Division and perhaps its chance to play in the league’s championship game.

Miami will get its shot at revenge on Saturday — the Hurricanes (5-3, 2-2 ACC) invade Scott Stadium at noon with hopes of upending Virginia (5-3, 2-1) and jumbling the league’s Coastal Division standings even further.

Marc Verica entered the third quarter of Saturday’s game with as many incomplete passes as those that found receivers.

North Carolina may have its best chance in recent history to snap that long-standing slide. The Tar Heels (5-1, 1-1 ACC) enter the game ranked No. 18 and as a 4-point favorite.

Scattershooting around the ACC, while saying farewell to Clemson’s Tommy Bowden, who got the axe from his school on Monday morning ...