November 07, 2009

Cavs at a November crossroads

Whether it leads to moving boxes or moving bowl tickets, that potentially tumultuous path starts today against No. 16 Miami (6-2, 3-2 ACC) at noon at Land Shark Stadium, the home of the NFL’s Miami Dolphins.


November 01, 2009

Cavaliers rue missed chances

Virginia’s victory train pulled out of the station with eight minutes to play Saturday night, but no one was aboard.


October 15, 2009

Terps compete despite losses

Scattershooting around the ACC, while wondering what Ralph Friedgen has in store for the Wahoos on Saturday ...


October 10, 2009

Simpson, Cavs slam Hoosiers

In one of its most dominant performances in the past decade, Virginia dismantled Indiana, 47-7, winning its first home game since last October.

Cavs get final non-conference test

A bruiser at heart, Rashawn Jackson is chomping at the bit.


September 20, 2009

Offensive switch not enough for UVa

Al Groh’s offense was broken and he did his best to fix it.


September 18, 2009

Sewell enjoys a long leash

For the first time since 2006, Jameel Sewell did not have to look over his shoulder.


September 13, 2009

Virginia’s problems start in trenches

Two weeks and two lopsided losses into the new season, Virginia fans are looking around wondering what is wrong with their football team.

Cavs sputter to lopsided loss

Virginia was trounced for the second consecutive week, losing this time to No. 16 Texas Christian 30-14 in front of 48,336 fans, the smallest crowd at Scott Stadium in a decade.


September 11, 2009

What’s wrong with the spread?

Unfortunately, Virginia’s newly-installed spread offense did not live up to the label attached during spring practice and training camp.


September 06, 2009

Sour start for Cavaliers

William & Mary, from the Football Championship Subdivision, stunned Virginia 26-14 in one of the most telling losses for the Cavaliers in two-plus decades.

A poor debut for the spread

Virginia’s new spread offense laid an egg large enough to cover the Commonwealth in omelet Saturday night in a mistake-riddled, 26-14 home loss to William & Mary.


September 03, 2009

A 3-point plan for Cavalier success

A few weeks ago, we penned a column about one of Al Groh’s coaching philosophies concerning the three things that a team must have to enhance its chances of winning: good quarterback play, a solid defense and a reliable kicker.


August 20, 2009

Groh keeps things simple — for now

For now, however, Groh remains noncommittal about the possibility of moving a quarterback to allow a pair of playmakers to be on the field at the same time.


August 19, 2009

Hall has mindset to lead Cavaliers

The most frequent question I’ve heard as I have traveled around the state this summer — particularly when I’m home in Central Virginia — has been, “So, who’s going to start at quarterback?”

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