Virginia football is well-represented in Dallas with recent UVa products Kevin Ogletree and John Phillips on the Cowboys’ 53-man roster.

One of the key elements that help a spread offense become effective is a corps of wide receivers that can make something happen after the catch, or as Gregg Brandon said last December, “turn six yards into 60.”

Michael Colley died of an apparent heart attack during a walk at Virginia Beach, where he was vacationing with friends.

Virginia runner Cedric Peerman and tight end John Phillips were selected during the sixth round of the NFL Draft and former UVa quarterback Kevin McCabe quickly inked an undrafted free agent deal.

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.

The night Jared Green learned that Virginia had hired the innovative Gregg Brandon as its new offensive coordinator, he couldn’t contain his excitement.

Ogletree, listed at 6-foot-1 and 189 pounds, had one year of eligibility remaining after he was sidelined in 2007 after knee surgery. Yet with his sociology degree and a pair of 50-catch seasons under his belt, the New York native elected to pass up an opportunity to play in new offensive coordinator Gregg Brandon’s spread offense.

For the last five years or so, Virginia coach Al Groh has made it an annual practice of sitting down with some of his players in December to help them evaluate their pro football possibilities.

Kevin Ogletree, Virginia’s leading wideout in 2008, will forego his final year at Virginia to enter the NFL draft.

It didn’t lock Virginia down immediately, but Clemson’s defense certainly turned the tide after a rocky first quarter during the Tigers’ 13-3 win in a defensive struggle Sunday.

While stumbles along the way were painful, the Cavaliers (5-5, 3-3 ACC) are once again playing meaningful football in November.

Ogletree, Virginia’s top pass-catching option with 50 receptions for 640 yards, boasts another year of eligibility stemming from his medical redshirt in 2007.

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.