UVa picked to finish last by ACC media - www.roanoke.com
Roanoke Times
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- By the time new Virginia football coach Mike London met with the media Monday, the media already had spoken.
London was sitting down with reporters when he was told the Cavaliers had been picked sixth in the Coastal Division in a poll conducted Sunday at the ACC Football Kickoff.
Verica seeks fresh start in 2010 season - www.roanoke.com
Roanoke Times
The fifth-year quarterback started nine games in 2008, but served as Jameel Sewell's backup last season.GREENSBORO, N.C. -- If it turns out that Virginia quarterback Marc Verica is a little more nimble this season, there might be an explanation.
Verica, an economics major who will be playing his fifth season as a graduate student, has been taking a dance class this summer.
SPORTS MINUTE - www.roanoke.com
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UVa gains commitment
Tim Cwalina, a 6-foot-7, 280-pound offensive lineman from Mount Lebanon High School outside Pittsburgh, has become the 22nd player to make a football commitment to Virginia for 2011.
Cavs land first hoops recruit for 2011-12 - www.roanoke.com
Roanoke Times
Virginia men's basketball coach Tony Bennett has returned to his Wisconsin roots to land the Cavaliers' first recruit for the 2011-2012 school year.
Paul Jesperson, a 6-foot-7, 185-pound wing player from Merrill, Wis., announced Thursday that he had picked UVa over Notre Dame, Minnesota and Northwestern.
Hampton QB Watford commits to Virginia - roanoke.com
Roanoke Times
Virginia football coach Mike London had a joyous day Saturday in the Hampton-Newport News area and not just because his son, Brandon, was getting married.
Across town, Hampton High School quarterback David Watford announced that he had chosen UVa over Virginia Tech and West Virginia.
Burns picks Cavaliers - roanoke.com
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Rob Burns, a 6-foot-8, 226-pound defensive end from Stone Bridge High School in Loudoun County, has become the 18th player to make a football commitment to Virginia for 2011.
Burns picked the Cavaliers over Penn State, Stanford and Boston College. He also had offers from Maryland and Duke, according to rivals.com.