Coach Tony Elliott spoke to the media Tuesday, answering questions after Virginia's first loss of the 2026 campaign. He highlighted what went wrong in the West Virginia game, but reiterated his focus on flushing the result and moving on to prepare for Delaware's visit to Scott Stadium this Saturday.
Most teams are not as good as they look when they win, or as bad as they look when they lose. The reality is somewhere in between. After projecting a veneer of dominance in blowing out NC State and Norfolk State, Virginia stumbled for the first time this season Saturday night in Charlotte.
The Cavaliers' season rolls on — the next task is a Saturday evening matchup with Delaware at Scott Stadium. Virginia is looking for a massive "get right" game after suffering its first loss of the season against West Virginia in Charlotte, N.C.
For the first time in 2026, Virginia is sitting with a loss. But as Coach Tony Elliott would say, the result is immediately flushed out and all focus turns towards the next game.
Everything has a price tag in this new era of college athletics: NIL and direct payments to athletes, coaching salaries (and buyouts), the infrastructure arms race.
Once again, Virginia will not be playing in the typical 12 p.m. slot. For their first ACC road game Oct. 3 at Florida State, the Cavaliers have a 3:30 p.m.
A year ago, Virginia responded to a September loss to NC State by rattling off seven straight victories and taking control of the Atlantic Coast Conference race.
Three games into the 2026 season, the ACC has already seen significant changes. Virginia, expected to reign among the conference contenders, took a stumble and dropped a game it was expected to win by roughly 10 points.
After Saturday night's humbling performance against West Virginia, Tony Elliott must get his Virginia Cavaliers to immediately regroup and prepare for an underrated Delaware team this Saturday.
Saturday night did not go as planned for the Virginia Cavaliers. UVA entered the game as a near double-digit favorite against West Virginia, but it was the Mountaineers that walked out of Charlotte with an important win.
The Virginia offense stalled out after a strong first quarter, and the Cavaliers' defense, thought to be one of the best in the ACC, was shredded on the ground by the West Virginia rushing attack, and the end result was the first loss of the season for UVA.
Coach Tony Elliott stood at the podium, the same spot from Dec. 6, 2025. He once again answered questions, once again after a shocking upset loss at Bank of America Stadium.
Saturday, Virginia baseball played its first fall ball action of the 2027 season. The Cavaliers hosted Gardner-Webb in a non-televised, public preseason game.
Virginia was dealt its first loss of the 2026 season Saturday. It was a shocking upset, as the Cavaliers lost by double digits for the first time since November of 2024.
Fourth down. Quarterback Beau Pribula looked to his left, searching for a prayer to keep the game alive. In an arena of nightmares and despair for Cavaliers of season past, Pribula found nothing but renewed demons in Charlotte, N.C.
The Cavaliers dropped their first loss of the season this year, falling to West Virginia 38-27 down in Charlotte, N.C. It was a shocking upset in which Virginia was outclassed for a majority of the evening, particularly on defense.
Gameday has arrived. at 7:30 p.m, Virginia battles West Virginia to preserve an undefeated record and keep pace in the race to the postseason. Returning to Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C., the Cavaliers hope to start a winning streak in the Tar Heel State.
Live from the escalating atmosphere chaos for Ole Miss vs LSU in Oxford, Miss., the College Gameday team has made its predictions for today’s slate of games.
Virginia is 2-0 and No. 25 in the AP poll after beating NC State 34-8 in a sold-out home opener and annihilating Norfolk State 59-3. West Virginia's record is also 2-0, with wins over Coastal Carolina and Tennessee-Martin.
The Virginia Cavaliers are facing the West Virginia Mountaineers tonight in Charlotte, what UVA hopes is their first of two trips to Charlotte this season.
Virginia has convincingly looked the part of an ACC contender thus far, outscoring opponents 93-11 ahead of its next game against West Virginia. Almost a quarter of the 2026 regular season has come and gone.
Head coach Tony Elliott's team took control from the first whistle.
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