VIRGINIA RUMORS & GOSSIP
RB Clifton Richardson transferring from Virginia
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Virginia coach Mike London says junior running back Clifton Richardson has decided to transfer.
London says Richardson asked for permission to pursue opportunities elsewhere and he wishes him well. Richardson has two seasons of eligibility remaining.The 6-foot, 210-pound Newport News native played sparingly as Virginia's No. 3 tailback the past two seasons...
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Richardson Transfers form UVa
Charlottesville, Va.--Virginia football head coach Mike London announced Thursday that junior running back Clifton Richardson will transfer after two years with the Cavaliers. More from Virginia below..
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Virginia's Dynamic Duo: From Unknown To Unstoppable
February 28 – Virginia is up on Duke by 11, with just over 90 clicks on the clock. Joe Harris has the ball, looking to stick the dagger in the Blue Devils’ heart. Up around the three-point line, he’s got a taller Amile Jefferson guarding him, when teammate Akil Mitchell hurries out to deliver a solid screen left. Under the basket, Mason Plumlee is napping, he’s late to help...
Wisconsin gets rematch with Virginia in B1G/ACC Challenge
Wisconsin welcomed former assistant coach Tony Bennett and his Virginia Cavaliers back to the Kohl Center and coach Bennett's charges came out with a 60-54 victory in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. The Badgers will get a chance to avenge that loss this season as the two will meet in the 15th annual Big Ten/ACC Challenge.
The Badgers and Cavaliers will meet on Dec. 4th at John...
Looking at Virginia recruit B.J. Stith
For those of you just getting back from your five-year tour in Antarctica, B.J. Stith is the son - the second son, he has an older brother Brandan who'll play his college ball at East Carolina - of UVA legend Bryant Stith. Naturally, therefore, his every move has been watched by recruitophiles for a long time now, and much of what I'm going to say is already well...
Virginia's Brogdon, Gill ready to step on the court again
After an up and down season that saw Virginia struggle early, peak by beating Duke, and struggle down the stretch the Cavaliers are ready to look ahead to a promising 2013-14 season. Tony Bennett's team will have two players coming off of redshirts that should be ready to make an impact.
Malcolm Brogdon says his mind keeps wandering toward next November.
"I can'...
ACC notebook: Virginia remains undecided at quarterback
Virginia unveiled its post-spring camp depth chart Monday without a defined starter named at quarterback.
The depth chart lists, in order: David Watford or Greyson Lambert or Phillip Sims.Coach Mike London and his staff refused to acknowledge a pecking order. But some reports suggest there's more to the list than happenstance.
When Michael Rocco left a few months ago, it seemed...
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Bennett: Jesperson granted release to transfer
Virginia coach Tony Bennett says sophomore guard Paul Jesperson is leaving the Cavaliers' program.
The 6-foot-6 Jesperson started 33 of 35 games this season. He averaged 4.7 points and 2.2 rebounds. He scored a career-best 12 points in an 80-69 victory at Maryland on Feb. 10, but shot just 36.1 percent from the field overall. He made 40 of 108 3-point tries, or 37 percent.
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April 15, 2013
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Paul Jesperson to transfer from Virginia
According to Whitelaw Reid, Virginia's Paul Jesperson will transfer.
A source tells me that #UVa sophomore guard Paul Jesperson has been granted his release and will transfer. More details to come.
— Whitelaw Reid (@WhiteysWorld365) April 15, 2013
Jesperson's departure comes largely due to a jampacked roster at Virginia. With Jontel Evans the only departure and 4 players...
Rocco's NCAA appeal denied; will sit out season
Michael Rocco will have to sit out the season at Richmond after the NCAA denied his appeal for a transfer exception.
The former Virginia quarterback transferred after last season. The school appealed to the NCAA for a one-time exception to allow him to play this season, but the NCAA turned it down. NCAA bylaws require a player have two seasons of eligibility to qualify for the exception...
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April 11, 2013
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Spring look ahead: Virginia Cavaliers
2012 record: 4-8 overall, 2-6 ACC
Spring practice opens: March 18
Spring game date: April 6
2012 in review: A 2-0 start and win over Penn State had Hoo-ville fired up, but then a 56-20 loss to Georgia Tech triggered a six-game losing skid. Virginia dropped eight of its last 10 games, and half the losses were blowouts. Coach Mike London never settled on a quarterback, rotating the...
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March 26, 2013
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Making the case for the Virginia Cavaliers as a NCAA Tournament team.
So I’m checking out CBS’s Sportsline bracketology this week to see what teams they had in the NCAA tournament. Now after Virginia won at Maryland this past weekend, I figured the Cavaliers were in the Big Dance and I said as much in this week’s ACC bubble analysis that I post each Monday. Now if you didn’t have the Cavaliers in the NCAAs, then at the very least they had to...
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February 14, 2013
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No. 24 Virginia 75, Maryland 72
Mike Scott had a career-high 35 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, Sammy Zeglinski scored 20 points, and No. 24 Virginia overcame a late collapse in regulation to pull out a 75-72 overtime victory over Maryland on Sunday.
Scott accounted for half of Virginia's 14 points in overtime. The 6-foot-8 senior had never scored more than 28 points in an Atlantic Coast Conference game.
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March 04, 2012
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'Noles look to bounce back in Charlottesville
Mike Scott and Virginia's senior class are close to reaching the NCAA tournament for the first time.
Another milestone for them could happen Thursday night.
Scott's class hopes to earn its first victory over No. 22 Florida State when the No. 24 Cavaliers play their home finale.
Virginia (21-7, 8-6 ACC) is in its third season under coach Tony Bennett and will likely make...
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March 01, 2012
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CAN'T STOMACH ANYMORE
Virginia player ends hunger strike
After eight days, UVA safety Joseph Williams and the group who were protesting the low wages of certain campus workers have ended their hunger strike.
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