Cavaliers Journal: March 28, 2010 - April 3, 2010
Special teams expected to be simpler in 2010
When former coach Al Groh hired Ron Prince to coordinate the Cavaliers' special teams last season, Groh praised Prince's intricate schemes and said Virginia could make its biggest area of improvement in 2009 on special teams. That did not happen,...
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April 2, 2010; 4:30 PM ET |
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Health not a major issue for Cavaliers three weeks into spring practice
Virginia Coach Mike London needed to knock on wood when he was answering a question about the Cavaliers' health because the team has, for the most part, avoided costly injuries. Through nine practices (the 10th practice is today), only two...
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April 2, 2010; 4:00 PM ET |
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Mike London remains quiet about uniform changes
Virginia Coach Mike London is willing to admit there will be changes to the Cavaliers' uniforms next season, although London stopped short of offering any additional details about one of the most-discussed topics of the London era. "It's a work...
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April 2, 2010; 3:00 PM ET |
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Virginia men's basketball: Tony Bennett's self evaluation
Tony Bennett's meetings with his players have been documented in this space, but Bennett also needed to evaluate himself after his first season as the Cavaliers' men's basketball coach. In Bennett's previous coaching job at Washington State, he took over...
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April 1, 2010; 1:00 PM ET |
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Delayed football redshirts 'always a consideration' to London
Former Virginia football coach Al Groh was often criticized last season when he played the majority of of his true freshman class and did not redshirt those players. Groh often said a player could redshirt later in the career, which...
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April 1, 2010; 12:00 PM ET |
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Virginia-Maryland to renew lacrosse rivalry in College Park
When the Virginia men's lacrosse team played Maryland last season, the No. 1 Cavaliers needed four seven overtimes to earn a dramatic victory over the Terrapins. Saturday night at 8 p.m., Virginia visits College Park again ranked No. 1, with...
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April 1, 2010; 10:46 AM ET |
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Marc Verica trying to build confidence in critical spring
Mike London left Virginia before the 2008 season, when Marc Verica was a little-known third-string quarterback. Upon London's return, Verica has seen it all -- he's been a starter, he's been benched, he's gone back down to third string and...
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March 31, 2010; 12:45 PM ET |
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Mike London's changes to the football program
When a new football coach arrives, you're bound to read stories about specific changes, whether it's to the locker room or the weight room or the way practice is organized. Virginia Coach Mike London had the shed near the Cavaliers'...
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March 31, 2010; 11:50 AM ET |
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Sylven Landesberg on Virginia's future
Virginia's basketball prospects next season appeared to take a hit when Sylven Landesberg left school for a professional career. But Landesberg said plans to keep an eye on what happens to his former teammates. Here's what he said about Virginia's...
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March 31, 2010; 10:56 AM ET |
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