Cavaliers Journal: September 12, 2010 - September 18, 2010
Virginia to devote 'sufficient amount' of time to field goal sequence this week
The Virginia football team will return to the practice field today, and one of the focuses will be on a field goal kicking unit that has yet to get the ball through the uprights through the first two games of...
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Steve Yanda
| September 15, 2010; 11:12 AM ET |
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Pac-10 penalizes officials of Virginia-USC game
The Pac-10 officials involved in a controversial call during Saturday's contest between Virginia and Southern California have been reprimanded and will be removed from a future game assignment, the conference announced Monday. Virginia ran a fake punt early in the...
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Steve Yanda
| September 13, 2010; 9:07 PM ET |
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Gametime for Virginia-VMI game set for 1:30 p.m.
After a bye this week, Virginia will host 1-AA Virginia Military Institute at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 25, the Atlantic Coast Conference announced Monday. The game will be broadcast on the Internet at ESPN3.com....
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Steve Yanda
| September 13, 2010; 3:48 PM ET |
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Virginia to work on eliminating 'drive-killer' type penalties
Virginia was whistled for nine penalties that accounted for 101 yards against Southern California on Saturday, which sounds bad until you consider that the Trojans drew 13 penalties for a total of 140 yards. When assessing his team’s performance Sunday,...
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Steve Yanda
| September 13, 2010; 2:21 PM ET |
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Torchia, tight ends factor into Virginia offense
Whether by design or by circumstance, senior tight end Joe Torchia took on a larger role in Virginia’s passing game Saturday night at Southern California. The Cavaliers, under first-year Offensive Coordinator Bill Lazor’s pro-style offense, have said they want to...
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Steve Yanda
| September 13, 2010; 12:11 PM ET |
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Mike London deems 'operation time' in Virginia's kicking game too slow
Junior placekicker Robert Randolph missed two field goals during the entire 2009 season. He entered this season on the watch list for the Lou Groza Award, given annually to the nation’s top kicker. But through two games, Randolph has struggled...
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Steve Yanda
| September 13, 2010; 10:00 AM ET |
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How the Cavaliers plan to spend their bye week
The Virginia football team took a flight back to the East Coast directly after Saturday night’s 17-14 loss at Southern California and arrived back in Charlottesville around 8 a.m. on Sunday morning. At that point, the assistant coaches dispersed on...
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Steve Yanda
| September 13, 2010; 7:56 AM ET |
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Bye week comes at opportune time for Dowling, McLeod
Senior cornerback Ras-I Dowling (hamstring) and junior strong safety Rodney McLeod (left knee) sat out of Saturday night's contest against No. 16 Southern California. Dowling and McLeod also missed Virginia's season-opening win over Richmond. It was considered unlikely that McLeod...
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Steve Yanda
| September 12, 2010; 12:50 PM ET |
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Mike London: Officiating crew admitted it 'blew the call' on Virginia's fake punt
Virginia Coach Mike London paused for six seconds during his postgame press conference Saturday night before answering the question: What did you think of the game's officiating? With his left hand gripped tightly around his right forearm as he leaned...
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Steve Yanda
| September 12, 2010; 10:25 AM ET |
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No. 16 Southern California 17, Virginia 14: Three up, three down
To say that Virginia Coach Mike London was perturbed after Saturday night’s 17-14 loss at No. 16 Southern California might be a bit of an understatement. He tried to keep his frustration below the surface, but his transparency betrayed him....
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| September 12, 2010; 6:33 AM ET |
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