Cavaliers Journal: September 19, 2010 - September 25, 2010
Virginia 48, VMI 7: Three up, three down
The final margin of Virginia's victory might not have come as a surprise for most people who follow the team, but some of the events that occured during the Cavaliers' 48-7 over 1-AA Virginia Military Institute were intriguing, to say...
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| September 25, 2010; 8:22 PM ET |
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Dowling, McLeod make their season debuts against VMI
Senior cornerback Ras-I Dowling and junior strong safety Rodney McLeod made their season debuts Saturday. Dowling (hamstring) and McLeod (knee) had sat out Virginia's first two games due to injury, and neither started against Virginia Military Institute. Dowling entered the...
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| September 25, 2010; 6:52 PM ET |
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Cavs respond quickly to VMI touchdown
With 2 minutes, 35 seconds remaining in the first quarter, VMI quarterback Cam Jones found a wide-open Robbie White in the end zone for a one-yard touchdown pass to tie the score, 7-7. It was a rough defensive drive for...
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| September 25, 2010; 2:09 PM ET |
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Virginia gets on the board in a hurry
In fairness to VMI, this game was scoreless a lot longer than I thought it would be. Marc Verica just threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Dontrelle Inman to put Virginia up, 7-0, with 11:02 remaining in the first quarter....
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| September 25, 2010; 1:42 PM ET |
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Live from Scott Stadium: Virginia vs. VMI
Hello everyone, we're less than an hour from kickoff here. Players are out on the field going through warmup drills, and cadets from Virginia Military Institute have begun to fill a corner of the upper deck. Senior cornerback Ras-I Dowling...
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| September 25, 2010; 12:41 PM ET |
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No shortage of running backs on Virginia's kickoff return unit
The five primary running backs that line up in Virginia’s backfield also make up nearly half of the team’s kickoff return unit. Sophomore tailback Perry Jones and fifth-year senior tailback Raynard Horne line up deep to return the kickoffs. Fifth-year...
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| September 24, 2010; 11:12 AM ET |
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Poll: How will Virginia fare against VMI?
"This game, you'd like to get guys who haven't played much in the game. We'd like to give them a chance to play, but we're not going to overlook VMI in terms of disrespecting them, as far as thinking I'm...
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| September 24, 2010; 7:40 AM ET |
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London 'would not be surprised' to see Dowling, McLeod play Saturday
Virginia Coach Mike London said Thursday that senior cornerback Ras-I Dowling and junior strong safety Rodney McLeod may play Saturday against Virginia Military Institute. Dowling (hamstring) and McLeod (knee) have missed the Cavaliers' first two games this season due to...
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| September 23, 2010; 11:44 AM ET |
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Tailback rotation working out for Virginia so far
Through three weeks and two games of the 2010 regular season, fifth-year senior tailback Keith Payne leads Virginia in rushing attempts (28), fifth-year senior Raynard Horne is the team's No. 3 tailback option and redshirt freshman tailback Dominique Wallace no...
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| September 23, 2010; 9:47 AM ET |
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Decision on No. 2 quarterback looms for Cavaliers
It seems like a simple question: If the starting quarterback goes down, needs to be yanked or is no longer needed, who steps in to take his place? For Virginia Coach Mike London, however, that is a multi-layered question the...
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| September 23, 2010; 7:33 AM ET |
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Mike London: ACC will be viewed 'more positively' in long run
Earlier today on the ACC coaches’ teleconference, Virginia Coach Mike London was asked for his thoughts on the ACC’s performance thus far in non-conference play. The ACC is 17-11 through three weeks of the season against non-conference foes. “Well, you...
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| September 22, 2010; 1:27 PM ET |
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Quick hits from Mike London's appearance on ACC coaches' teleconference
Virginia Coach Mike London spoke a short while ago in his weekly segment on the ACC coaches' teleconference. Not much in the way of news came out of it, though London did provide meager updates in a few areas of...
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| September 22, 2010; 11:16 AM ET |
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Despite absence of two starters, Virginia secondary holding steady
Relying on several previously inexperienced players, the Virginia secondary has performed admirably through the first two games of the season despite the injury-related absences of two starters -- senior cornerback Ras-I Dowling (hamstring) and junior strong safety Rodney McLeod (knee)....
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| September 22, 2010; 7:14 AM ET |
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VMI coach would like to avoid 'catastrophe' against Virginia
Virginia Military Institute Coach Sparky Woods spoke on the Big South coaches' teleconference Tuesday morning and there seemed to be some resignation in his voice. Having coached at several different 1-A programs before, Woods is well aware of the steep...
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| September 21, 2010; 1:42 PM ET |
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Injury update on Dowling, McLeod
Virginia Coach Mike London said Monday that senior cornerback Ras-I Dowling (hamstring) and junior strong safety Rodney McLeod (knee) returned to practice last week and are "moving around here pretty good." As for the pair's playing status for Saturday's contest...
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| September 21, 2010; 11:26 AM ET |
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The ties that bind Virginia, VMI
Defensive Coordinator Jim Reid went through a list of all the Virginia Military Institute defensive starters Monday and recalled that he had recruited all but one of them. Reid served as VMI's head coach from 2006-07. When Reid left VMI...
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| September 21, 2010; 9:41 AM ET |
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Virginia to wear third different uni combo in as many games
When Virginia takes the field against Virginia Military Institute on Saturday, the Cavaliers will be wearing blue jerseys and blue pants. That will mark the third different uniform combination the team has donned in as many games. Coach Mike London...
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| September 21, 2010; 8:21 AM ET |
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The downside to playing two 1-AA teams in the same season
On Saturday, Virginia (1-1) will host Virginia Military Institute, its second 1-AA opponent of the season. The Cavaliers defeated Richmond, 34-13, on Sept. 4. While it is common for 1-A programs to schedule 1-AA foes as part of their early...
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| September 21, 2010; 7:35 AM ET |
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VMI game might provide Cavs opportunity to test out other QBs
Virginia Military Institute represents the second 1-AA opponent Virginia will face at home this season, and while the team so far has said all the right things about not taking anyone lightly, this much is clear: The Cavaliers do not...
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| September 20, 2010; 5:45 PM ET |
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More on Dom Wallace's departure from the Virginia football program
The second item Virginia Coach Mike London discussed during the opening comments of his press conference Monday concerned the decision by redshirt freshman tailback Dominique Wallace to leave the team for personal reasons. According to a release the team had...
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| September 20, 2010; 5:30 PM ET |
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Wide receiver Tim Smith to receive second opinion on injured ankle
Sophomore wide receiver Tim Smith this week will receive a second opinion on a lingering ankle injury, Virginia Coach Mike London said Monday. One of the Cavaliers' top returning wide receivers, Smith saw action as a reserve wideout in Virginia's...
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| September 20, 2010; 5:00 PM ET |
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Dominique Wallace leaves Virginia football team
Redshirt freshman tailback Dominique Wallace has left the Virginia football program for "personal reasons", Coach Mike London announced in a press release Monday. The release stated that Wallace remains enrolled at the school. Wallace played on special teams in Virginia's...
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| September 20, 2010; 2:50 PM ET |
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