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Wilkins, Colts Prevail in Super Bowl XLI
Wilkins was the lone return man on special teams for the Colts. He compiled 131 return yards on the day with 89 on kick returns and 42 on punt returns. For the Bears, Jones had a good afternoon in the loss. He averaged 7.5 yards per carry on the day, posting 112 yards rushing on 15 carries. He also added 18 yards receiving.
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This Week In Recruiting By Chris Horne Football ... Wednesday is the most exciting day in college football recruiting - National Signing Day! Signing day marks the beginning of the signing period, when 2007 class recruits can sign a letter of intent with their respective school. Currently, UVa has 25 verbal commitments in the 2007 class. Twenty-four are expected to sign letters of intent, with Milford Academy OLB Romale Tucker being the only question mark ... will he sign with Virginia? ... Syracuse? ... or not at all? Same goes for Friendly (Fort Washington, MD) WR Vincent Hill, who is not listed as a commitment but is considering signing with either UVa or Akron. Both Tucker and Hill ultimately would be 2008 recruits for Virginia anyway, but both are wanted by the staff. UVa's 2007 class is currently rated No. 19 in the nation by Rivals.com and No. 29 in the country by Scout.com. Wednesday should be an exciting day for Al Groh and company, who are expected to sign at least seven four-star recruits. Stay tuned to TheSabre.com for all your Signing day needs, as we will update which letters of intent have been received throughout the day on Wednesday. We will also provide further analysis on UVa's recruiting class, including a look at the strengths and weaknesses of this class, late breaking news, a look ahead at what's in store for 2008, and more.
Men's basketball ... Last week, we produced two more signee updates on the EDGE - Penn Charter (Philadelphia, PA) PG Sammy Zeglinski and Thornton Township (Harvey, IL) G Mustapha Farrakhan. Zeglinski's squad is a frustrating 10-16 on the season. The 6-1 guard is averaging about 18 points per game including a 38-point outburst in a loss to Germantown Academy in late January. In Penn Charter's most recent game - an 82-67 defeat to North Catholic - Zeglinski tallied 14 points and five assists. The 6-3 Farrakhan, who plays shooting guard for head coach Troy Jackson, is averaging about 22 points, six assists, and four rebounds per game this season. Thornton is 17-4 on the year including an 81-72 win over Bloom this past Friday. The Virginia recruit scored 18 points in the double-overtime win, which saw Thornton erase a 12-point deficit.
Chris Horne, our resident recruiting expert, provides updates throughout the week for Edge subscribers about UVa's commitments and recruiting targets in football and men's basketball. To sign up for an Edge subscription, please check out the Sabre Edge Sign Up and Information Page. If you're already on board as an Edge subscriber, click the links below to catch up on recruiting. Sabre Edge recruiting updates from the past week ...
Countdown to Signing Day: Final '07 Edition
Class of '08 Preview: Spotsylvania
Checking in with Signee Sam Zeglinski
UVa Recruit Continues to Shine More updates since the last SabreMail ...
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The Sabre Introduces RSS Feeds TheSabre.com has introduced yet another new feature to enhance your experience with our Web site - RSS News Feeds! One new aspect in the online media world is the development of "feeds" that provide subscribers of those feeds with updated content on a personalized site. So, for example, you can personalize a page at Google or My Yahoo! with continually updated headlines and content from your favorite feed-enabled websites. In effect, you are efficiently following many different sites at once using these "feeds."Setting up an RSS feed from The Sabre is simple and we've made a page to lead you through the steps. Just click here!
License Plate section is up in Wahoowa! A few weeks ago, SabreMail made a request for anyone who had license plates that reflected your status as a Hoo fan. The responses have started to trickle in and the Plates Photos are up and running the Wahoowa! section of the site. The Wahoowa! section of the Sabre is dedicated to all things associated with UVa Fan-dom. There are various fan-related areas including desktop wallpaper, Fan of the Week photos, V-Sabres Worldwide, and more. If you have suggestions for new and interesting things in the Wahoowa! section, please email us at [email protected] with the header: Wahoowa! suggestion. We'd like to keep adding photos to the section so if your license plate shows that you're a Hoo fan, let us know so we can include you in our gallery. All you need to do is snap a picture of your license plate and email a jpeg version of the photo to [email protected] with the email header: License Plate Photo.
Post of the Week
Subject: The ferret went up to C'Ville, he was looking for a game to steal.
"I bet you didn't know it, but I own this conference too.
The boy said: "My name's Sean and it might be a sin,
Sean you loosen up you 'bow and remove your warmup shirt.
The ferret opened up his case and he said: "I'll start this show."
25 footers, run boys, run.
The ferret bowed his head because he knew that he'd been beat.
25 footers, run boys, run.
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Issue No. 58 - October 18, 2002
Dias a Great Player, Leader for Hackensack Much has been made of the caliber of individuals Al Groh and company have been bringing to the Virginia program since he took over two years ago. Not only are most of the recruits excellent players, but they are excellent people as well. Well, things are no different this recruiting season, and one of UVa's top targets exemplifies excellence both personally and athletically. His name is Jermaine Dias, and he is a dominating 6'2", 220-pound linebacker/defensive end prospect from Hackensack, NJ. Dias has been impressive since first stepping onto Hackensack High School grounds as a freshman four years ago. His exceptional talent enabled him to play immediately as a freshman - a feat not often accomplished at a school with such a prestigious football reputation. He played great early on and has played great ever since. "Simply put, he makes plays," said Hackensack Head Coach Ralph Dass. "He has made plays since his freshman year. He is a four-year starter for us, which is tough considering the teams we have (Hackensack has won the state championship seven out of the last 10 years). Jermaine does things that are beyond coaching. He has magic hands and magic feet. "For us, he plays defensive end, but he chases things down on the other side of the field. He runs down screens. He can just cover the whole field. He has a nose for the ball." Dias' talent has given him a reputation as one of New Jersey's best players. Before his senior season, Dias has earned accolades from many different recruiting publications. He is rated one of the top 100 players in the country by Tom Lemming, a Superprep All-American, and the number 10 outside linebacker prospect by Rivals.com. He has drawn the attention of virtually every top college in the country. Despite the well deserved accolades, Dias has been careful not get too caught up in the spotlight. "Jermaine is a great kid," said Dass. "He doesn't get caught up in the hype. As he says, 'football is football, there is only so much to it.' He just doesn't get caught up in the glamour of recruiting. We took him down to the Florida State-Maryland game, and he didn't get caught up in the fan fare. He just absorbed it all in." In addition to becoming one of the stars of Hackensack, he has also assumed a major leadership role with the younger players. Ever since his freshman season, Dias has been an outgoing, go-get-'em type of a person. Sounds like things haven't changed much since then. "After his eighth grade year, he came up to us and said he wanted to try out for varsity," said Dass. "Since he was coming out so early, he had to get his own physical and everything. The first game, he didn't start but he played. He has started every game since." Now, "he helps all the young kids. Earlier this year, we let him be the defensive coordinator for the JV team. He likes teaching the young kids things." So which schools will be lucky enough to land Dias? He has a pretty good sense of what he wants, and has narrowed his list of schools to Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, and Boston College. Dias will officially visit Maryland on December 13 and Boston College on December 6 and will schedule visits to UNC and UVa in the near future. The outstanding prospect will take his time and carefully weigh all options before deciding. "He and his mom are handling everything great," said Dass. "They are thorough in checking out every school to see what is right for him. They will make the right decision for him. He will probably wait until signing day [to decide], though he may not take all of his visits." Earlier in his recruitment, rumors were flying about a possible verbal commitment. First it was to Rutgers, then UVa. Those rumors proved untrue, however they haven't bothered Jermaine in the slightest. "No, he has a good head," said Dass. "He knows they are just rumors. He has the couple of schools that he likes and that's it." Dias has fully qualified for freshmen eligibility. He is one of Virginia's top targets, as coach Groh would like nothing more than to see Jermaine lined up next to Kai Parham, Ahmad Brooks, and Darryl Blackstock over the next 3-4 years.
What's New on TheSabre.com? |
Coming Soon February has arrived and that means basketball is in the middle of red-hot ACC battles. Plus, it is the month for National Signing Day for football recruits. The Sabre has plenty of content to keep you excited about the Hoos! Here's a sneak peak at some of the articles to expect on the site in the coming days:
In Case You Missed It ... Sabre articles since the last SabreMail
Hoos Take Wind Out of Hurricanes
Photo Gallery: Virginia 68, Duke 66 (OT)
Scouting Report: Miami
Singletary's Shot? Wow, Just Wow
Backbreaker: Singletary's Shot Drops Duke
Scouting Report: Duke
5 Things I Learned Against NCSU & Clemson
Best Seat in the House: Duke, Signing Day
Things I Learned About ... The Secondary
Clemson Comeback Trumps Gut Feeling
High Expectations Talk Begins At Plate Event
Best Seat in the House: Brian Boland
Schedule Analysis: UVa In Good Shape
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