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Football Practice Under Way The Virginia football team opened practiced Friday and eased its way into the spring season with a weekend to acclimate itself before going full speed the rest of the way. The Cavaliers begin workouts in full pads today when the "tempo of things will change" according to coach Al Groh. Only two practices will be open the public prior to the 2 p.m. Spring Game on Saturday, April 12. The Sunday afternoon practices on March 30 and April 6 are open to fans and media; exact starting times will be announced later. Practices are held on the football practice fields adjacent to the McCue Center. With the limited chance for fans to see the team, the Sabre will keep you up to date on the spring's progress. Here are some notes from early in spring practice:
Kris Wright
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This Week In Recruiting Basketball recruiting ... UVa recruit Sylven Landesberg will play in Wednesday's McDonald's All-American Game. The 6-6, 195-pound Holy Cross (Flushing, N.Y.) standout is excited about the experience as he discussed it in last week's "Q&A" on the Sabre EDGE (see the links below). The McDonald's All-American game will take place at 9:30 p.m. EST on Wednesday and will be televised by ESPN. The Powerade Jam Fest takes place today, but it will be televised on ESPN2 on Tuesday night at 11:30. Including Virginia's Landesberg, a total of eight ACC recruits are expected to play in Wednesday night's game. Six will play for the East squad, with two playing for the West.
Football recruiting ... The Virginia Cavaliers are off to a terrific start in the 2009 class. On Saturday, 6-2, 185-pound Orange High School (VA) standout Quintin Hunter became the fourth high school junior to commit to the staff. Hunter, an outstanding athlete, is a two-time All-Jefferson District performer at defensive back. He exploded onto the recruiting scene at quarterback this past season, though, totaling more than 3,000 yards of offense and 30 touchdowns. He will get a chance to play quarterback at UVa, but wide receiver is the position he likely will end up playing. One of the top rising high school seniors in the state of Virginia, Hunter boasted scholarship offers from Georgia, Maryland, Stanford, Virginia, Virginia Tech, and West Virginia before choosing the Hoos. For more information on his commitment, check out the Sabre EDGE article posted on Saturday night.
Virginia's four commitments have two things in common - outstanding athleticism and speed. Well, there are three things in common if you count the fact that all four project to play on the offensive side of the ball. Harrisonburg (VA) star Alex Owah and Chancellor (Fredericksburg, VA) standout Dominique Wallace are running backs, while Hunter and Good Counsel (Wheaton, MD) product Caleb Porzel are offensive athletes. Hunter is a quarterback/wide receiver, while Porzel, who has been timed in the 40 in 4.32 seconds, is a slot receiver/running back who will also be a kick and punt returner. UVa needed to add offensive firepower in this class, and it is off to a great start with the above commitments. The running back position is likely filled, although don't be surprised if the staff adds more athletic, speedy high school running backs who could play other positions. Wide receiver certainly remains a need position, and I expect the staff to try to land at least two, likely three more prospects at the position. For more on Virginia's 2009 class needs, check out last week's "2009 Class Needs: The Defense" article as well as the previous week's "2009 Class Needs: The Offense" article.
So when might the staff land its next commitment? Well, an early decision could come from Sherando (Stephens City, VA) quarterback Ross Metheny, who the staff offered a scholarship to last week. The 6-3, 190-pound signal caller visited the University of Georgia this past weekend and plans to visit Boston College and Connecticut this week. He plans to visit UVa over the weekend for a spring practice. If UVa has a clear edge in this race by then, then I wouldn't be at all surprised if a decision comes. Metheny also has an offer from Connecticut and is drawing serious interest from Boston College and Georgia. This is also a big week for Liberty (Bealeton, VA) safety Corey Lillard, who plans to visit Boston College, Duke, N.C. State, and Rutgers over the coming days. The 5-11, 208-pound prospect is very high on Virginia right now, but he is excited about these visits. If Virginia is the clear leader following these trips, a decision could come soon. If not, he may just wait until later in the spring or in the summer to make a decision. We'll check back with both prospects this week for more on their visits.
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 ...
Cavs Continue 2009 Recruiting Success
UVa Offers Sherando's Metheny
2009 Class Needs: The Defense More recent recruiting updates on The Sabre ...
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Blog Banter: Coattails So, today was UVa's Pro Day (see the link below) and of course, scouts and coaches from across the NFL "descended on Charlottesville" to check out Chris Long, who participated in linebacker drills with Coach Groh (showcasing versatility since Long did lineman drills at the combines). And, of course he wowed everyone there, etc. etc. I want to focus on something else. Chris Long presence attracted a number of scouts who had the opportunity to watch all the rest of his participating teammates: Branden Albert (thought of as a first round pick as well), Ian-Yates Cunnigham, Nate Lyles, Tom Santi, Jermaine Dias, Josh Zidenberg, Jonathan Stupar, Allen Billyk, Chris Gould and Ryan Weigand all likely benefited from the attention initially drawn by Long. Even former teammates Kai Parham and Ryan Best worked out under the potential eyes of all these observers. In politics, when the person at the top of the ticket lifts the boats of those under him or her on the ballot, they call this the coattail effect. For the lack of a better word here, I think Chris Long showed off some coattail action today too. More on Chris Long from The Good Ol' Blog: With the first pick in the draft, Chris Long selects ... | It's a culture thing. Read more from The Good Ol' Blog here.
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History of UVa Football Documentary
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Issue No. 120 - January 9, 2004 Matt Schaub to play in Senior Bowl UVa quarterback Matt Schaub has been chosen to play in the 2004 Senior Bowl in Mobile Alabama on January 24th. Sources indicate that Schaub will start for the South team, which also features quarterbacks Philip Rivers (N.C. State) and J.P. Losman (Tulane). The North team features three of the nation's top quarterbacks in Jon Navarre (Michigan), Cody Pickett (Washington) and Josh Harris (Bowling Green). Full rosters should be released on or just prior to January 18th. Schaub broke just about every quarterback record at UVa, including touchdown passes for a career. His touchdown strike to sophomore tight end Heath Miller in the 2003 Continental Tire Bowl broke Shawn Moore's record of 55. Schaub also holds records for passing yardage in a career, pass completions in a career, pass attempts in a career, as well as 300 and 200-yard passing games in a career.
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Coming Soon The Sabre has you covered when it comes to Hoo news. Here are a few of the articles to expect on the site in the coming days:
In Case You Missed It ... Sabre articles since the last SabreMail
Cavs Easily Advance In NCAA
Hoos Eke Out OT Win Vs. Hopkins
Around The Horn: Grovatt Going Early
JT Earning More PT With His Play
UVa Wins CBI Opener
Cavaliers Impress At Pro Day
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