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Peerman Happy To Be Back When Virginia running back Cedric Peerman was injured at Middle Tennessee State last season, it didn't look that bad. After all, football pile-ups happen all the time and to the viewer, it looked like a typical play. Even Peerman, who had 566 yards rushing in five games, assumed it wasn't that bad, noting that he walked off the field after the play. Unfortunately, for UVa and Peerman, the injury was much worse than feared. He missed the rest of the season and required offseason surgery to repair his foot, which had a partial ligament tear and a slight dislocation. Peerman said the road to recovery from a serious injury is always challenging for athletes because you're not used to being hobbled so severly. "You have your good days and your bad days whenever you're dealing with a long-term injury. How you come out of those things is how you press through the bad days I think because it's easy to go through the good days," Peerman said. "I think how you're able to come out of it positively is to go through the negative days and get through those days." Rest assured, Peerman, his teammates, coaches, and fans are delighted the good days won out in the end. The William Campbell High product is back in action this spring and he has looked very strong and explosive in limited turns at open practices. To hear more from Peerman, check out The Best Seat Blitz on TheSabre.com home page (right side), this article from The Daily Progress, and this article from The Daily Press.
Kris Wright
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This Week In Recruiting A number of promising recruits plan to be in Charlottesville this Saturday for the University of Virginia's Spring Game. Samuel Simpson, a top offensive line recruit out of Henry Clay High School (Lexington, KY), plans to arrive in Charlottesville on Thursday, April 10, and he will head home after the Spring Game. The 6-5, 265-pound Simpson, who attends the same high school current Cavaliers freshman cornerback Chase Minnifield attended, is considering offers from Virginia, Auburn, Kentucky, Louisville, Stanford, Tennessee, and Wake Forest, among others. This will not be his first visit to Virginia, as he visited last summer for camp. Simpson won't be the only top offensive lineman expected in town on Saturday. Bassett (VA) star Andrew Miller, a 6-5, 275-pound recruit, plans to be there. So does 6-5, 260-pound Catholic Memorial (West Roxbury, MA) star Brennan Williams. Williams stars on both sides of the line for Catholic Memorial. The Hun School (Princeton, N.J.) star Anthony LaLota tops the list of defensive line prospects planning to be in Charlottesville this weekend. LaLota is quickly rising as one of the top defensive line prospects in the East. Liberty (Bealeton, VA) star safety Corey Lillard and Charlotte Catholic (Charlotte, N.C.) linebacker Tucker Windle will be in attendance as well. These are just some of the players we have confirmed, but we will continue to gather a list prior to the Spring Game.
Brookville (Lynchburg, VA) athlete Logan Thomas and Stone Bridge (Ashburn, VA) defensive end Zach Thompson headlined the list of prospects in attendance for Sunday's spring practice. Forest Park High School ATH Brandon Scott was also able to make the trip. There were other recruits there as well, so stay tuned as we try to confirm those names and follow up for reaction.
Multiple sources are reporting that Caleb Porzel, a 5-8, 180-pound speedster out of Good Counsel (Wheaton, MD), has indeed decided to reopen his recruitment. The star running back/wide receiver/return man originally committed to Virginia shortly after his February 24 junior day experience. We will work on confirming this, so stay tuned for more. With Porzel's de-commitment, Virginia now stands at four verbal commitments in this 2009 recruiting class.
Basketball recruiting ... On the basketball recruiting front, it certainly appears as if the staff would like to land at least one more player in the 2008 class. The staff is heavily recruiting 5-11 point guard Terrell Holloway, 6-0 point guard Paul McCoy, and 6-7 wing Wesley Witherspoon. EDGE subscribers can check out updates on Holloway and Witherspoon posted in the past few weeks, and stay tuned for more on McCoy this week. Virginia currently sits at three signees for the 2008 class - 6-6 guard/forward Sylven Landesberg, 6-11 center John Brandenburg, and 7-0 center Assane Sene.
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 Pursue 2008 Class Point Guard
Top OLB Prospect Visits UVa
Lillard Hits Recruiting Trail More recent recruiting updates on The Sabre ...
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Blog Banter: Gotcha! I got into the April Fool's Day spirit this year on the blog and duped some folks along the way. Ha, ha! Here was the gag report that fooled The Hook among others: This will hit the news wires shortly, but as Kris is reporting in that Edge Board post, Al Groh is going to resign as Virginia's head coach this week and accept a Director of Player Personnel position with his ol' buddy Bill Parcels. Son and assistant coach Mike Groh is taking over immediately. In the end, the lure of a low-stress NFL job in the Big Tuna's orbit and the chance to allow his son to take the reins at the Grohs' alma mater was too much to pass up. ... In the end, I guess this would be a very bittersweet morning if I wasn't pulling your chain because it's April Fool's Day. Sorry, had to do it. (Read the full entry.) Read more from The Good Ol' Blog.
Robert Mahini (Vandy-Hoo) Williams Dismissed From Football Program Virginia linebacker J'Courtney Williams was dismissed from the program last week. The 6-3, 218-pound redshirt freshman was charged with credit card theft and credit card fraud. It had been reported earlier that Williams had received a marijuana possession charge, a misdemeanor. UVa coach Al Groh releaed this statement about the situation: "J'Courtney's time here has unfortunately been marked with issues which fall below the line of what is acceptable to us. Therefore, he will no longer be a member of our program."
History of UVa Football Documentary
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Issue No. 59 - October 25, 2002
Brandi Teamer & Travis Watson Named Naismith Candidates Virginia's Brandi Teamer and Travis Watson are pre-season candidates for the 2002-2003 Naismith College Basketball Player of the Year Awards, Jackie Bradford, President of the Atlanta Tipoff Club, announced on Tuesday. The Naismith Awards program, now in its 35th year, honors the outstanding college basketball players in the United States. The awards program was founded by the Atlanta Tipoff Club, an organization dedicated to recognizing the achievements of student-athletes in basketball.
White Team Defeats Blue In Virginia's Intrasquad Scrimmage Travis Watson scored 20 points and Nick Vander Laan added 15 to lead the White Team to a 67-51 victory over the Blue Team in the University of Virginia men's basketball team's intrasquad scrimmage at University Hall on Saturday (Oct. 19). Todd Billet added 14 points for the White Team. Elton Brown scored 14 points to lead the Blue Team. Derrick Byars scored 13 points and Jermaine Harper added 10 points for the Blue Team. Virginia plays the first of two exhibition games on November 10 when the Cavaliers host Big Apple Basketball at University Hall. The game is scheduled to begin at 3:00 p.m.
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What's New on TheSabre.com? | |||||
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
LB Spots Have Plenty Of Competition
Around The Horn: Thompson Finds Groove
Burd Hopes To Prove Himself Again
Interior Linemen Could Be Key In 2008
Lalich Focused On Improving
Quick Take: Mikell Simpson On Spring Practice |
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