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Long Agrees To Deal With Rams Virginia defensive end Chris Long said all along that he would get a deal done before training camp started. Over the weekend, he showed he meant it. Long agreed to a long-term contract with the Rams on Saturday; St. Louis begins training camp on Friday in Wisconsin. While all the official terms of Long's deal have not been released, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that it is a five-year deal with an option for a sixth year. ESPN's John Clayton also pegs the deal as five years with a sixth year option. Long was the second overall pick in the NFL Draft, the second highest draft spot ever for a Virginia Cavalier. Bill Dudley was taken No. 1 overall in 1942 by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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This Week In Recruiting This week, we'll have more on Virginia men's basketball's first commitment of the 2009 recruiting class, 5-11, 185-pound Bethel (Hampton, VA) point guard Jontel Evans. Evans verbally committed to the Hoos last Friday, picking Virginia over an offer from Marquette as well as heavy interest from Virginia Tech, among others. As a junior last season, Evans led the Bethel Bruins to a 30-2 overall record and an appearance in the Group AAA State Championship Game. He averaged 12 points, five assists, and three steals per game. Evans' good play continued on the AAU circuit. Playing for Boo Williams 17-and-under squad, he helped the team to a Nike Peach Jam title last week. Evans earned an offer from the University of Virginia following his performance at Virginia's Elite Camp last month. He has since made a return trip with his parents before deciding last week to go ahead with a commitment. In Evans, Virginia gets a quick, athletic, strong point guard who possesses a solid jump shot according to sources. He also brings a tough defensive presence to the point guard position. At this time the Virginia staff only has one more spot to fill for the 2009 recruiting class, but if several top targets - targets such as F Ryan Kelly and WF Tristan Spurlock (Spurlock played on Boo Williams' squad this summer as well) - wanted to come aboard then I'd have a tough time seeing the UVa staff not accepting those commitments. In case you missed it, check out the latest on Spurlock in an EDGE article last week. The 6-8, 215-pound swingman has narrowed his list to five and has a key unofficial visit lined up for Aug. 6. There is a possibility that he could make his college decision soon after that visit. Georgetown and Virginia appear to be the top contenders right now. The 6-9 Kelly, a star at Ravenscroft School (Raleigh, N.C.), has turned in a big offseason and is rising fast as one of the top overall players in the 2009 class. Kelly has yet to narrow his list again since narrowing it down to nine originally. Virginia certainly remains in the mix here as well.
On the football recruiting front, we will check in with St. Xavier (Cincinnati, OH) defensive end Pat Muldoon for another update on his recruitment. Reportedly, the 6-4, 265-pound prospect has narrowed his list of schools to four. With three defensive end recruits in the fold already, defensive end is no longer a huge need in this class. But, look for the staff to take a top target if one wants to commit and Muldoon certainly fits that mold. We'll also check in with Zack McCray, a top rising junior recruit out of Brookville (Lynchburg, VA). McCray has several offers already - they are verbal offers at this point, but they will be official come September - including Virginia, Virginia Tech, and Wake Forest. McCray is the cousin of top rising senior recruit Logan Thomas, who is the starting quarterback for Brookville.
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 ...
Revisiting the 2009 Class Needs: Defense
Norman Talks Senior Season, Recruitment
Tristan Spurlock Names Top Five More recent recruiting updates on The Sabre ...
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Meet the Team Day Set for Aug. 10
Virginia Athletic Media Relations The Virginia football team will hold its popular "Meet the Team Day" this year on Sunday, Aug. 10. Cavalier fans will have the chance to interact with the players on Virginia's 2008 squad and head coach Al Groh. Meet the Team Day takes place at the Carl Smith Center, home of David A. Harrison III Field at Scott Stadium. Players will be available for photos and autographs from 3 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. Gates to the stadium open at 2 p.m.
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Blog Banter: 2007-2008 Wrap-Up: Men's Golf The Good Ol' Blog continues to take a look back at last season's results for Virginia athletics. The latest recap belongs to the men's golf team, which made a somewhat surprising late-season run. While I won't take expectations and past performance into account for ranking the programs after the wrap-ups, I certainly don't mind pointing out in the wrap-ups any context that makes what appears to be a decent season on paper into what was actually a pretty remarkable season given the history of a program. And that's what has to be done with the men's golf team, which hadn't been setting the world on fire as of late. In fact, most of this past season wasn't exactly Tiger-Tiger-Tiger-Woods-Ya'll either, though the team had some solid finishes (1st place at the Palmas Del Mar Collegiate and the Cavalier Classic, 2nd at the Fighting Irish Gridiron Classic, and 3rd at the Seminole Intercollegiate). But one last miraculous burst in the final round of play at the NCAA Eastern Regionals earned them an unexpected trip to the NCAA Championships ... their first since 2000. Read the rest of this entry and find the links to previous wrap-ups too! Keep in touch with all the hot topics around Virginia athletics on The Good Ol' Blog.
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Issue No. 1 - Sept. 6, 2001 Parham narrows his choices to two
As most of you know, both linebackers recently made an unofficial visit to UVa to discuss the Cavaliers' 3-4 defensive system and how they would possibly fit into it. "I'm really excited about it," Parham said. "Coach Al Groh and Al Golden spoke to us about how we could play together in that system." Parham stated that he wants to wait and see how the Cavaliers perform on the field this year before making his decision. He then added that his timetable may change if Brooks commits early. Recently, Parham narrowed his top choices to Florida and Virginia. Many insiders believe he is strongly leaning to Virginia. Kai told TheSabre.com that UVa doesn't need to become a BCS team to get his commitment; they just need to show improvement and desire. Kai is rated as one of the Top-10 linebacker recruits nationally by most recruiting services, including Prep Star, SuperPrep, Tom Lemmings and Max Emfinger. He is arguably the best overall football recruit in the state of Virginia.
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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 soon:
In Case You Missed It ... Sabre articles since the last SabreMail
Best Seat In The House: Frank Quayle
Sene Focused On Improving
Landesberg Eyes Starting Slot
JHoo's Summer Reading '08: Linebackers
Adding Some Juice To Gameday |
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