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Groh Doesn't Receive Extension The University of Virginia has elected not to extend the contract of football coach Al Groh, Virginia Athletics Director Craig Littlepage said in a statement. Groh's contract features a clause that leaves UVa with the option of adding (extending) a year to the deal to keep its length the same. Two years ago, Groh's contract was not extended, leaving the length of the deal at four years; that number remained last season with the roll-over extension granted after a 9-4 Gator Bowl season. With the decision not to extend the contract after this season, the second 5-7 campaign in three years, Groh's contract now sits at three years. Littlepage released the following statement Sunday night: "In accordance with a specific clause in Virginia head football coach Al Groh's contract, I have informed him that his contract will not be extended for an additional year. Coach Groh has three years remaining on his current contract. I will be meeting with him in the next 48 hours to conduct a year end review of the football program. I will have no further comment about coach Groh's contract or the review process of the program." Read the various news reports in Sabre NewsLink.
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This Week In Recruiting Later today, we will have an update on St. Xavier (Cincinnati, OH) defensive end Pat Muldoon. Muldoon, a 6-4, 250-pound prospect, made an official visit to UVa the weekend of the Clemson game. The visit seems to have gone well, as Muldoon got along well with players and coaches. He discusses the trip, the rest of his official visit schedule, and what head coach Al Groh told him as far as when he would need to make a decision. Muldoon has taken official visits to Boston College, Wisconsin, and Virginia. He has December official visit dates set with Duke and Cincinnati and he expects to have a decision made by the New Year. TheSabre.com hopes to catch up with Muldoon's teammate, linebacker Luke Kuechly, as well this week. The 6-3, 215-pound Kuechly also made an official visit to UVa on the Clemson weekend. He is considering Boston College, Duke, and Stanford in addition to the Cavaliers. Virginia has tallied three defensive end recruits so far in the 2008 class, including Penn Charter (Philadelphia, PA) standout Justin Renfrow, Deep Run (Glen Allen, VA) star Jake Snyder, and Lorne Park (Mississauga, Ontario, Canada) standout Brent Urban. The Cavaliers hope to add another in Lafayette's (Williamsburg, VA) William Hill, a 6-4, 260-pound prospect who is looking to make a commitment on Wednesday of this week. Hill has narrowed his list to Maryland, Penn State, Tennessee, and Virginia. Wherever he commits, he is looking to enroll in January of 2009. UVa could use as many defensive ends as it can get in this class, so adding Hill would be a nice get, especially since he would be able to enroll in January. Stay tuned for more on Hill as the week goes on. No press conference has been set, but Hill expects to have something by Wednesday. This week, we also hope to run down Camden (N.J.) wide receiver commit Tyree Watkins for more on his recruitment. The 6-2, 180-pound recruit, one of Virginia's most highly rated commitments, was scheduled to make an official visit to Virginia for the Clemson weekend but did not due to his team's postseason schedule. Also stay tuned for a "Countdown to Signing Day" feature, a look at the Cavaliers' 2009 class as a whole and what may lie ahead for the remaining few months until Signing Day 2009.
Basketball recruiting ... Last Tuesday, UVa released the news that two prospects signed with the Cavaliers in the November signing period. As expected, the Cavaliers received letters of intent from Word of Life (Springfield, VA) forward Tristan Spurlock and Bethel (Hampton, VA) point guard Jontel Evans. Here is what head coach Dave Leitao had to say about each prospect on Virginiasports.com ... On Spurlock ... "Tristan has multidimensional abilities that I've always liked. He can shoot, pass, handle the ball and rebound. With the departure of Mamadi Diane from the team after this season, I think he's going to help us fill that void. Tristan can also play the two spot. He's going to be a great addition to our team." On Evans ... "In Jontel I think we've got a guy who can defend like I haven't seen in a long time, especially on the ball. He takes great pride in it and brings a football mentality to the basketball court. Jontel's speed, quickness and strength come out on offense and defense, but especially on defense. I think that's going to add a whole lot to our program." For more on these two prospects, check out their recruiting cards on The Sabre. TheSabre has produced several articles on each prospect and will continue to check in with them throughout their senior seasons.
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 ...
Cascarano Catches First UVa Game
UVa Commits in Playoffs More recent recruiting updates on The Sabre ...
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Monroe Named Jacobs Blocking Trophy Recipient
Official Release Virginia's Eugene Monroe has been awarded the 2008 Jacobs Blocking Trophy, Atlantic Coast Conference Commissioner John Swofford announced today. The Jacobs Blocking Trophy has been awarded annually since 1953 to the player voted the most outstanding blocker in the ACC by a poll of the league's head coaches and defensive coordinators. The trophy is given in memory of William P. Jacobs, who served as president of Presbyterian College from 1935 to 1945. A first-team pre-season All-ACC selection this season, Monroe, a 6-6, 315-pound senior, was an Honorable Mention All-ACC selection at tackle in 2007. A two-year starter at tackle for the Cavaliers, he was the leader of a young offensive line which has given up an ACC-low 14 sacks this year. "The honor of being the Jacob's recipient means a lot to me," Monroe said. "It is one of the goals I set out to reach two years ago. It is a reflection of not only my work, but my coaches who helped guide me, teammates who push me everyday, and family back home who has been a supporting cast through my journey. My career has come a long way, from being a backup my first year, overcoming set backs, and being able to achieve this award." Monroe has started 29 games in his career for the Cavaliers, and this year earned the highest blocking grade in seven of Virginia's first 11 games. He earned Honorable Mention All-ACC honors as a junior last season. "We are absolutely thrilled for Eugene and very proud of him not just because he won, but because of how he won," said UVa Head Football Coach Al Groh. "Eugene's early career was not easy for him. But it was his personality, determination to be great, and the work ethic that he developed that enabled him to raise his performance level, which led those he played against to recognize him as the best." The South Plainfield, N.J., native was named ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week following the North Carolina game on Oct. 18 for his play in Virginia's overtime upset win over then18th-ranked North Carolina as both of Virginia's scores-including the game winner in the first overtime period, came behind his blocks. Monroe's selection marks the 11th time a Virginia player has won the Jacobs Blocking Trophy. He is the first Cavalier offensive tackle to be picked since Ray Roberts was a back-to-back winner in 1990 and 1997.
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Issue No. 307 - Sept. 3, 2007
This Week In Recruiting Basketball recruiting ... Sylven Landesberg, a 6-5 guard out of Holy Cross High School (Queens, N.Y.), has been in Charlottesville throughout the weekend and is expected to leave today. Landesberg, who averaged 27 points per game last season as a junior, is rated a 5-star prospect by Scout.com and a 4-star recruit by Rivals.com. He is one of Virginia's top targets in this 2008 recruiting class. Besides UVa, Landesberg is also considering Georgia Tech, Kentucky, St. John's, and Texas. He has scheduled an official visit to Georgia Tech for the weekend of Sept. 15 and could make visits to the other programs as well. Prior to the UVa visit, sources indicated that Georgia Tech and UVa may have been the teams to beat.
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Greg's Stock Report '08: Clemson
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