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SabreMail - August 10, 2009 |
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Practice Begins The Virginia football team opened practice on Friday and all three weekend sessions were open to the public and media. The Sabre attended all of the practices and will have photos from the field. In addition, here are a few observations from the practice facility:
Only one more open practice remains to see the team in action before the season opener with William & Mary - the 2:30 p.m. session this Thursday, Aug. 13 is open to the public. The Hoos' annual "Meet The Team Day" is scheduled for this Sunday, Aug. 16 at Scott Stadium. The gates open at 2 p.m. with the team expected to attend from 3 to 4:15 p.m.
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Recruiting News | |||||
This Week In Recruiting "Countdown to Signing Day" was pushed back a week due to several commitments on the basketball recruiting front, but be sure to check out the EDGE on Monday for the feature. It details Virginia's 2010 football recruiting class, reflecting on which players have committed and looking ahead to where the staff may allocate the rest of its scholarships. Back to basketball ... Virginia men's basketball coach Tony Bennett generated a buzz within the fan base last week, when he and his staff reeled in two quality commitments for the 2010 recruiting class. Last Monday, 6-6, 200-pound guard Joe Harris pledged to the Cavaliers, choosing to take his talents across the country. The rising senior is a product out of Lake Chelan High School in Lake Chelan, Washington, and had been offered by Washington and Washington State. Harris earned Class 1A Player of the Year honors last season. He averaged 26 points per game for Lake Chelan head coach Joe Harris, who is Joe's father. Virginia's impressive week continue just days later, when K.T. Harrell, a highly regarded guard out of Montgomery, Alabama, committed to the Cavaliers over offers from Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Georgia and Mississippi State. He had recent interest from Connecticut and Villanova as well. The 6-4, 205-pound prospect has risen significantly in the recruiting ranks as a result of a stellar AAU season. He didn't play much on the AAU circuit last summer and missed his junior season at Brewbaker Magnet because of state transfer rules, so this summer was Harrell's first real opportunity to showcase his talents in quite some time. Harrell's father, Rodney, who is originally from the Tidewater area, told TheSabre.com that the family may visit UVa this coming weekend. K.T. (Keylon Tobias) committed to the Cavaliers without having visited, but head coach Tony Bennett proved to be the big factor. Check out last week's EDGE update for more on Harrell, and we'll be sure to follow up again this weekend if a visit takes place. In total, Virginia now has three commitments in the 2010 recruiting class. Nichols (Buffalo, N.Y.) forward Will Regan was the first to commit, choosing the Hoos over Maryland and Providence, among others, earlier in the summer. Regan is a 6-8, 220-pound prospect who'll likely play the four spot at Virginia. TheSabre.com also hopes to check in with several other high targets this week, including Morse (San Diego, CA) forward James Johnson and Palo Duro (Amarillo, TX) power forward Michael Cobbins. Both prospects attended the NBAPA Top 100 Camp in July.
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 ...
Bennett Puts Cavs Over the Top with Harris
Rising Star Harrell Picks Virginia More recent recruiting updates on The Sabre ...
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Sabre Hoo Preview Under Way The Sabre's annual "Hoo Preview" is here! Starting last week, the site has started to preview the upcoming UVa football season with an article nearly every day. The "Hoo Preview" will feature position previews, schedule analysis, columns, features and more. If you're not a subscriber, August is a great month to give our EDGE service a try! Sign up here! Last week, the "Hoo Preview" featured Editor Kris Wright's take on the upcoming season, a quarterback preview, a feature on Riko Smalls, a media roundtable, and more. This week's portion of the "Hoo Preview" features a look at tight ends, receivers, and the offensive line!
Blog Banter: Homering Hoos
Former Virginia baseball stars Ryan Zimmerman and Mark Reynolds are hammering the baseball at the Major League level these days. After Friday night's game where their teams faced each other, in fact, the duo had posted the most homers of any alumni combo in the Majors with 58 home runs. Hat tip to The Washington Post's Zach Berman for publishing that cool stat in this notebook! Reynolds has 11 home runs in his last 13 games. Read more from The Good Ol Blog.
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SabreMail History | |||||
Issue No. 119 - January 2, 2004 Virginia defeats Pittsburgh in the Continental Tire Bowl
The UVa defense sacked Pitt quarterback Rod Rutherford five times. But the most important defensive play of the game might have come on sack by defensive end Brennan Schmidt with just over two minutes to play. Schmidt's sack caused Rutherford to fumble the ball. Linebacker Kai Parham fell on the loose ball, and the Cavaliers ran out the remainder of the clock with a heavy dose of tailback Wali Lundy. Defensively, freshman linebacker Ahmad Brooks had the most notable day, racking up 12 tackles, with 11 of them solo. Brooks also had two tackles for loss including a sack, as well as one pass breakup. Freshman linebacker Kai Parham also put in an outstanding day, racking up 10 tackles (8 solo) and recovering the aforementioned fumble. Credit should also go to senior corner Almondo 'Muffin' Curry and sophomore linebacker Darryl Blackstock for frustrating Pitt receiver Fitzgerald. Their efforts caused Pitt coaches to look away from their Heisman runner-up receiver for much of the second half. The Cavaliers finish the season 8-5, winning their second straight bowl game under Coach Al Groh. The Hoos have won 17 games the past two seasons under Groh while fielding two of the youngest teams in the nation. The Hoos won't be able to boast their youth next season, but they will be returning just about every member of their two-deep. Questions must be answered with regard to a couple of positions, most notably at quarterback with the loss of Matt Schaub. While Schaub will not be easily replaced, there are some excellent candidates waiting for their opportunity this spring. Four candidates will compete for the position, but quarterback/receiver/punt returner Marques Hagans may have the jump on all of them. Hagans has experience at quarterback each of the last two seasons and has the heart and determination of a champion. Check the links below for all you need to know about the bowl game.
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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 soon:
In Case You Missed It ... Sabre articles since the last SabreMail
Hoo Preview '09: Smalls Swaps Spots
Hoo Preview '09: Roundtable I
Hoo Preview '09: The Schedule
Sabre Teams Up With "Hoos Talking"
Hoo Preview '09: Quarterbacks
Hoo Preview '09: By The Numbers
Hoo Preview '09: Something To Prove
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