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Collins Honored By ACC Virginia senior captain Nate Collins has been named the ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week. Here's the official blurb from the ACC: Collins provided the big play to propel the Cavaliers to their third straight win with a 20-9 victory against Maryland. Trailing 9-6 with just less than two minutes to play in the third quarter, Collins grabbed a Maryland pass tipped by teammate Darren Childs and raced 32 yards for the go-ahead touchdown to give Virginia a 13-9 lead. Later in the fourth quarter on a 3rd-and-10 from the Maryland 9-yard line, Collins sacked Terrapin quarterback Chris Turner for a loss of seven yards to set up the Cavaliers' final score. Collins finished the game with a team-high nine tackles, including two for losses, and a sack. Read about the ACC's other weekly honors here.
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This Week In Recruiting FB recruiting ... After a shaky start on the field, the Virginia football program received some bad news on the recruiting front when quarterback recruit Tyler Brosius de-committed in favor of N.C. State. Al Groh and company have rebounded with three straight wins, though, and reports from other commitments have been promising. Running back Kevin Parks, linebackers Ryan Cobb and Henry Coley, and cornerback Rijo Walker reaffirmed their decisions within the past few weeks. Last week, Fork Union postgraduate head coach John Shuman told TheSabre.com that 2009 signees Morgan Moses and Cody Wallace remain solid as well. Later today, we'll have an update on Holy Cross (Flushing, N.Y.) linebacker prospect Chris Brathwaite, who, after a terrific camp performance at Virginia this summer, earned an offer from Groh and committed soon after. The 6-1, 260-pound senior remains firm in his decision as well, though he is keeping his options open just in case. Brathwaite, who will take an official visit to Virginia on the weekend of Nov. 13 (BC game), has scheduled an official visit to another school as well. He discusses his recruitment as well as the senior season he is having (legendary head coach Tom Pugh chimes in on this as well) in the EDGE update. We hope to reach more commitments throughout the week, so stay tuned for more on that front.
With respect to uncommitted recruits, Lake Braddock (Burke, VA) offensive lineman Khamrone Kolb, a top target of Virginia's, committed to Penn State last night. A name to remember in the 2011 class, though, is 6-1, 185-pound quarterback/athlete Michael Nebrich. Nebrich, who attended Virginia's camp this past summer, is potentially a major FBS recruit according to Lake Braddock head coach Jim Poythress. We'll have more on him later this week as well. For more info on 2011 football recruiting, be sure to check out the EDGE from last week. On Friday, I profiled Stone Bridge's (Ashburn, VA) junior class, which could have up to five FBS prospects according to head coach Mickey Thompson. One of those players, 6-7, 220-pound DE/TE Rob Burns, attended Virginia's home game against Indiana.
Basketball: Checking in on Evans and Spurlock Either this week or next, I hope to catch up with freshmen basketball players Tristan Spurlock and Jontel Evans. Basketball practice is under way, so stay tuned for more from these two promising freshmen prospects.
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 ...
Top Class Caps Off Big Year for Baseball
Checking in on Morgan Moses, Cody Wallace More recent recruiting updates on The Sabre ...
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Yellow Jackets Up Next The Virginia football team is on a three-game winning streak, but the Hoos' toughest ACC challenge yet is up next - Georgia Tech comes to Charlottesville on Saturday for a noon kickoff. The Yellow Jackets are ranked 11th in Associated Press (highest since 2001), 13th in the USA Today coaches' poll, and 12th in the BCS standings. Here are some quick notes from GT media relations:
Get all the important info for Saturday's big game from the Sabre's game info page: Georgia Tech game info.
Blog Banter: Groh Supports Cancer Cause From The Sabre's Good Ol' Blog this past Thursday: I was going to blog about this tidbit this afternoon, but Zach Berman over at The Washington Post typed it out faster than I did. Read his whole post here. The gist: Al Groh caught the end of reporters' conversations as he checked in for his weekly teleconference this morning and found out that Wes McElroy, a good friend and former contributor for The Sabre, was doing a fundraiser for breast cancer research. Basically, 250 additional dollars = a shaved head for McElroy. Here's the quote from Zach's blog:
"Why don't you do this," Groh said. "When we get off the phone, call [Groh's secretary] and give her the information. I'll give you the $250 and then you can decide whether you shave your head or not. I'm not contributing the money on the condition that you shave your head." October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. (Note: Wes' challenge has raised $2,075.00 as of Sunday night!)
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Issue No. 342 - May 19, 2008 On To The Final Four A pair of Virginia teams earned Final Four spots over the weekend, continuing UVa's traditionally strong showing in the spring season. The No. 1 ranked and seeded men's tennis team advanced to the semifinal round for the second straight season with a 4-2 match win over Baylor on Sunday. One day earlier, the second-seeded men's lacrosse team overcame a three-goal deficit to defeat Maryland 8-7 in overtime. On the tennis courts in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the Hoos picked up the four points they needed to advance by winning the doubles point and the matches at No. 1, No. 3, and No. 5. No. 3 player Dominic Inglot clinched the match win in the third set, while Michael Shabaz cruised to a straight set win at No. 5. At No. 1, Somdev Devvarman destroyed Lars Poerschke, ranked No. 8 nationally, 6-3, 6-2. "Somdev is playing great tennis," Cav coach Brian Boland said in a news release. "He has been a team leader for us all year. He continues to go out with enthusiasm and energy and the other guys feed off that. I haven't seen him play better than this and he has a lot of confidence out there." The tennis team doesn't get much time to savor the accomplishment as it returns to action today. The Cavaliers face No. 4 Georgia, the defending National Champions, tonight at 6 p.m. It will mark the third consecutive season that the teams have met in the NCAA Tournament with the Cavaliers looking for their first ever win against the Bulldogs (0-13 all-time). The lacrosse team has a little more time to prepare for its Final Four showdown with Syracuse. UVa has advanced to the semifinals three times in the last four seasons. The Cavaliers (14-3) and Cuse meet on Saturday. It wasn't easy for Dom Starsia's team to make it back to championship weekend. The Cavaliers needed to rally from a three-goal deficit early in the second half to overcome Maryland. Trailing 7-4, Danny Glading and Rhamel Bratton cut the lead to one before the fourth quarter. Ben Rubeor took over from there, scoring the final two goals of the game - the first with 8:43 remaining in regulation to tie the game at 7-7 and the second produced the OT win with 31 seconds to play. The win proved to be Virginia's fourth overtime win of the season and its eighth win by one or two goals.
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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
Collins, Seniors Push Hoos To Victory
Who Woulda Thunk It? Cavs Leading Coastal
Priorities, Picks, & Power Players - Maryland
Photo Gallery '09: Indiana
Game Preview 2009 - Maryland
Is The Spread Dead?
Greg's Stock Report '09: Indiana
Hoos Ready To 'Heat Up' As Practice Starts
Press Conference Notes '09: Maryland
10 Things I Learned From Indiana
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