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Groh Out As Football Coach The expected end of the Al Groh era at Virginia has arrived. On Sunday, UVa Athletics Director Craig Littlepage made the announcement Sunday afternoon in a press release that Groh would not be retained as head football coach, effective immediately. The Sabre has you covered when it comes to Groh news:
Of course, when a coach's tenure ends, speculation begins on who the next coach will be. The Sabre will keep you on top of that situation so make sure you have an EDGE account and to keep an eye on the EDGE message board. Click here for an EDGE post from Editor Kris Wright about the coaching search.
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This Week In Recruiting The Al Groh era is over and the wait is on until a new coach is named. Certainly, recruiting is in limbo until the new coach comes aboard, but TheSabre.com will have reaction from current commitments. Today, check out the latest with Deep Run (Glen Allen, VA) offensive lineman Conner Davis and Holy Cross (Flushing, N.Y.) outside linebacker/defensive end Chris Brathwaite. Davis was the first commitment we caught up with following Groh's dismissal and the news was positive for the Virginia program. The 6-5, 270-pound senior remains firm in his commitment and showed no signs of wavering. A surprised Brathwaite learned of Groh's dismissal Sunday evening. He returned home earlier in the day from an official visit to UVa, the school he still wants to attend. Brathwaite, a 6-1, 255-pound prospect, appears to still want to go to Virginia but, like everyone else, waits to see who will be introduced as the next Cavaliers coach. Brathwaite has scheduled an official visit to Delaware for the weekend of Dec. 12 and will go to JMU in January. Assuming the new staff honors the scholarship, though, I still believe Brathwaite will end up in orange and blue. Brathwaite obviously was in Charlottesville on Saturday. So was Davis. Joining them were fellow Virginia commitments Kyrrel Latimer (S, DeMatha), Morgan Moses (OL, Fork Union), Kevin Parks Jr. (RB, Mount Ulla), E.J. Scott (WR, Good Counsel) and Khalek Shepherd (RB, Gwynn Park). Besides the commits, a number of juniors were in attendance as well. We hope to reach all of Virginia's commitments as soon as possible, so stay tuned to TheSabre.com throughout the week. There is no question that, ideally, Virginia's program would love to hang on to all of its commits. In reality, while most of the class seems solid, don't be surprised if a few commits at least take a look at other programs. It's the nature of the beast. Morgan Moses is without question the most high profile commit likely to look around, but we'll find out which others may check out other programs as well. Moses may take an official visit to South Carolina next weekend, although FUMA coach John Shuman told TheSabre.com last week that Moses needs to continue to focus on qualifying before visiting any schools.
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 ...
Scott Goes Out a Champion
Deep Run Notes: Davis Shows Versatility
Oettinger Reviews Virginia's Class More recent recruiting updates on The Sabre ...
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Blog Banter: Teleconference Notes - Will To Win By Paul Montana If you're like me, then you're probably wondering: where the heck did Will Sherrill come from? On Virginia coach Tony Bennett's teleconference today, I asked him this question. In case you missed it, Sherrill had 18 points, 6 rebounds, 3 steals, 2 assists and 1 blocked shot in 24 minutes - all career highs. His previous highs were 3 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 block and 16 minutes. Interestingly, most of his answer had nothing to do with Sherrill's shooting, which was lights out: 7-9 shooting, including 4-5 from three. "Certainly in the fall, he shot the ball well, and he's got a quick release and is a capable shooter. But why Will was getting time when he came into the game was, you watch him in practice or in games get his hands on a lot of offensive rebounds, he's really help-conscious defensively," Bennett said. "He makes up for his maybe lack of quickness or strength with his smarts. He moves the ball, makes the extra pass. He screens well, he stretches the defense with his shot. So he was doing a lot of the hustle things and the little things, that don't always show up in the stat sheet, to warrant that time. And then, obviously he's such a threat, he got going, and our guys did a great job of finding him." In addition to discussing Sherrill, Bennett discussed the other highs of the trip to Cancun ... Read the full post here and make sure to follow the updates on The Good Ol Blog!
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Issue No. 33 - April 18, 2002 Devin Smith transfer? With the departure of Maurice Young last season, the men's basketball program has one open scholarship to fill for the 2002 class. Virginia coaches have their eye on Devin Smith, a 6-6 guard-forward from Coffeyville Community College in Kansas. Smith, a NJCAA All-American, has narrowed his choices to Kansas, Iowa and Virginia. Smith averaged over 18 points per game this past season and hit 85 of his 182 three-point attempts (46.7%). He also hit 89% of his free throws. Smith visited Kansas last weekend. He's scheduled to visit UVa this weekend, but rumors have it that the JUCO superstar may have already committed to the Jayhawks. Sources say that Devin has not made a formal decision and is still scheduled to visit Charlottesville. For more information on Devin, with quotes from his coach, please refer to the April 2002 edition of the Sabre Newsletter.
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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
Groh's Tenure At Virginia Ends
A Disappointing Decade
Hokies Shatter Hoos' Upset Hopes
Worn Out And Weary
Photo Gallery: NCAA Soccer
Hoos Win Against Cleveland State
Game Preview 2009 - Virginia Tech
Greg's Stock Report '09: Clemson
Photo Gallery: BC 14, Virginia 10
Stanford Slips Past UVa
Press Conference Notes '09: VT
10 Things I Learned From Clemson
Kris' Monday Musings - Home Games Galore!
Understanding UVa's Pack-Line Defense
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