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UVa Football Practice Starts The Virginia football team has started practice with three open sessions over the weekend. The next two practices - Monday and Tuesday - are open as well and begin at approximately 3:45 p.m. The Sabre has been following practice and sharing notes on the EDGE board for subscribers. Here are a couple of highlights for Hoo fans ... Coach Mike London said before Sunday's practice that he'd prefer for depth to develop on defense to avoid the "Iron Man" routine that played out defensively at times in the past few years: "You want that to happen because if you're a get off [the ball] and attack team, you want to be able to keep fresh bodies in there. I think that speaks to whoever the two's or three's are [on the depth chart] that at any given time you could be put in the game so you have to have your A game going. Even if you're a back-up or a third-team player that makese the travelling squad, we're counting on you to give two, five, six reps - whatever you're called upon - and go in there, be aggressive, and attack the line of scrimmage." London also indicated that running back Keith Payne likely will be with the team this fall: "I believe ndications are that Keith Payne is going to be alright academically so he'll be in the mix." Sabre Editor Kris Wright shared some thoughts on the EDGE about practice Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. A couple of highlights:
Instead of watching 7 on 7 today, I went over and watched the defensive line work during its breakout session. The defensive line looks good to me and I don't think that should be surprising with Jim Reid and Jeff Hanson doing the coaching. Those two guys have coached forever and you can see it in their coaching - confident, demanding and praising all at the same time. Really detailed coaching too. I enjoyed watching that segment. While I was over there, they were watching on using their hands to knock off the blocker and then tackle/strip sack the QB. Nick Jenkins, Will Hill, Cam Johnson, Zane Parr, John-Kevin Dolce and Chris Brathwaite all were impressive with knocking away the tackle dummy with aggressive hands. Speaking of Nick Jenkins, he looks as good as I've ever seen him. Still thick, but muscular looking and aggressive. He's going to be solid in the middle. The Sabre's annual "Hoo Preview" is taking an August-long look at the football team. The Sabre will have stories every week day through Friday, Aug. 27. The Hoo Preview includes exclusive position-by-position analysis, columns, features, and interviews about the Cavaliers. Make sure you have an EDGE subscription so you can follow the action. The Sabre's regular game week coverage begins on Monday, Aug. 30 for the Richmond game.
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This Week In Recruiting "Each year he has stepped up. As a freshman, he was decent. As a sophomore, he was better. As a junior, he was pretty darn awesome. I can't wait to see what he'll do as a senior." - Green Run (Virginia Beach, VA) head coach Shawn Wilson on rising senior defensive tackle David Dean. This month, I will spotlight a number of UVa's 2011 class commitments in a segment called "Preseason Report." David Dean, one of the first commitments in Coach London's first full recruiting class, has truly become a leader for Coach Wilson's squad this season. "There are a couple of new kids, but I'm trying to teach them the way the system runs," Dean said. "In the weight room, I've tried to get them to work hard and do the things I do. I tell them where to go and what to do. I kind of like it. I like to teach younger kids. When I was young, people would tell me what to do. I like to have that role." For more on the 6'2", 285-pound defensive tackle prospect, including how solid he is in his commitment to the Cavaliers, be sure to read the EDGE. And in case you missed it last week, DeMatha head coach Bill McGregor reflected on the offseason of Virginia commitments Jordan Lomax and Kelby Johnson. "In our 7-on-7 competitions, he has done outstanding," McGregor said of Lomax, a speedy prospect who is part of DeMatha's 4X100 relay team in track. "I don't think he'll come off the field for us this season. I've got to play him offensively. He's like Rodney [McLeod]. Jordan's athleticism is like Rodney. He could be either a corner or a safety. "Kelby is about 295, maybe 300 pounds. He had a great offseason lifting weights and working out. This is what he really needed. Cyrus [Kouandjio] will be our left tackle and Kelby will be our starting right tackle." You can read more on these two and more from DeMatha on the EDGE as well. Also this week, we'll check back with Manchester (Midlothian, VA) offensive lineman Jake Goins for more on where he is with respect to a decision. The 6'5", 285-pound rising senior is deciding between Virginia and Virginia Tech. Point Pleasant (N.J.) tight end Ryan Malleck could also have a decision soon and, at last check, Virginia remained in the running.
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 ...
FB Recruiting Notes: DeMatha H.S.
Preseason Report: RB Clifton Richardson More recent recruiting updates on The Sabre ...
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UVa Football TV Series Continues The "Virginia Football: The Building of a Program" television show's next episode airs tonight at 9 p.m. on Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic. It also will be posted online at VirginiaSportsTV.com and VirginiaFootball2010.com. The show airs each Monday on Comcast Sportsnet at 9 p.m. and is available online at VirginiaSportsTV.com on Tuesdays at 8 a.m. For more information, click here.
Blog Banter: Leftovers ... SOP: Football As always, not everything makes the story for The Sabre's "State of the Programs" series. The most recent piece focuses on football so here are some leftover thoughts from Cavalier coach Mike London. Enjoy! On whether he has anything up his sleeve for fans on game day ... "Let's put it this way, there are a few things in the works that I want to initiate and it will involve the team, the fans, the students, and what we do on the sideline and I'll just leave it at that." On alumni of the program and their support ... "Without a doubt. We are in contact constantly with former Virginia football alumni and I think that's important, that you never lose contact with guys that have bled on the field, won on the field, lost close games, and gone on to great things either in the world or in the NFL. It's been really neat to see the different generations of Virginia football contact us or we've contacted them and they've come back. It's really neat. I think what happens a lot of times, players of today really have a disconnect of the history of Virginia football. Who's AB? Not everybody knows AB is Aaron Brooks. I think reconnecting the history of some of our younger guys to some of the guys that played before them is important. They all know the Heath Millers of the world and Chris Long and D'Brickashaw Ferguson and Eugene Monroe and Branden Albert, but think about it they were in middle school or high school. Any names before those guys, they were watching Teletubbies or something like that. The pictures in and around McCue Center, in the media room at Scott Stadium, and you see all of those names, I think it's important that guys and our team understand that there's a connection to the players that played before them." Read more news in this post here and follow the Hoos every day on The Good Ol Blog.
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Issue No. 325 - January 21, 2008 London Takes Richmond Job Last week, SabreMail told you that Mike London was interviewing with the University of Richmond about its head football coaching vacancy. Less than one week later, London accepted the position - which he interviewed for in 2004 but was not hired - at his alma mater. He was officially introduced at a news conference on Saturday. "I'm excited about the opportunity that has been presented to me," London told the Richmond Times-Dispatch. "I've walked the grounds here. I've been on the football field and the practice field. I know what it takes to be a student-athlete at this school. Things didn't work out the first time, but I firmly believe that things happen for a purpose. I needed more training, and now I've come back and I'm ready." London's departure marks the fourth time during Al Groh's tenure at UVa that an assistant has been hired by another school to be its head coach. Al Golden (Temple), Danny Rocco (Liberty), and Ron Prince (Kansas State) are still head coaches at those schools today. Of course, this also means that Groh will have to find a replacement yet again. The key for him will be to not only find a capable coach, but a capable recruiter. London was one of the top assistants on the UVa staff on the recruiting trail; high school coaches and players routinely praise London for his genuine interest in recruits.
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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
Hoo Preview 2010: New Era, New Verica?
Hoo Preview 2010: By The Numbers
State Of The Programs: Football
JHoo's Summer Reading 2010: Safeties
State Of The Programs: Field Hockey
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