Football Season Is Here!

While the first game for Virginia isn't until Saturday, Sept. 1 (3 p.m. vs. Richmond), football season essentially opens this week for the Cavaliers. Media Day is scheduled for this Friday, and UVa opens practice one week from today on Monday, Aug. 6. Practices on Aug. 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 are open practices. Those times are to be determined. Meet the Team Day will be Aug. 19 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at John Paul Jones Arena.

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This Week In Recruiting With Chris Horne

Basketball recruiting takes the forefront this week. Here are some topics to follow this week:

• Former Boston University standout power forward Jake O'Brien plans to make an official visit to UVa on Wednesday. The 6'9" O'Brien is also considering Boston College, Providence and Temple.
  
  O'Brien will have one year of eligibility remaining with whatever school he chooses. He will be a graduate student and therefore is eligible to play this coming season. He played two full seasons and 14 games of his junior year with the Terriers before missing half of his junior year and all of his senior year recovering from a foot injury. He took a redshirt his senior year.
  
  For what it's worth, while making an appearance on the Best Seat in the House, Boston Herald columnist Dan Duggan picked Providence as the favorite in this race. O'Brien visited Providence this past weekend.


• According to the Los Angeles Times, UVa has extended an offer to class of 2013 point guard London Perrantes. Perrantes, a 6'1", 180-pound rising senior out of Encino, California, reportedly also holds offers from Arizona State, Southern Cal, Washington State and others.
  
  This week, I plan to follow up with Perrantes for the latest on his recruitment and, specifically, his thoughts on the reported Virginia offer. He has visited Charlottesville before according to the L.A. Times piece, which indicates UVa could be one of the favorites here. Virginia currently has one commitment in the class of 2013, from highly touted point guard Devon Hall.


• Speaking of Hall, I hope to reach the 6'5" Cape Henry Collegiate (Virginia Beach, VA) standout as well this week. And I hope to catch up with Hall's father, Mark Hall Sr., who is head coach at CHC, for updates on some of his younger players the Cavaliers may be targeting.


• In case you missed it, UVa has offered Florida rising senior power forward Schuyler Rimmer. I plan to have more with the 6'9" prospect soon, perhaps this week, to discuss where UVa now stands on his list. He plans to take official visits this fall before signing in November, and at last check he had scheduled one official visit already ... to Southern Cal the first weekend in September.

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Sabre EDGE recruiting updates since the last SabreMail ...

2014 LB Reeder Lands UVa Offer
Troy Reeder had never been to the University of Virginia before last weekend, but his first trip to Charlottesville was a successful one. The 6'2", 226-pound rising junior linebacker impressed head coach Mike London and company with his performance during the Cavaliers' one-day camp on July 21. Days later, he received a scholarship offer from the Hoos.

Recruiting News, Notes & Links
In this latest "News, Notes & Links" feature, I catch up with rising senior offensive tackle Sadiq Olanrewaju to talk about his latest experience at UVa. Also, running back Taquan Mizzell firms up his decision date, and Virginia men's basketball is set to host a potential transfer next week.

More recent recruiting updates on The Sabre ...

• 2014 Profile: QB/ATH Travon McMillian
• UVa's Latest Commit An Impressive Athlete

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Kohles Victorious in First Pro Start

UVa Athletics Media Relations, Official Release

Former Virginia men's golfer Ben Kohles won the Web.com Tour's Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational in his first professional start. Kohles beat Luke Guthrie with a birdie on the first playoff hole to take home the event's first-place prize of $144,000. Kohles was one of 12 players invited to the event by virtue of earning All-America honors as a collegiate. Kohles turned pro after finishing his amateur career last week in the Porter Cup.

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• Virginia Basketball Announces Games on European Tour: The Virginia men's basketball team has announced its game schedule for its trip to Europe next month. The Cavaliers will play five games when they visit The Netherlands, Belgium and France from August 6-16. The Cavaliers open the trip in Amsterdam where they will play two games against the Netherlands B team. Both games (Aug. 8 and 9) will start at 8 p.m. (2 p.m. ET) at the Sporthalzuid. Virginia will travel to Belgium to play club team Gembo on Aug. 11 at 7:30 p.m. (1:30 p.m. ET) at the Sporthal Luisbekelaar in the Antwerp suburb of Borgerhout. The Cavaliers conclude the trip in Paris where they will play two games against AMW Team France, a squad selected from players on rosters throughout the French League. The games on Aug. 13 and 14 will both start at 7 p.m. (1 p.m. ET) at the Stade Pierre de Coubertin in Paris.
• Aboushi and Greer Named to Preseason All-ACC Squad: Virginia senior offensive tackle Oday Aboushi and linebacker Steve Greer have been named to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference Preseason Team in voting conducted by the media at the annual ACC Football Kickoff.
• Julia Elbaba Wins USTA Futures Circuit Event: Incoming first-year Virginia women's tennis player Julia Elbaba won her first career singles title on the USTA Futures Tour by winning this week's event in New Orleans, La. She lost just one set en route to winning the title, defeating two 2012 NCAA All-Americans in the process.
• Mario Wilson Named Assistant Track and Field Coach: Mario Wilson has been named a Virginia assistant track and field coach. Wilson, who was an assistant at Clemson in 2011-12, has been a part of 23 conference champion teams in 14 years of NCAA Division I coaching experience. Wilson will coach the horizontal jumps, men's high jump, javelin and the decathlon for the Cavaliers.
• Virginia Track and Field Squads Named USTFCCCA All-Academic Teams: The Virginia men's and women's track and field programs have been named All-Academic teams by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). The two teams were honored for having cumulative GPAs over 3.00 with the men having a 3.04 and the women earning a 3.01.
• Lannigan Field Re-Opens for Public Use: Lannigan Field, the renovated Virginia track and field facility, will re-open for use by the general public on Wednesday, Aug. 1. In addition to the eight-lane track, the community will have access to a new soft surface loop around the facility's perimeter.

To read the full stories or gather more information on Virginia athletics, check out Virginiasports.com.

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Issue No. 320 - Dec. 3, 2007

Virginia Accepts Gator Bowl Invitation

The Virginia football team accepted an invitation to play in the 2008 Konica Minolta Gator Bowl at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla., on Jan. 1. It is UVa's first Jan. 1 bowl game since the 1994 Carquest Bowl following the 1993 season; the Hoos fell to Boston College 31-13 in that game to finish 7-5. Needless to say, there's a lot more at stake this time around - Virginia is looking for its 10th win, something that has happened just once in the history of the program.

Getting to double digits in the victory column will require defeating Texas Tech from the Big 12 Conference. The Red Raiders, who feature an explosive offense, have won four of their last five bowl games. The Gator Bowl is scheduled to kickoff at 1 p.m. and will be televised nationally by CBS.

The Gator Bowl is also a test for Virginia fans, who have improved their travel reputation in recent years. However, the Cavs' only previous trip to the Gator Bowl in 1991 didn't produce a strong fan turnout from UVa. Gator Bowl Association president Rick Catlett believes that will not be the case this time around. He told The (Jacksonville) Times-Union that he received more than 100 e-mails Saturday from Virginia fans encouraging him to pick the Hoos.

"From every indication we've received, Virginia's fans will perform well by buying tickets to the game and traveling to Jacksonville," Catlett told The Times-Union.

Read SabreMail No. 320 here.

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:

• The Sabre Interview: Mike Ingalls is working on his latest in-depth interview with some of your favorite Hoos. Up next? Basketball star Jimmy Miller.
• JHoo's Summer Check-up: JHoo is scheduled to take a quick look at the Cavalier football team this month.
• Hoo Preview: The Sabre's annual "Hoo Preview" gets you ready for football season and it comes your way starting August 1!

In Case You Missed It ...

Sabre articles and blog posts since the last SabreMail

The Afternoon Break - Practice Facility Update
The Virginia football practice facility continues to make progress. Here's a picture that was posted on Facebook by Hoo’s in the ‘Ville. Like the page to keep up with the UVa program in the community.

The Afternoon Break - UVa's Euro Tour Schedule
The Virginia men's basketball team is scheduled for a foreign tour of games next month. The Hoos will play five games from August 6-16 in Belgium, France, and The Netherlands.

ACC Spring Tour - NC State
The Wolfpack’s 2011 season went 4-4 in the ACC and 8-5 overall. The ACC wins came against UVa (28-14), UNC (13-0), Clemson (37-13) and Maryland (56-41). NC State went to the Belk Bowl and topped Louisville (31-24). Led by coach Tom O’Brien since 2007, NCSU will be looking to do better this season.

ACC Spring Tour - UNC
For the past two years, the UNC football program has been under a thick raincloud of an NCAA investigation. Just before the season, the Heels dismissed coach Butch Davis. The 2011 season ended with a 7-6 overall record and a 3-5 record within the ACC.

The Afternoon Break - Aboushi, Greer Preseason All-ACC
Virginia seniors Oday Aboushi and Steve Greer have named to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference Preseason Team in voting conducted by the media at the annual ACC Football Kickoff.

The Afternoon Break - Bucs To Honor Barber
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have planned to honor Ronde Barber at their Sept. 9 season-opening game. The Bucs expect Barber to make his 200th straight start in that contest. NFL.com write Gregg Rosenthal just hopes the team isn’t jinxing Barber.

The Afternoon Break - UVa Picked Fourth In Coastal
At the ACC Football Kickoff in Greensboro, a poll of nearly 100 media members picked Virginia to finish fourth in the Coastal Division this season. The media pegged the following order for the division: Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech, UNC, UVa, Miami, and Duke.

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