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Hoos Picked Last In Coastal
From an official ACC media release
Media members at the 2014 ACC Football Kickoff in Greensboro picked their ACC favorites on Monday. The media tabbed defending National Champion Florida State to repeat as Atlantic Division champions and to defeat Miami in the ACC Championship Game.
Florida State was picked as the likely overall ACC winner on 104 of 112 ballots cast.
In the Coastal Division, Miami’s 26 first-place votes placed third, but the Hurricanes’ 614 total points led overall. Defending division champion Duke received 33 first-place votes and finished with 597 points, followed by Virginia Tech with 571 points and 23 first-place votes. North Carolina was just behind in fourth place with 570 points and 27 first-place votes, followed by Georgia Tech (322 with one first place vote), Pitt (319 with two first-place votes) and Virginia (142). The Cavaliers were the only Coastal team to receive no first-place votes. Only Wake Forest accumulated fewer total points with 136 as the last-place pick in the Atlantic Division.
For the full news release, click here.
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This Week In Recruiting With Chris Horne
Hough (Cornelius, N.C.) class of 2015 power forward Luke Maye confirmed to TheSabre.com that he has been offered by the University of Virginia. Maye, a 6’8”, 235-pound rising senior, also boasts offers from Clemson, Iowa State, Notre Dame, and Rutgers among others.
Maye took an unofficial visit to UVa last month, at which point he was told he would be evaluated further in July. Virginia has only one scholarship available in the class of 2015, and the low post is the primary focus at this point. This week I plan to catch up with Maye to get his reaction on the offer and what his plans are as far as making his college decision.
Also this week ...
- The UVa football program is currently holding a Team Camp. On Wednesday, July 23, Coach Mike London and company will hold their final one-day camp of the year. TheSabre.com will be on hand for coverage of the event and any breaking news that may come.
- Virginia football now has 11 commitments in the class of 2015 after Richard Burney Jr., a 6’4”, 235-pound tight end out of Hickory (Chesapeake, VA), pledged to the Hoos this past Saturday. I hope to have more on UVa’s newest commit this week.
- Keeping with tight end recruits, New Jersey native Jake Pickard arrived in Charlottesville Monday evening for an unofficial visit to UVa. We hope to have the latest on the 6’5”, 240-pound prospect’s experience this week.
- Colonial Forge (Stafford, VA) rising senior standout Gary Jennings has five schools on top. One of them is Virginia. I’ll have the latest with the 6’2”, 190-pound wide receiver/athlete.
- I plan to release my Preseason In-State Top 40 for the class of 2015 this week.
 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.
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Around the World of Wahoo Sports ...
- UVa Announces Movie Night at Scott Stadium and Football Meet the Team Day: The Virginia athletics department will once again hold two popular preseason fan events prior to the start of the 2014 football season. The annual Movie Night (featuring Frozen) at Scott Stadium will take place on Saturday, Aug. 2 and the football program's Meet the Team Day is set for Sunday, Aug. 17. Admission and parking for both events is free.
- Harris Named to the Walter Camp Player of the Year Watch List: Virginia strong safety Anthony Harris was named a “player to watch” by the Walter Camp Football Foundation for its 2014 Player of the Year award, the nation’s fourth-oldest individual college football accolade.
- Parks Named to the Doak Walker Award Preseason Watch List: Virginia running back Kevin Parks was named to the 2014 preseason Doak Walker Award Watch List, PwC SMU Athletic Forum announced Thursday. The Doak Walker Award is given annually to the nation’s best running back.
- Makenzy Doniak Named to U.S. U-20 World Cup Team: Virginia women's soccer junior forward Makenzy Doniak has been named the United States' squad for next month's FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Canada. Doniak was one of 21 players selected to the team, which looks to defend the Americans' title at the event.
- Virginia Field Hockey Player Tara Vittese Named to Junior National Squad: Virginia field hockey incoming freshman Tara Vittese has been named to USA Field Hockey's 2014-15 Under-21 squad.
- Frank Wins USTA Futures Event in Tulsa: Virginia rising senior Mitchell Frank won the singles championship Sunday at the Tulsa Pro Classic, a $10,000 event on the USTA Futures Tour. It was Frank's first career Pro Circuit title as he becomes the second active Cavalier to win a singles title on the USTA Futures Tour, joining Somdev Devvarman in 2008.
- Virginia Student-Athletes Register High Academic Performance for Spring 2014: Virginia student-athletes registered an outstanding academic performance during the Spring 2014 semester. The overall GPA for UVa's 627 student-athletes in Spring 2014 was 3.0 for the second consecutive semester. This tied for the highest overall GPA recorded for Virginia student-athletes in the last decade. A total of 79 percent of UVa's student-athletes earned a GPA of 2.5 or better with 50 percent recording a mark of 3.0 or better. A total of nine student-athletes earned a perfect 4.0 grade point average during the semester.
- UVa's Jane Miller Named Division I FBS Administrator of the Year by NACWAA: he National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators (NACWAA) announced that Virginia senior associate athletics director/senior woman administrator Jane Miller is the recipient of its NCAA Division I FBS Administrator of the Year. She is one of eight individuals recognized from various levels of collegiate athletics.
To read the full stories or gather more information on Virginia athletics, check out Virginiasports.com.
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