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D.J. Bell, 6-4, 300-pound offensive guard from Camden, Delaware, announced his commitment to play football for the University of Virginia this past weekend. Bell has a three-star rating and is listed as a Top 50 player at his position by Rivals100.com. We caught up with Bell last night, and this is what he had to say about his decision to play for UVa.

"[Committing to UVa] was the best choice possible for me - it felt right in my heart," Bell said. "I liked the coaches. All of them are young and they're all excited about the game. They have good ideas for the future."

Bell said that early playing time at UVa was definitely a consideration. Bell added that he has good leadership ability, and his strength is his ability to turn defenders around.

Big offensive linemen to visit this weekend

Speaking of offensive linemen, Randy Hand, a 6-6, 300-pound offensive tackle from Fort Meyers, Florida will be taking his official visit to UVa this weekend. Hand has a four-star rating and is considered the 8th-best offensive tackle nationally by Rivals100.com. He has high interest in UVa and North Carolina. Hand enjoyed his visit to UNC the weekend of November 30th, but says that the Cavaliers are still his favorite. Many are anticipating a commitment from him this weekend.

And another?

Do you see a pattern? In case it isn't obvious, UVa is in desperate need of quality offensive linemen who can play right away. The Cavs will lose four offensive linemen who have started at least two years of their career. One of the players who could certainly fill the role is 6-4, 300-pound offensive guard Shadu Moore. Moore had planned to take his official visit to UVa the past couple days, but rescheduled in order to take a visit to Syracuse instead. Sources say he is planning to visit Virginia this weekend. Moore had been leaning to Boston College, but may back off with the news that head coach Tom O'Brien may be taking the Georgia Tech head-coaching job. Moore has a four-star rating and is listed as the 19th-best offensive guard in the nation by Rivals100.com.

Receiver still likes the Hoos

Maurice Stovall, a 6-4, 208-pound wide receiver enjoyed his official visit to Charlottesville last weekend. Stovall is considered one of the best football players in the nation and is just the game breaking receiver that Cavaliers need to take a step toward New Year's Day bowl games and national prominence. Stovall has a four-star rating and is listed as the 11th-best receiver nationally by Rivals100.com. He's fast and athletic. He runs the forty-yard dash in 4.3 seconds and has a vertical leap of 39 inches. At 6-5, many will be comparing this young man to former UVa-great and NFL Pro Bowler Herman Moore. Stovall has high interest in both Notre Dame and Virginia. With the head coaching change at Notre Dame, it will be interesting to see what Stovall decides. Stovall was rumored to be leaning to Georgia Tech before Coach O'Leary took the head coaching job at Notre Dame. Stovall has a scheduled official visit to South Bend on January 18th.

Vick, Vick and more Vick

You've got to love the Internet. While there's some quality information that gets passed around on message boards, it's also a breeding ground for self-proclaimed 'gurus' and misinformation. One rumor going around is that Marcus Vick, the highly recruited quarterback from Warwick H.S. in Newport News, had already made his decision. Some are saying he's committed to Miami - others say he's committed to Virginia. Sources say that Vick hasn't made up his mind and probably won't do so until late January. Apparently, his visit to Miami was incredible, but he's yet to visit UVa officially, and his visit to Charlottesville will correspond with several other top in-state and out of state recruits on January 18th.

But I need more - give me more.

Two football players to transfer

TheSabre.com football message board was abundant with activity this week when it was announced that both tailback Arlen Harris and quarterback Bryson Spinner would be transferring out of UVa. Both are transferring for personal reasons that have not been disclosed.

Two years ago, Harris started the opening game against BYU, but a cheap-shot tackle by a BYU defensive player caused Harris to miss most of the season with a knee injury. He had arthroscopic surgery last season and played valuable minutes when Antwoine Womack went down with an injury in this season's first game against Wisconsin. Harris pulled a hamstring after the first few games and saw very limited time throughout the rest of the season. Sources say that Harris will be transferring to Delaware, where he'll complete his final year of eligibility.

Spinner started several games this past season, and shared time on the field with Matt Schaub. Spinner's highlights were wins over Clemson, Georgia Tech and Penn State, and he appeared to have the best shot at being the starting quarterback in 2002. Rumors were flying on the Internet (and in many private discussions) that Spinner had to move on because he was involved in the cheating scandal that surfaced in the off-season last year. The Roanoke Times reported this week that these allegations were simply not true, and quotes from Spinner's father and high school coach echoed this. It is still uncertain why Spinner, who has two years of eligibility remaining, decided to leave the program.

For more details, please see Sabre Newslink for articles on the subject from around the state.

Virginia defeats Auburn

The Hoos took care of business on their first real road game of the season last Saturday, defeating the Auburn Tigers, 77-72. Post game information and stats.

When is the next basketball game?

It doesn't quite seem like basketball season, does it? This is an understandable feeling considering that the 6th ranked UVa men's basketball team has played only three games in the last three weeks.

Virginia tips off again this Monday, December 17th against Charleston Southern at University Hall. Game time is 7:30 and tickets are still available through the UVa Ticket Office. To reserve your tickets, call toll free at 1-800-542-8821 or 434-924-8821. This game will not be televised. You can listen to the radio broadcast locally, or tune in to www.virginiasports.com or www.wina.com and listen over the Internet.

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