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   SabreMail - October 10th, 2003
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   Recruiting News

This Week In Recruiting
By Chris Horne

OL Abbott to Visit UVA
Courtney Abbott, a 6-9, 335 pound OL prospect from Westlake HS (Atlanta, GA), will visit UVA next week for the FSU game. Abbott, who has already been to Kentucky, is looking at Florida State, LSU, Auburn, Georgia, Clemson, and Louisville as well.

Grant Leads Tough Herndon Defense
6-2 ½, 232 pound inside linebacker Kevin Grant is the heart of the Herndon (VA) defense that has allowed only 10 points per game. Virginia, Wake Forest, Maryland, and NC State are some of the schools that have called since the first of September.

UVA Corrals Two 2005 Verbals
Gretna High School (VA) Vic Hall and Southern Durham (Durham, NC) Maurice Covington committed to Virginia over the past week and a half. Hall is a 5-11, 185 pound dual-threat quarterback, while Covington, who is 6-5, 190 pounds, plays wide receiver, tight end, and outside linebacker for Southern Durham. Both are juniors and will count towards the recruiting class of 2005.

Football for Fisher?
Roman Catholic (Philadelphia, PA) dual-sport star Charron Fisher will visit JMU (this weekend), Niagara, and UNC Greensboro - all of these schools have offered him a basketball scholarship. Virginia, who has offered him as an outside linebacker for football, will be the school of choice if he chooses football. He's undecided at this point.

Holland Thinking About Visits
Virginia Tech is still the heavy favorite for Northside (Roanoke, VA) defensive end Brandon Holland, who hopes to take official visits to UVA, West Virginia (OV set for December 6th), Clemson, Virginia Tech, and either Maryland or Tennessee.

Dutch Discusses Favorites
Outstanding Gonzaga (Washington, DC) wide receiver Doug Dutch will decide among Pitt, NC State, and Tennessee for his fifth visit. He's already scheduled official visits for UVA (11/29), Miami (12/05), Michigan (12/12), and Florida (01/09/04). In this article, he discusses in-depth the four schools that have official visits lined up.

Q & A: Vic Hall
Question and answer with UVA's first commitment of the 2005 recruiting class. Hall talks about what he likes in the program and why he committed early. He is one of the top prospects in the junior class.

Top Target: Nate Lyles
Lyles, a 6-1, 195 pound safety prospect from Hubbard HS in Chicago, IL, will make an official visit to Virginia. He likes Corwin Brown, who is UVA's main recruiter for his services. He has offers from Virginia, Michigan, and Notre Dame among others.

Transfer Working Out for Ferrine
St Peter's Prep (Jersey City, NJ) cornerback Leo Ferrine claims offers from Virginia, Notre Dame, Rutgers, Penn State, Pitt, and Boston College. He does not claim any favorites to this point.

Nation's Top DT Talks Recruiting
DeMario Pressley, who is one of the top players in the country, says he wants to take official visits to Florida State and UNC and is undecided on his other three. UVA, led by recruiting coach Ron Prince, is still in the mix.

Jeremy Zuttah Off to Dominating Start
6-4, 285 pound JP Stevens (Edison, NJ) OL Jeremy Zuttah has eliminated the Cavaliers from his list.

UVa Recruiting War Room: Defense
I released the first installment of the UVA War Room this week. It details who it appears the Cavaliers are targeting most at each position. I hope to release the second installment (for offense) early next week.

For more recruiting information and updates, please see Sabre Edge.

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  •    News, Rumors and Fan Discussion

    Virginia sacks North Carolina

    Virginia decimated the Tar Heel defense last Saturday to the tune of 515 total yards in a 38-13 blow out. Quarterback Matt Schaub passed for a remarkable 19 of 22 for 284 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions in only his second game back from a severe shoulder injury suffered against Duke in the home opener. Of Schaub's three incompletions, two were dropped passes and the other was due to a receiver running the wrong pass route. Otherwise, the Heisman Trophy Candidate would have been perfect on the day.

    Freshman receiver Fontel Mines broke into the spotlight as well, catching a touchdown on his first ever college reception and snagging two other passes for a total of 45 yards. His touchdown catch makes him the second true freshman receiver this year to have his first collegiate catch go for a touchdown. Deyon Williams did the same against Western Michigan.

    Defensively the Cavs found their stride, limiting Carolina to just 58 yards rushing and sacking the normally elusive Darian Durant five times. Linebackers Darryl Blackstock, Ray Mann, Ahmad Brooks and Mark Miller all were in on at least one sack apiece. Cornerback Jamaine Winborne caused a fumble in Carolina's backfield that was recovered by Blackstock.

  • North Carolina Game News and Stats

    Schaub to participate in live chat this Monday
    Cavalier Quarterback Answers Fans' Questions
    Official UVa Media Release

    University of Virginia quarterback Matt Schaub (West Chester, Pa.) will participate in a live chat on his website Schaub4Heisman.com on Monday, Oct. 13 at 11:30 a.m. Fans may participate by submitting questions through the site, under the "Ask Matt" section. While the senior captain has answered many fan questions already this fall, this is the first live chat for Schaub.

    The 2002 ACC Player of the Year and First-Team All-ACC honoree, Schaub set or tied as many as 10 single-season records and led the conference with 28 touchdown passes last fall. He finished second nationally in completion percentage (68.9) and sixth nationally in efficiency (147.5) as a junior. He is also on the watch lists for the Davey O'Brien Award, the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, and the Walter Camp Player of the Year Award.

    In the last two weeks, Schaub has led the Cavaliers to two consecutive wins- both in the ACC- and a national ranking after returning to action following a two-game absence due to a shoulder injury. The senior turned in the best performance of his career last week at North Carolina, completing 19-of-22 passes for a career-high 86.4 percent, 284 yards, and two touchdowns. He also tallied a career-best in passing efficiency with 224.80 points.

    In the two games since his return, Schaub has completed 49-of-67 passes (73.1 percent) for 610 yards and four touchdowns.

    More ACC Weekly honors for Hoos

    UVa linebacker Darryl Blackstock and offensive lineman D'Brickashaw Ferguson each received ACC weekly honors for their efforts in the win over North Carolina last Saturday. Blackstock earned the Defensive Back of the Week honor with six tackles (four solo), one fumble recovery and two sacks.

    Ferguson took home the Offensive Lineman of the Week honor by grading out at 90 percent. Ferguson allowed no sacks against Carolina and helped UVa to roll over the Heels with 229 rushing yards.

  • Click here for the full report

    Cavaliers travel to Clemson this Saturday

    The Hoos will take their undefeated ACC record to Clemson this Saturday to face the Tigers in Death Valley. Clemson is coming off a 21-7 loss to Maryland in College Park last weekend and stands at 1-1 in the conference and 3-2 overall. Virginia has won the last two over the Tigers and they're 7-5-1 since before 1990, when Clemson held an embarrassing 29-0 record over the Hoos.

    The game will be televised by Jefferson-Pilot Sports. Please check your local listings. For news, weather info, stats, and other general information regarding the game, please see the link below.

  • Clemson Game News and Notes

    UVa-Florida State football game time set

    Virginia will host Florida State at Scott Stadium Saturday, October 18th at 7:45 PM. The game will be televised by either ESPN or ESPN2, which will not be decided until this Monday. If Virginia can defeat Clemson this Saturday, this match-up will decide the front-runner for the ACC Championship. A win by the Hoos over the Tigers would put both UVa and FSU undefeated in the league at 4-0. FSU plays a non-conference game against the second-ranked Miami Hurricanes this weekend in Tallahassee.

    Note: The University of Virginia could host ESPN's Game Day on October 18th. Sources are saying that this will be determined by the outcomes of both Virginia's and Florida State's games this weekend. If both teams win, expect the ESPN Game Day crew to be on grounds. Location has not been determined at this time. If this materializes, look for a SabreMail Breaking News story sometime after this weekend.

    BC rumored to be 12th ACC team

    Boston College could be the next ACC member school, according to several news reports. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, nine ACC presidents will meet over the course of the next few days to vote on Boston College to enter the conference. A twelfth ACC team would allow the Atlantic Coast Conference to have a football championship game. Without a twelfth member, the NCAA may not allow a conference championship, which would hurt the ACC financially with Virginia Tech and Miami entering the league next season.

    Men's lacrosse names 2004 captains
    Official UVa Media Relations Report

    University of Virginia men's lacrosse coach Dom Starsia announced that defenseman Brett Hughes, goalie Tillman Johnson, midfielder Ted Lamade, and attackman Justin Mullen have been selected team captains for the 2004 season.

  • Click here for the full report

    Capital Hoos warm up for the win!

    Join the VAF and your fellow Hoos from the Northern Virginia-D.C. area this Thursday, October 16th for Thursday night football at the Grand Slam Sports Bar at the Grand Hyatt in Washington, D.C. There will be special appearances made by former Virginia Football Head Coach George Welsh as well as legendary players Chris Slade and Shawn Moore.

    Space is limited to the first 200 reservations and the cost is just $25.00 per person. The Clemson versus N.C. State game will be shown that night on three large screen televisions and 22 monitors.

    Pre-register for the event and give yourself a chance to win a tailgate spot for the upcoming UVa-FSU game at Scott Stadium and an autographed helmet signed by George Welsh, Shawn Moore and Chris Slade.

    Bring your business card to register to win tickets to the FSU-UVA game.

    • Location: Grand Slam Sports Bar at Grand Hyatt Washington, 1000 H Street, N.W. (above Metro Center)
    • Time: 7:00 until midnight
    • Other: Hors d' oeuvres and Cash Bar
    • Contact: 800-626-8723 (Mastercard and VISA accepted)
    This event is sponsored by the Virginia Athletics Foundation.

    VMDO Architects receives awards for design of UVa's baseball stadium
    Official Release

    The Virginia Society of the American Institute of Architects (VSAIA) has bestowed VMDO Architects of Charlottesville, VA (116 2nd St.) with an Honor Award this year for their well-received design of the University of Virginia's Davenport Baseball Stadium. The Central Virginia Chapter of the VSAIA has also acknowledged the local firm with a Merit Award for the Cavaliers new baseball facilities.

    "We feel proud that our colleagues have chosen to recognize the quality of our work on the baseball stadium project," says lead VMDO architect Joe Celentano. "It is especially satisfying given the extremely compressed design and construction schedule and could not have been accomplished without a completely integrated team effort between the owner, architect, and contractor."

    Davenport Field, now considered to be one of the best places to watch and play baseball in the Atlantic Coast Conference, was funded in part from $2 million in gifts from anonymous donors, which enabled the University of Virginia to move ahead with the baseball field's renovation and expansion.

    VMDO's design included such amenities as a canopied grandstand with 1,600 seats to replace the existing metal-seat bleachers, and six skyboxes for lease by fans and corporate sponsors. New stadium lighting was also installed, as well as an on-site locker room and clubhouse, a press box, concession area, and a grass-filled seating area.

    VMDO Architects was founded in 1976 and is the 2003 recipient of the T. David Fitz-Gibbon "Architecture Firm of the Year" Award from the Virginia Society of American Institute of Architects.

    For further information about VMDO Architects, please contact Jennifer Pullinger at 434.296.5684, email at [email protected] or visit our website at www.vmdo.com.

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  •    What's New on TheSabre.com?

    Virginia versus Clemson preview

    Check out our Clemson football game preview on TheSabre.com. Jeremy Williams breaks down the game.

  • Clemson preview

    Roster Card for UVa - Clemson football game

    Whether you're at the game or watching on television, our roster card will keep you up to date with the who's who on the field. This card is printable and gives you roster information on most every player, including offense versus defense matchups with the starting lineups of both squads.

  • UVa-Clemson Roster Card

    Sabre Edge begins Quick Take interviews

    On Sabre Edge, we are preparing weekly feature interviews called Quick Takes. We are interviewing one player each week throughout the rest of the football season. Two weeks ago we interviewed freshman receiver Deyon Williams. Last Monday we released the interview with freshman linebacker Ahmad Brooks.

    This week, look for our interview with red-shirt freshman quarterback Anthony Martinez. Look for the interviews to be released late in the week (normally Fridays). You can access them through the home page of TheSabre.com, or search for them in the Sabre Edge archives. You must be a Sabre Edge subscriber to read the interviews. For information on how to sign up, please look for the Sabre Edge promo in this mailing or sign on the TheSabre.com and click our promo that's present throughout the site.

  • Sabre Edge Monthly Archives
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  • Deyon Williams Interview

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