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Virginia RB Perris Jones recovering after spinal surgery
More Teams. More Games. Perris Jones is carted off the field following a Virginia touchdown in the third quarter vs. Louisville. (0:56) Virginia running back Perris Jones underwent spinal surgery at the University of Louisville Medical Center on Friday, one day after he was hurt in the Cavaliers’ 31-24 loss to Louisville. In a statement […]
Continue readingVirginia RB Jones remains in Louisville hospital after scary hit
More Teams. More Games. Perris Jones is carted off the field following a Virginia touchdown in the third quarter vs. Louisville. (0:56) LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Virginia’s Perris Jones is still in Louisville, a school official said Friday, one day after the running back was immobilized and carted off the field after being injured on a […]
Continue readingVirginia RB Jones taken to hospital after taking hard hit vs. L’ville
Virginia running back Perris Jones was immobilized, carted off the field and later hospitalized after taking a helmet-to-helmet hit late in the third quarter against Louisville on Thursday night. Jones took a swing pass and started running up field when he was hit. Jones fumbled on the play and fell forward in a pile of […]
Continue readingVirginia surprises No. 10 North Carolina, shakes up ACC race
James Jackson had the clinching interception with 26 seconds left, picking off UNC star quarterback Drake Maye as Maye was hit by Paul Akere with the Tar Heels (6-1, 3-1) reaching midfield on a drive for a winning score. Instead, Virginia players started spilling onto the field to celebrate, while Jackson ran all the way […]
Continue reading‘Long time coming’: Cavaliers get 1st win since on-campus shooting last year
More Teams. More Games. Malik Washington hauls in a 27-yard touchdown catch to increase Virginia’s lead in the fourth quarter. (0:31) Virginia won for the first time since an on-campus shooting killed three football players last year, beating William & Mary 27-13 in a victory coach Tony Elliott called “a long time coming.” It has […]
Continue readingVirginia will play football Saturday, but it is still grieving
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Virginia coach Tony Elliott came to kicker Will Bettridge with a simple, but meaningful, request. “Do you want to wear No. 41 this season?” Elliott asked. Bettridge was close with D’Sean Perry, who had previously worn No. 41. The two played on the same Pee Wee and high school teams in Miami. […]
Continue readingVirginia RB Mike Hollins on return: ‘We need football right now’
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Virginia running back Mike Hollins has thought about what it will feel like to step onto the practice field to begin fall practice next week. Emotions are mixed, of course. Hollins survived a shooting last November that killed teammates Lavel Davis Jr., Devin Chandler and D’Sean Perry, and he still grieves for […]
Continue readingVirginia wants to be ‘inspiration’ in honor of slain players
But he also knows they are playing for a higher purpose, as Elliott and his players want to honor the legacies of Lavel Davis Jr., D’Sean Perry and Devin Chandler. As the season opens against Tennessee in September, Elliott said he believes his team will be prepared to show a unity in purpose and spirit. […]
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