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BREAKING: Anthony Colandrea named UVA football’s starting quarterback

Sophomore Anthony Colandrea is officially the Virginia Cavaliers’ starting quarterback for the program’s season opener against Richmond.

In a press release on Saturday morning, head coach Tony Elliott named Colandrea as UVA’s starter after a spring and fall camp battle with senior Tony Muskett. It’s a major decision for the 2024 Wahoos and the future of the program.

UVA football's quarterback of the present and the future: pic.twitter.com/P0jZ1bS2NJ

— Zach Carey (@Zach_Carey_) August 24, 2024

As a true freshman in 2023, Colandrea had high highs and a few low lows.