Happy Friday, Virginia fans! Tomorrow is... drum roll please... football’s season opener! And while we’re stoked about the ‘Hoos starting the season off against Richmond, we’re also stoked about a few other things like a new state-of-the-art outdoor tennis complex for Virginia tennis’ state-of-the-art program, De’Andre Hunter making headlines again and a hilarious tailgating van decked out for the Cavaliers. Things we’re not as excited about: the cost of Virginia’s nonconference games (Tech is shelling out some pretty pennies too, FWIW). Happy reading!
247Sports recaps Bronco Mendenhall’s first ACC Coaches Teleconference of the 2018 season. In Wednesday’s teleconference, Mendenhall talked about his QB, touching on Perkins’ explosiveness, speed, and his development as a leader before diving into the start of the season, the state of football, tempo and more.