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The doctors told Anita Martinez to stay home, get her rest, avoid exertion. Forget that. The mother of four
wasn’t about to miss the moment she had waited all summer to see: her eldest child running out of the tunnel onto the
field at Scott Stadium.

As she figured it, that would be the highlight of the day for Virginia redshirt freshman quarterback Anthony
Martinez. As it turned out, both mother and son got more excitement than they bargained for last Saturday.

As everyone now knows, in UVa’s season opener, Martinez came off the bench and played the majority of a 27-0
victory over Duke. He wasn’t spectacular, but he did complete several significant passes and avoided major mistakes
that could have cost the Cavaliers.

He also piqued the curiosity of fans who don’t know much about the 19-year-old quarterback from Patrick Henry High
School in Ashland, other than the fact he has a cannon for a right arm, a nifty nickname and plenty of potential.

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