State of the Program, Part 4: The Special Teams

Connor Hughes has been one of many special teams standouts under Coach Groh.

You only have to attend one Virginia football practice to see how much time and attention Al Groh devotes to special teams. On Monday, for example, the Cavaliers spent 32 minutes of a two-hour, 21-minute practice working just on punting, kickoffs, punt returns and coverage, kick returns and coverage, and field goals. That’s two more minutes than they used for offense vs. defense scrimmage situations.

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