With the Virginia football team closing in fast on kickoff, it wrapped up the training camp portion of the preseason this week and began to shift focus to preparations for Richmond, the season opening opponent. The Hoos host the Spiders on Saturday, August 31 at 6 p.m.
Fans hoping for news on the quarterback race, however, didn’t get starter news this week. UVA coach Tony Elliott said that no decision had been made yet between Tony Muskett and Anthony Colandrea, though he hinted at the idea that both players could play again this season. Muskett and Colandrea each started six games last fall, though that developed out of necessity with injuries to Muskett on two different occasions.
In those contests, Virginia put together a three wins. Muskett (6’2″, 213) posted 1,031 passing yards (93-147/63.3%, 7.0 yards per attempt), 6 touchdowns, and 5 interceptions plus 66 rushing yards with 1 TD. Colandrea (6’0”, 183) tallied 1,958 passing yards (154-246/62.6, 8.0 yards per attempt), 13 touchdowns and 9 interceptions plus 225 rushing yards. In other words, both were productive and both had some interceptions. Neither got to the winner’s circle often, though.
The possibility of a dual quarterback system led to some fan discussion this week as you’d expect. Here are some threads about the QB situation and some other hot topics with football season on the doorstep:
- QB Situation. Could this be the first sign of indecisiveness from the coaching staff that we are knocking on the door of one week from the start of the season and they have not decided on the starting QB yet. ~ BirdieHOOS
- Whether intentional or not we are going to see QB rotation. ~ Beetle
- Regardless of who QB1 is, do we cover 19.5 against Richmond? ~ Doc Holliday
- For those interested: A ref report from one of the scrimmages. ~ hawkb
- If ref is correct that OL not ACC caliber.
We will definitely see both qbs in games. Both will have injuries. ~ KABASHA63 - Virginia Football Announces New Gameday Experiences for $100 and up ~ RU Hoos
And with that, here are the weekly fan picks …
Fan(s) Of The Week
Bringing the energy for the Hoos!
Student Fan(s) Of The Week
Looking forward to students in the stands at Scott Stadium.
Feature Photo Of The Week
Kobe Pace continues to work at Virginia practice.
