Virginia Will Continue To Hone In Details After First Scrimmage

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Cody Brown and Devin Chandler celebrate after a touchdown for Virginia. ~ Photo by Kris Wright/TheSabre.com

With the first preseason scrimmage of his head coaching career in the books, Virginia football coach Tony Elliott had plenty on his mind.

Brennan Armstrong is settling in. Jay Woolfolk is learning but is electric. Lavel Davis Jr. and Ben Smiley are making plays. Aidan Ryan is trending in the right direction. Jonathan Leech is growing with confidence after turning a corner. Jack Camper is steady.

Those types of observations marry with team-wide thoughts too. Elliott challenged guys to take pride in special teams so that facet can grow. There’s competition all over the field, particularly at running back, in the secondary, at kicker, and on the offensive line.

With each passing day, the Cavaliers learn something about their progress and players move in and out of the playing time hierarchy. For now, the installation heavy nature of preseason remains the task for at least another week before the team’s second scrimmage. In three short weeks, however, those snapshots become the precursor for the big picture when the Hoos kick off the season against Richmond on Saturday, Sept. 3.

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