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Since 1953, the University of Virginia has played football in the ACC. Since the date they have joined, they have only won two ACC championships and absolutely zero national championships.

Virginia has fired Al Groh after nine seasons as football coach at his alma mater.

Al Groh is out as Virginia's football coach, Virginia athletic director Craig Littlepage announcement just minutes ago.

BLACKSBURG, VA. -- Each fall, Virginia and Virginia Tech play for the Commonwealth Cup. The marble and cherry-wood trophy is tangible proof of bragging rights for the winner of the in-state rivalry game.

But the competition between the schools is less heated on the recruiting trail in the spring.

Virginia Tech has claimed many of the top football prospects from the state in recent years. As the Hokies narrowed their focus on their home turf, Virginia has drawn from a more national pool but has lately struggled to lure the state's best recruits.

When he spoke earlier this week about his team's inability to find an offensive identity, Virginia football coach Al Groh wasn't foreshadowing a change at quarterback.

It was a quiet Jaguars locker room on Thursday afternoon. The players we ran into were in a good mood, but there must have been good offerings at the lunch table because we didn't see many players in there during media time.

Now that Virginia has cleared up one problem area, others await. The Cavaliers did not have a turnover Saturday at North Carolina and the result was a 16-3 victory, Virginia's first of the season.

Southern Miss coach Larry Fedora is a regular-sized guy who spends a lot of time with super-sized men who usually weigh more than 250 pounds and tower over him.

For the U.Va. football team this week, it's all about pressure. Specifically, the defensive line will try to create some, while the offensive line will look to protect quarterback Jameel Sewell.

Two weeks and two lopsided losses into the new season, Virginia fans are looking around wondering what is wrong with their football team.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Eugene Monroe never really thought much about his first NFL start.

Offensive tackle Eugene Monroe will get his shot at the starting position for the Jacksonville Jaguars despite his lengthy holdout during training camp last month.

As I was watching the players come off the field Saturday at Scott Stadium, another reporter asked if I could remember a worse Virginia loss.

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Without having started a game, redshirt sophomore Landon Bradley has emerged as a go-to guy for his Virginia football teammates and roommates.

Since Will Barker arrived on Virginia's campus in 2005, three of his fellow offensive linemen have heard their names called in the first round of the NFL draft.

Although Barker probably will not be selected that high next April, the fifth-year senior enters this season as likely the next Cavaliers offensive lineman who will go from Charlottesville to the NFL. Barker has started all 37 games during the past three seasons. He now awaits his final season, the college football version of a contract year.

However, the 2008 campaign was not one of them, as inconsistency was the main theme and not only cost the team a chance at a winning season, but also a shot at a postseason berth.No team's season starts out well when it has to open up things against USC, so Virginia's 52-7 lambasting at the hands of the Trojans wasn't exactly unexpected.

Part six of a 12-part series outlining Indiana football's opponents this season.

Jaguars first round pick Eugene Monroe will end his 12-day holdout on Friday as he has agreed to terms with the team according to Adam Schefter of ESPN.com. The offensive tackle from the University of Virginia is expected to sign his contract later today, and he could be at tonight's practice which is scheduled for 7PM but not open to the public.

First-round draft pick Eugene Monroe has ended a 12-day holdout by agreeing to a five-year contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars.