Greg Madia
UVa Sports Reporter at The Daily Progress
University of Virginia beat writer at The Daily Progress. Heisman Trophy and AP Top 25 voter. Jersey native. Loyal Mets fan.
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dailyprogress.com | Greg Madia
Spring football practice has come and gone, and the second departure-and-acquisition period of the offseason has arrived. The transfer portal reopens for 10 days beginning on Wednesday for undergraduate players, and Virginia is expected to be busy in adding to its roster. UVa signed 19 transfers during the winter, and fourth-year coach Tony Elliott has said the Cavaliers still have significant needs in the secondary to address during the spring portal period.
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dailyprogress.com | Greg Madia
Not one week went by over the last month and a half without Virginia’s coaching staff doing a thorough evaluation of the Cavaliers’ roster. “We go through the depth chart,” running backs coach Keith Gaither said. “Our goal is to win the ACC,” he said, “and the first question is, ‘Can we win the ACC, can we make it to the playoff with this guy?’ And if we can’t, then we say, ‘Hey, who do we need?
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dailyprogress.com | Greg Madia
The valuable lesson learned this past fall ultimately influenced Virginia to increase its number of quality pass-catching options for 2025. After 14 practices over the last five weeks and Saturday’s spring game, that much is clear. “We’re well-balanced,” tight end Dakota Twitty said. “We’ve got the speed, the power, the size. It’ll be a difficult matchup for a lot of defenses.”Said quarterback Chandler Morris: “It’s a huge advantage.
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dailyprogress.com | Greg Madia
While stuck in the worst slump of his career, Harrison Didawick went more than a month between his first and second home runs of the campaign. He entered this past weekend batting .173. “It’s tough,” the Virginia outfielder and designated hitter said about his struggles. The left-handed swinging slugger who tied the Cavaliers’ single-season mark for longballs with 23 homers last spring, didn’t wait as long for his third home run of this go-around, though.
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heraldcourier.com | Greg Madia
Matthew Buchanan is fully aware of the rarity he’s become. Virginia’s 6-foot, 195-pound left-handed senior reliever needed to wait nearly his whole career for the role he’s in now. “I’ve always been someone who is pretty loyal,” Buchanan said. “So, transferring, I never gave it much thought because I knew I wanted to be at UVa with the school and the coaches. I’ve always loved it. “There’s been some down times when you’re not getting your chances,” he said.
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#UVa will be without Louisville transfer tackle Monroe Mills in 2025 after he suffered an ACL injury. He was one of the Hoos' prized acquisitions of the winter. “I hate that for him,” Tony Elliott said Thursday. An update on CB Jam Jackson here, too: https://t.co/n2uHBKIQI4 https://t.co/Tz5Odd5vIA
RT @cavalierinsider: Left tackle Monroe Mills, one of the #UVa football team's top additions in the transfer portal, will miss the 2025 sea…
#UVa coach Tony Elliott said Louisville transfer OT Monroe Mills is out for the season with an ACL injury. Elliott said the Cavaliers are still evaluating CB Jam Jackson, who suffered a knee injury during a scrimmage situation.