![]() “There’s things that I’ve got to do better as a head coach,” he said. “There’s a lot of things that they did well and I’m excited about,” Elliott said, “some things that I wasn’t sure, and then there’s also a lot of things that we could have done better.”Įlliott held himself accountable, too. But the Hoos also turned the ball over twice, dropped several passes and allowed 170 rushing yards. Virginia totaled 505 yards on offense and allowed only 160 passing yards against UR. MIXED REVIEWS: For the Cavaliers, there was more good than bad in their first game under Elliott. We’re gonna go at them and give them everything we got and see who comes out on top.” We think we’re better than you guys.’ And so that’s the mindset we’re going in with. They line up and they just say, ‘Beat us if you can. The Illini play a lot of man-to-man coverage “and basically say, ‘Hey, let the best man win,’ ” Elliott told reporters. We’re a tough, physical group, so it’s gonna be fun.” So it’s gonna be a tough, physical battle, but that’s what we’re preparing for. “They play hard, really, really, really hard. On defense, the Illini are “very aggressive,” Jones said. He ran for 151 yards in the opener against Wyoming and 199 against Indiana last weekend. On offense, Illinois features tailback Chase Brown, the first player in program history to rush for at least 150 yards in each of the first two games of a season. “The team that can establish the run and be committed to the run and have the most success … and takes care of the ball is more than likely going to be the team that wins the game.” ![]() “But I think at the end of the day, whether it’s Big Ten, whether it’s ACC, you win football games in the trenches, and so the challenge for us is to see can we match their physicality and their toughness. The Big Ten has an impressive history in football, and so “it’s going to be a great test for us,” Elliott said. Virginia won at Penn State in 1989 and at Indiana in 2011. ![]() Of the Cavaliers’ seven wins over Big Ten foes, two have come on the road. This will be UVA’s 20 th game all-time against the Big Ten’s current members. They probably won’t even pay attention and hear it once they get up there.” But I wanted to hear something different to try and get them used to it, so the first time they strike up the band is the first time they hear it, so they’re kind of used to it. So that’s kind of the mentality there: The more chaos we can create and deal with in practice, the better off we’ll be in the game.”Įlliott said: “We practice with music, and typically the music is loud. Coach has a quote: The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war. The idea, tailback Perris Jones said Tuesday, is “to increase the chaos. Played at full volume at practice Tuesday morning-over and over and over again-was Illinois’ fight song, “ Oskee-Wow-Wow.” UVA’s players can expect to hear it on repeat as the week continues. Until the Wahoos leave for Illinois on Friday, Elliott said, they’ll prepare for this game as they would any other, with one exception. ![]() “There’s a lot of motivation on their end,” Tony Elliott, Mendenhall’s successor, said Tuesday at John Paul Jones Arena. That was Virginia’s final season under head coach Bronco Mendenhall and the Fighting Illini’s first under Bret Bielema, who’s back this year. These teams met last year at Scott Stadium, where UVA rolled 42-14 over Illinois. On Saturday, Virginia (1-0) will take on Illinois (1-1) in a non-conference game at 60,670-seat Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Ill. The Cavaliers won’t find the atmosphere as hospitable this weekend. Virginia Sports Radio Network - Listen Liveīy Jeff White - The University of Virginia football team opened the season in friendly surroundings, defeating Richmond 34-17 at Scott Stadium. ![]()
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