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Hoos Brew 12/2: Hoos Headed To Rio!
Virginia football will open the 2026 season in Brazil!
Hoos Brew Crew
December 02, 2025
Good Morning, Hoos! The vibes in the Virginia football locker room were immaculate on Saturday night!
What else do we have brewing this morning?
🏈 Hoos headed to Rio
⚽️ Cecil honored
⚔️ And much, much more!
📈 STOCK UP
🔼 Hoos Headed To Rio! Virginia football is headed to Brazil to open the 2026 season!
Virginia and NC State will take part in College Football Brasil, the first-ever college football game in South America. The two teams will open the 2026 season in a Week 0 matchup on Aug. 29, 2026, at Nilton Santos Stadium (Engenhão) in Rio de Janeiro.
🔼 Chatting About Charlotte. Virginia football head coach Tony Elliott joined the ACC Championship Head Coaches Teleconference on Monday to talk about the Hoos’ matchup against Duke this Saturday in Charlotte!
🔼 Sensational Student. Virginia kicker Will Bettridge has been named the recipient of the 2025 Jim Tatum Award, given annually in memory of the late Jim Tatum to the top senior student-athlete among the ACC’s football players!
🏈 READ MORE: Bettridge Wins ACC’s Top Academic Honor
🔼 Fantastic Freshman. Virginia outside hitter Reagan Ennist has been named to the 2025 ACC All-Freshman Team!
Ennist becomes the 24th player in program history to earn ACC All-Freshman honors. Her selection marks the first time that Virginia has had All-Freshman honorees in back-to-back seasons since the 2012-13. Current Cavalier Zoey Dood was named to the team in 2024.
🏐 READ MORE: Ennist Named To ACC All-Freshman Team
🔼 Shooting Star. Virginia women’s soccer’s Pearl Cecil is one of five finalists for US Soccer’s Young Female Player of the Year!
🔼 Short Swim. Two current members of the Virginia men’s and women’s swimming and diving team will be competing this week at the 2025 European Aquatics Short Course Swimming Championships being held Dec. 2-7 in Lublin, Poland!
🎧 TUNE IN: INSIDE VIRGINIA ATHLETICS
Former UVA basketball player and current Indiana Pacers assistant coach Jenny Boucek joins Virginia Director of Athletics Carla Williams and John Freeman for the fifth episode!
Today’s Trivia Question: Who did Virginia football play in its last appearance in the ACC Championship game?
⏪ ICYMI
We like our Brew hot ‘n’ fresh, but we’re not opposed to you reheating your cup. Here’s some news you may have missed recently…
Hoos Riding Wave of Momentum to Charlotte. For the second time in program history, Virginia football is about to play in the ACC Championship game in Charlotte, N.C.
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📅 UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Tuesday, December 2
No scheduled events
Wednesday, December 3
🏊♂️ Swimming & Diving at Toyota US Open (Austin, Texas)
🏀 Women’s Basketball at Vanderbilt @ 5 p.m. | SEC Network
🏀 Men’s Basketball at Texas @ 9:15 p.m. | ESPNU
Thursday, December 4
👟 Track & Field at Liberty Kickoff
Trivia Answer: Clemson!
⚔️ Have a great Tuesday, y’all!