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Hoos Brew 12/5: In Charlotte For A Championship!
Football plays for an ACC championship tomorrow!
Hoos Brew Crew
December 05, 2025
Good Morning, Hoos! Andrés Santamarta Roig is officially a Hoo!
What else do we have brewing this morning?
🏈 Playing for an ACC championship
🏀 High-flying
⚔️ And much, much more!
📈 STOCK UP
🔼 Best Coach Around! Virginia football head coach Tony Elliott is the ACC Coach of the Year!
In his fourth year at the helm, Elliott has guided Virginia to its second-ever 10-win season. The Cavaliers earned a spot in Saturday’s ACC Championship game for only the second time in program history and are ranked No. 16 in The Associated Press Top-25 poll. A Broyles Award winner as an assistant in 2017 at Clemson, it marks the first ACC Coach of the Year honor for Elliott and the first by a UVA head coach since 2011.
🏈 READ MORE: Elliott Named ACC Coach of the Year
🔼 Playing For It All! In pursuit of its first outright ACC championship and possible berth in the College Football Playoff, No. 16/17 Virginia football takes on Duke in the 2025 Atlantic Coast Conference Championship game Saturday night in Charlotte, N.C.!
🏈 PREVIEW: No. 16/17 Virginia Ready for ACC Championship Tilt, Rematch with Duke
📰 PREGAME READ: Rematch Presents Fresh Challenge for Hoos
📰 FROM THE DAILY PROGRESS ($): Jack Witmer’s ‘unshakeable belief’ has aided Virginia football’s O-Line this season
📰 FROM UVA TODAY: Legos and a pet snake help tell story of J’Mari Taylor, UVA’s ‘one-of-a-kind guy’
🔼 Listen Up! One of the most versatile running backs in UVA history, Alvin Pearman was also a serious student. After his NFL career ended, he earned a master's and a Ph.D. at Vanderbilt, and he's now an assistant professor at Stanford.
🔼 High-Flying. Virginia men’s basketball will look to carry the momentum of its dominant win over Texas to Charlotte, N.C., this weekend, where it will take on Dayton tomorrow at noon on ESPN2!
The Flyers are 7-2 so far this season and have won five of their last six games.
📰 FEATURE: Cavaliers Close Challenge on High Note
🔼 ACC Action! Virginia women’s hoops opens the conference slate this weekend, traveling to Chestnut Hill, Mass., this Sunday for a noon tip against Boston College!
The Eagles are 4-7 this season, with a 4-3 mark at home inside Conte Forum.
🔼 Runnin’ Around! Virginia track and field got started at the Liberty Kickoff on Thursday with strong performances in the women’s pentathlon from Elsa Spoor and Cassie Callis!
🔼 Double The Duals. Virginia wrestling is on the road for a pair of duals this Sunday, traveling to Stroudsburg, Pa., for matchups against Bridgeport and East Stroudsburg.
🔼 Patriotic Pool. Several current and former Virginia swimmers are competing this week at the Toyota US Open in Austin, Texas, with Kate Douglass kicking things off on Thursday with a pair of gold medals!
🔼 Fastest EVER. Virginia freshman Sara Curtis has won three medals and helped set a world record through the first three days of competition at the 2025 European Aquatics Short Course Swimming Championships!
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🔼 Home Court. Virginia squash opens its home slate this weekend, with the No. 4 men’s team and No. 6 women’s team hosting both Harvard and Cornell at the McArthur Squash Center!
🎾 MEN: No. 4 Virginia Hosts Harvard, Cornell This Weekend
🎾 WOMEN: No. 6 Virginia Returns Home for Two Matches This Weekend
🎧 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: How many receiving yards did Trell Harris haul in against Duke back on Nov. 15?
⏪ 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…
Five Cavaliers Earn All-Region Honors From United Soccer Coaches. Midfielder Lia Godfrey was a first team selection, while defender Laney Rouse and goalkeeper Victoria Safradin were second team selections. Forward Maggie Cagle was a third team honoree, while defender Kiki Maki was a fourth team selection.
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📅 UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Friday, December 5
🎾 Squash vs. Harvard @ 1 p.m. | Court Streams
Saturday, December 6
👟 Track & Field at Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener | FloTrack
🎾 Squash vs. Cornell @ noon | Court Streams
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Dayton @ noon (Charlotte, N.C.) | ESPN2
🏈 Football vs. Duke @ 8 p.m. (Charlotte, N.C.) | ABC
Sunday, December 7
🏀 Women’s Basketball at Boston College @ noon | ACCNX
🤼 Wrestling vs. Bridgeport @ 12:30 p.m. (Stroudsburg, Pa.)
🤼 Wrestling at East Stroudsburg @ 2 p.m.
Trivia Answer: 161 yards and a touchdown!
⚔️ Have a great weekend, y’all!