Good Morning, Hoos! Former Hoo Justin Anderson is headed to play in Dubai!

What else do we have brewing this morning?

🏀 Off-court success
🏈 Nurse D-Brickashaw
​⚔️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Excellence Off The Court. The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) announced Thursday that Virginia earned a Team Academic Excellence Award, and three Cavaliers were named to the Honors Court — Taine Murray, Bryce Walker and Isaac McKneely!

🏀 READ MORE: Men’s Basketball Earns NABC Academic Award And Three Cavaliers Named To Honors Court

🔼 The Next Act. The 6-foot-6, 240-pound former NFL offensive lineman found some anonymity while wearing bright turquoise scrubs.

“I think I was able to hide in plain sight,” D’Brickashaw Ferguson said of his two years in Thomas Jefferson University’s nursing program in Philadelphia.

A decade after he retired as a football player, Ferguson, 41, is wearing a less recognizable uniform. The 2006 University of Virginia alumnus – and three-time Pro Bowler with the New York Jets – officially begins his nursing career this fall at a New Jersey hospital after completing his degree from Jefferson in May, ending a long search for his life’s next chapter.

🏈 FROM UVA TODAY: Nurse D’Brickashaw — How a UVA football giant is conquering his next act

🔼 Golden Start. The Cavaliers picked up three golds on the opening day of the 2025 FISU World University Games on Thursday, as Team USA swept the opening relays!

🏊‍♀️ RECAP: Cavaliers Win Three Golds on First Day of World University Games

🔼 Talkin’ Ball. A pair of former Hoos connected this week as Indiana Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle joined two-time Super Bowl champion Chris Long on the Green Light podcast!

🔼 Starting Strong. We only have 43 more days until Virginia football is back on the field for its 2025 season opener at Scott Stadium against Coastal Carolina!

Virginia football got off to a strong start to the 2021 season, beating William & Mary 43-0 inside Scott Stadium — take a look back at the highlights above!

🎧 TUNE IN: INSIDE VIRGINIA ATHLETICS

Carla Williams is joined by John Freeman and Gerry Capone for episode 1 of the new podcast series that brings you behind the scenes of Virginia Athletics in the new era of college sports.

⏪ 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…

Daley, Martin and Sherman Earn CSC Academic All-America Honors. With their selection, Daley, Martin and Sherman join the list of Cavalier honorees including Andrew Dumm (2007), Mark Amirault (2013), Owayne Owens (2021, 2022, 2023), Michaela Meyer (2021), Derek Johnson (2023), Will Anthony (2024) and Nate Mountain (2024).

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⚔️ Have a great weekend, y’all!