Good Morning, Hoos! Game day is in the air, and it’s time to Paint the Town Orange!

What else do we have brewing this morning?

🟠 Paint the town orange
🎾 Meet the Hoos
​⚔️ And much, much more!

🏈 COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF

🔼 Game Breaker. We only have 2 more days until Virginia football is back on the field for its 2025 season opener at Scott Stadium against Coastal Carolina!

Joe Reed, who wore No. 2 for the Hoos from 2016-19, was a three-time All-ACC kick returner, winning the Jet Award in 2019 as the top return specialist in the country.

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Paint The Town Orange. Game day is right around the corner, and Virginia announced that its season opener this Saturday will mark the annual Paint The Town Orange celebration with the pep rally, presented by the UVA Community Credit Union, on Friday, August 29 at Ting Pavilion beginning at 8 p.m. The pep rally is free to attend, and festivities get underway at 5 p.m. with the Fridays After Five concert series. UVA cheerleaders and spirit squad members will share giveaways, including the 2025 Virginia Football poster. We’ll see you there!

🔼  Historic Endowment. Virginia Athletics and the Virginia Athletics Foundation announced a historic $3 million anonymous gift to endow scholarships for UVA women’s lacrosse. And with the University’s Bicentennial Scholarship Fund offering a 50% match, that means the full impact of this commitment will reach $4.5 million. It’s the biggest single-spot scholarship endowment commitment to a women’s program in school history.

🔼  A New Season. There’s a brand-new episode of the Basket Under Review podcast, and this time, it features none other than Ryan Odom!

🎙️ Hear more about his journey to Virginia, what to expect from the program this year, and what building a good roster in a month was like.

🔼  Preseason Rankings. It’s shaping up to be a special season on the course for Virginia men’s golf! The team checked in at No. 2 in the nation in the Golfweek preseason rankings, the highest preseason rank for the program in its history!

⛳ The Hoos will be in action for the first time this season at the Invitational at The Honors Course in Ooltewah, Tenn., from September 15-16.

🔼 On To Round 3. Former Virginia women’s tennis star Emma Navarro dominated her US Open match-up against Caty McNally yesterday, 6-2, 6-1, to advance to the third round in Flushing Meadows. Navarro’s next match will come on August 29.

🔼 Meet The Hoos. Come on out to meet the Virginia tennis teams as the programs host a free event on Wednesday, September 10. The event will be held at the Virginia Tennis Facility at the Boar’s Head Resort. Both men’s and women’s tennis squads will be on hand to meet and greet fans, while guests will enjoy food, games, and activities for kids.

📅 More details here.

🔼 On The Road. No. 11 Virginia men’s soccer is on the road today! The Cavaliers (2-0) will take on George Mason (0-1) this evening at 7:00 p.m. The match will be streamed live on ESPN+. Virginia brings an eight-game winning streak against the Patriots into the contest.

📝 All the info you need to get game-ready here.

🔼 Homestand. Meanwhile, No. 13 Virginia women’s soccer (3-0-0) kicks off a five-game homestand this evening, hosting Charlotte (3-1-0) at 7:00 p.m. Admission to all home games this season is free. We can’t wait to see you at the stadium!

Today’s Trivia Question: Joe Reed holds the UVA career kick return yardage record with 3,042 career yards. How many other players in FBS history have at least 3,000 kick return yards?

🎥 PROVING GROUNDS:
Preseason with Virginia Men’s Basketball
EPISODE 1

Check out the premiere episode of the all-access series that follows Head Coach Ryan Odom and the Cavaliers as they begin a new era of Virginia Basketball!

⏪ 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…

Virginia Places 567 On ACC Honor Roll. The 69th annual Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Honor Roll, recognizing academic excellence by student-athletes during the 2024-25 academic year, was announced last week.

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📅 UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Thursday, August 28
⚽️ Women’s Soccer vs. Charlotte @ 7 p.m. | ACCNX
⚽️ Men’s Soccer at George Mason @ 7 p.m. | ESPN+

Friday, August 29
🏑 Field Hockey vs. Penn State @ 5 p.m.
🏐 Volleyball vs. Georgetown (Washington, D.C.) @ 6 p.m.

Saturday, August 30
👟 Cross Country at Spider Alumni Open (Richmond, Va.)
🏐 Volleyball vs. George Washington (Washington, D.C.) @ 3 p.m.
🏈 Football vs. Coastal Carolina @ 6 p.m. | ACCN

Sunday, August 31
⚽️ Women’s Soccer vs. Georgetown @ 1 p.m. | ACCNX
🏐 Volleyball vs. Howard (Washington, D.C.) @ 1 p.m.

Trivia Answer: Only 10!

Reed is the only player in FBS history with at least 2,700 career kick return yards and a career kick return average of 28+ yards!

⚔️ Have a great Thursday, y’all!