As the calendar turns to August, we could officially get into preseason UVA sports mode. It's an exciting month as football season nears, students converge back on Charlottesville, and most notably, the Rotunda Roundup returns. Check in at Streaking the Lawn for daily links to the latest Wahoo news. We will focus on features and analysis, and I'll also try to get in a fair amount of non-sports UVA happenings too. If you have something you think should be included, feel free to let me know at bas8rf@virginia.edu!
Big recruiting news yesterday as four-star ESPNU 150 DE Eli Harold committed to Mike London's Cavaliers. Norm Wood blogs on another member of the already stacked defensive class. David Teel of he Daily Press is optimistic about the class's effects on the team's future. CBS Sports looks at how recruiting is going across the ACC, and hand out a few awards too....
Across SB Nation, "Cowboy Attitude" ran a pretty cool conference realignment proect. Check out who else made the cut for their new version of the ACC.
Whitey Reid reports on a crazy summer for Becky Sauerbrunn; the former Hoo played for the USA Women's World Cup soccer team, starting in the semifinal victory over France.