Former Virginia RB Daniel Hamm, Bronco Mendenhall and the Miami game making headlines

Yesterday on STL we brought you a look at Virginia basketball’s returning talent, a brand new podcast with everything you need to know ahead of Saturday night’s ACC showdown against Miami and a breakdown of the best games of Week 7. Here’s what else you might have missed around the corner:

Ex-UVa, Fort Chiswell football player Daniel Hamm finds next mission near his roots (The Roanoke Times)

Former Virginia running back Daniel Hamm considered a career in the NFL this spring after graduation before deciding to run a different route — as an assistant coach on the football team and outreach counselor at Covington High School in Louisiana. Working with the Virginia College Advising Corps, which placess recent UVa grads at schools with “low-income, first-generation or under-represented college applicants,” Hamm has entered a new chapter of his life. The Roanoke Times’ Doug Doughty dives into it here.

Mendenhall stresses need for upgraded football facilities (The Daily Progress)

Plans for major renovations of the Virginia athletics facilities (see here) are in the works, but it will be a long time coming before those are actually complete. In the meantime, Bronco Mendenhall spoke candidly to reporters about the cost of having what he considers to be sub-par facilities for his football team, especially when it comes to recruiting.

UVA reveals new uniform combination for Miami game (247Sports)

The Cavaliers will debut an all-blue look against the Hurricanes this weekend. 247Sports has you covered with the look, and a peek inside this weekend’s Homecomings matchup. Haaaapppppyyy game day eve, y’all.

TOTD:

Who has the longest active winning streak on the road? That’s right. Tony Bennett is all business when his team travels.

If you need a little something to make your morning, watch redshirt freshman lineman Isaac Buell earn his number.