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Virginia’s time in Charlotte for the Belk Bowl has been an exciting one, starting with the Hoos’ trip to the Charlotte Motor Speedway. Later that night (Wednesday), the Cavaliers went to the NASCAR Hall of Fame, where they took a tour and participated in some inter-squad competitions.
The competition is intense in the tire changing competition. Check out TEAM Chuck Davis, Hasise DuBois and Ben Hogg in action. pic.twitter.com/b6ucD89CRP
— Virginia Football (@UVAFootball) December 27, 2018
As a gift, all of the players received a customized watches from Fossil:
Unboxing of @belkbowl watches with @_ChrisPeace. pic.twitter.com/N9U1FxD47u
— Virginia Football (@UVAFootball) December 26, 2018
On Thursday, Virginia visited the Second Harvest Food Bank to prepare food bags for kids in the Charlotte area. Third year corner Bryce Hall is clearly a planner (more on this later), and he laid out his packing strategy:
When you are bagging 3000 backpacks of food for kids at @shmetrolina it is all about the technique. Right @BryceHall11?@belkbowl pic.twitter.com/yQqVNQcwaX
— Virginia Football (@UVAFootball) December 27, 2018
When all was said and done, the Hoos packed up 3,000 bags of food.
Mission accomplished at @shmetrolina. 3️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ backpacks of food for kids in the Charlotte area during @belkbowl week. pic.twitter.com/YHAcH7BC2F
— Virginia Football (@UVAFootball) December 27, 2018
After one final practice of the season and a team dinner at Maggiano’s, the Cavaliers headed to Belk for a shopping spree. The players had $450 gift cards, 20% off, and the run of the store, and it looks as if they had a great time:
Fun night shopping at @belk. Thanks @belkbowl for the opportunity to enhance some wardrobes! pic.twitter.com/FrmXzZp1Xa
— Virginia Football (@UVAFootball) December 28, 2018
Once again, master strategist Bryce Hall had a plan:
Strategy is when doing pre-@belkbowl shopping at @belk. @BryceHall11 is the man with the plan!#GoHoos #Wahoowa pic.twitter.com/TRnJonlPic
— Virginia Cavaliers (@VirginiaSports) December 28, 2018
Due to weather concerns, Friday night’s fan fest was cancelled. Weather for game day is looking good as it’s supposed to be partly sunny with highs of 64 degrees (a slight change from last year’s frigid temps in Annapolis). Virginia and South Carolina kick off at noon on Saturday, and the game will be broadcast on ABC.