Jonathan Kirkland

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Name: Jonathan Kirkland
Date registered: July 28, 2019

Latest posts

Virginia Gets Bye Week At The Right Time — October 2, 2019
We All Need To Take A Step Back And Breathe About The State Of ACC Football — September 19, 2019
Virginia Looking To Take The Next Step This Weekend Against Florida State — September 13, 2019
After an Eight Year Journey, Former UVA Star Danny Hultzen Makes MLB Debut With Cubs — September 8, 2019
In Key ACC Coastal Opener, UVA Looks The Part In Win Over Pitt — September 5, 2019

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Oct
02
2019

Virginia Gets Bye Week At The Right Time

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by Jonathan Kirkland

The University of Virginia football teams bye week may have come at just the right time. The Cavaliers traveled to South Bend last weekend to take on the 10th ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish, and were handed their first loss of the 2019 season. The Cavaliers committed five turnovers, four in the second half …

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Sep
19
2019

We All Need To Take A Step Back And Breathe About The State Of ACC Football

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by Jonathan Kirkland

After a week that saw several ACC teams lose some winnable games, everyone needs to take a step back and take a deep breath. Yes, there were some bad losses, some teams that we thought were on the upward swing took some lumps, but that was week 3 of a 12 week season. Most conferences …

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Sep
13
2019

Virginia Looking To Take The Next Step This Weekend Against Florida State

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by Jonathan Kirkland

When the Virginia Cavaliers take the field on Saturday night against the Florida State Seminoles, there will be many eyes on the Cavaliers to see if the program has finally turned the corner that fans have been looking toward for so long. When Bronco Mendenhall took over the Cavalier program in 2016, it was in …

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Sep
08
2019

After an Eight Year Journey, Former UVA Star Danny Hultzen Makes MLB Debut With Cubs

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by Jonathan Kirkland

When Danny Hultzen was drafted number two overall in the 2011 MLB Draft, the sky was the limit for the highest draft pick to ever come out of the University of Virginia. Hultzen was in a draft that included Gerrit Cole, Trevor Bauer and Sonny Gray, but arm problems would stall his career. After …

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Sep
05
2019

In Key ACC Coastal Opener, UVA Looks The Part In Win Over Pitt

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by Jonathan Kirkland

After an opening weekend of upsets, and teams not looking like we thought they would, the Virginia Cavaliers went into Heinz Field and did something they have never done before, win. With an opening weekend matchup against an ACC Coastal opponent that was new for both teams, but seemingly scheduled to showcase on the newly …

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Aug
30
2019

The Big Preview: Syracuse at Liberty

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by Jonathan Kirkland

When: Saturday August 31 6:00 pm Where: Williams Stadium Lynchburg, Virginia How to watch: ESPN Plus Notes: This is the first time that the two teams will meet in football Liberty is making its FBS debut Saturday Hugh Freeze is making his head coaching debut at Liberty Syracuse is entering the season as a preseason …

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Aug
27
2019

Hugh Freeze Gets Second Chance At Liberty

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College Football

by Jonathan Kirkland

When Hugh freeze was hired at Liberty in December of last year, he brought with him some questions surrounding his integrity and some off the field issues as well. One thing that is not questioned is Freeze’s ability to put together quality football teams. Freeze had a great stint as head coach at Ole …

Tags: Hugh Freeze, Liberty Flames

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Aug
23
2019

What Makes College Football Special?

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College Football

by Jonathan Kirkland

With the college football season upon us with week zero games starting in less than 24 hours, I figured we could take a look at what makes college football special. We will look at why this sport played by 17-22 year old men captures the hearts and time of people from all walks of life. …

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Aug
17
2019

ACC Atlantic: After Clemson It’s Wide Open

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by Jonathan Kirkland

The other day I was having a conversation with someone about NC State and their chances this year. While talking to him I realized something, that after Clemson the Atlantic division is about as open as it gets. While we all know that Clemson is the number one team in the country, and the overwhelming …

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Aug
11
2019

Virginia Looking For Their Next Star Running Back

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by Jonathan Kirkland

The Virginia Cavaliers football team knew that they were going to have to replace one of their best running backs in recent memory, but what they did not expect was that less than three weeks before the 2019 season kicks off there doesn’t seem to be a clear cut favorite to start. After Jordan Ellis …

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Aug
02
2019

Brent Venables Looks To Reload Clemson Defense

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by Jonathan Kirkland

As one of the premier defensive coordinators in the country, Clemson’s Brent Venables has turned down offers from all over to stay with the defending National Champions. In the process, Venables has become the highest paid assistant in history and produced one of the nations top defenses. Going into his eighth season as Clemson’s …

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Jul
30
2019

The Tommy DeVito Era Begins at Syracuse

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by Jonathan Kirkland

Syracuse quarterback Tommy DeVito has a lot of people talking in the college football world this offseason, some even going as far as naming him a Heisman Trophy dark horse candidate. DeVito has a tough act to follow with the departure of Eric Dungey, but he appears to be up to the task and has …

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Jul
28
2019

Virginia Football Set For Breakout Season

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ACC Football

by Jonathan Kirkland

When the clock hit zero in Charlotte last December after the Belk Bowl, the University of Virginia football program had made their presence known in the ACC. The Cavaliers won their first bowl game since 2005 shutting out South Carolina 28-0, racking up the most wins in a season since 2011 and gave a …

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