COLLEGE FOOTBALL Virginia football's defense has already started prep for NC State and CJ Bailey GREG MADIA The Daily Progress Aug 16, 2026 5 hrs ago 0 × Virginia defensive tackle Jason Hammond discusses his impressions of the Cavaliers and their defense two weeks into training camp. Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save He’s been purposeful to allocate time during the preseason in an effort to provide his Virginia defenders with a head start on their Week 0 challenge.kA 4=2DDlQE?4>D\:?=:?6\=:?<Qmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^52:=JAC@8C6DD]4@>^E?4>D^2DD6E^65:E@C:2=^273_aba3\_g45\c7da\g`dd\a7a43_eh6553Qm|F=E:A=6 E:89E\6?5 D6ED 4@F=5 3@@DE ':C8:?:2 7@@E32==VD @776?D6 E9:D 72==k^2mk^AmkA 4=2DDlQE?4>D\:?=:?6\=:?<Qmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^52:=JAC@8C6DD]4@>^E?4>D^2DD6E^65:E@C:2=^aabd_d27\_fg7\c`5f\gf76\7`3ha6c2f5d6Qm':C8:?:2 7@@E32== ?@E6Di #q )2G:6C qC@H? E2<6D E96 =@?8 C@25 324< E@ 7F== 962=E9k^2mk^Am kAm“x’== >:I D@>6 4@?46AED :? 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