COLLEGE FOOTBALL How does Virginia football move forward after another troubling loss? GREG MADIA The Daily Progress Oct 5, 2026 Oct 5, 2026 Updated 1 hr ago 0 × Virginia defensive tackle Anthony Britton discusses the Cavaliers' loss to Florida State. Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Anthony Britton’s voice isn’t the loudest within Virginia’s locker room.kA 4=2DDlQE?4>D\:?=:?6\=:?<Qmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^52:=JAC@8C6DD]4@>^E?4>D^2DD6E^65:E@C:2=^fagd``2`\dh7`\ce57\26hh\`ah2537h46`4QmvC68 |25:2i (92E H6 =62C?65 7C@> ':C8:?:2 7@@E32==VD =@DD 2E u=@C:52 $E2E6k^2mk^AmkA 4=2DDlQE?4>D\:?=:?6\=:?<Qmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^52:=JAC@8C6DD]4@>^E?4>D^2DD6E^65:E@C:2=^ede4c67b\7ee`\c37_\g4df\7h62g7`afc`aQm':C8:?:2 7@@E32== 3=@H? @FE :? ?:89E>2C:D9 =@DD 2E u=@C:52 $E2E6k^2mk^Am kAmqFE E96 7@FCE9\J62C 5676?D:G6 E24<=6 5@6D 92G6 6?@F89 A6CDA64E:G6 E@ 36=:6G6 9:D w@@D Wb\a[ `\` prrX 42? @G6C4@>6 E9:D A2DE $2EFC52J’D A@@C A6C7@C>2?46]k^Am People are also reading… Glade Spring woman arrested on Smyth felony warrant Smyth supervisors, school board learn about facilities study, 1% sales tax referendum Virginia Tech football falls to Pitt on missed field goal Wiring the world: Saltville company continues innovation legacy Saltville Town Council appoints Carneal to fill open seat 1 killed, 4 injured in crash involving Abingdon school bus after football game Saltville museum to celebrate opening of American Revolution exhibit this Sunday The ‘Guillermo Effect’ takes out a good dancer on ‘Dancing with the Stars’ Flock camera debate continues in Marion Smyth schools receive about $9.4M in grants for projects at CHS, MSHS By the numbers: Smyth financial advisor looks at school needs, 1% sales tax referendum Smyth enrollment report shows elementary school is home to most students Monarch Watch: Citizen scientists tag, launch monarchs to join migration to Mexico Virginia football blown out in nightmarish loss at Florida State Trump to begin sending $500 ACA refund checks. 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UVa DT Britton on loss to Florida State Virginia defensive tackle Anthony Britton discusses the Cavaliers' loss to Florida State.
Greg Madia: What we learned from Virginia football's loss at Florida State Virginia football couldn't corral Florida State quarterback Ashton Daniels on Saturday afternoon. What we learned from the Cavaliers' loss to …
Virginia football blown out in nightmarish loss at Florida State A disastrous second-quarter doomed Virginia football in its lopsided loss at Florida State on Saturday in Tallahassee.
Virginia football gets an early start time for Oct. 17 game at SMU Virginia football has an early kickoff time for its Oct. 17 game at SMU, the ACC revealed on Monday.
