2022 Fall Report: Virginia

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Brian O’Connor and his staff welcomed 20 new players to the roster this fall, the most he’s ever added in an offseason in his time at Virginia, a tenure that will stretch to 20 seasons once the 2023 campaign gets underway. 

That made the fall practice period a bit of a feeling-out process for both the players and coaches. 

“(It’s the) most new players that we’ve ever had in my 20 years here, so there was a growing, learning process throughout the entire first semester just because we’re teaching guys what our expectations are every day,[…]