“We have as good a chance as anyone on our side of the division to win this league,” UVA coach Bronco Mendenhall said.

We have to become a team of great finishing ability. “It’s going to be a factor of how hard in late season, late games in the season, how competitive and ferocious we take the field in those games. We definitely have the talent and we definitely have the mindset, too,” Perkins said. “Yeah, I mean, we know what we have on our team. Such lofty predictions are fine with the Cavaliers. That would round out a string of years where each different team in the division won it in consecutive years: Duke (2013), Georgia Tech (2014), UNC (2015), Virginia Tech (2016), Miami (2017), and Pittsburgh (2018). Some prognosticators even think that the Hoos could win the ACC’s Coastal Division. With Bryce Perkins back at quarterback and Bryce Hall back at corner to anchor each side of the ball and plenty of experience around the field elsewhere, UVA has been a trendy pick in preseason polls and predictions this offseason. Virginia went 8-5 last season with a Belk Bowl win against South Carolina to top off the season. The Cavaliers made one thing clear during their session: they’re not shying away from expectations. The league held a two-day media session in Charlotte this week with Virginia and the Coastal Division schools meeting with reporters Thursday.

~ Photo courtesy Will Stewart/Īs summer speeds through July, it’s the time of year when the major conferences get together for preseason football media events and the ACC Football Kickoff is no exception.

Bronco Mendenhall listens to the media at the ACC Kickoff event.

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