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Virginia assistants pick up shovels, dig out snowed-in neighbors

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Snow wreaked havoc on the well-laid plans the Virginia coaching staff had this past weekend. But sometimes, the best moments happen when there are no plans at all.

With its big recruiting weekend canceled thanks to the 15.5 inches of snow Winter Storm Jonas dumped on Charlottesville, Va., assistants living in temporary quarters at the Cavalier Inn woke up Sunday morning and had nothing on the schedule. Their families are still back home in Provo, Utah. Church services were canceled. Director of player personnel Justin Anderson took one look outside the window and saw snow covering cars, streets and sidewalks and thought, “There’s going to be some people who need some help today.