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Countdown to Virginia Kickoff: QB #6 Kurt Benkert to start for the Hoos

Position: QB
Height: 6’4”
Weight: 230 pounds
Year: Junior
Hometown: Cape Coral, Florida
Twitter: @KurtBenkert

We’ve made it. We’ve seen the new uniforms, studied the new numbered roster, and the diamonds have been painted on Scott Stadium’s pristine David A. Harrison field.

Virginia Football is back tomorrow.

Only one player profile remains, and he is arguably the Hoo we want to know the most about. Kurt Benkert transferred from East Carolina University (ECU) in the spring with a finance degree and two years of eligibility remaining. With his big frame, strong arm, and mobile feet, he’s in line with what Coach Bronco Mendenhall said he was looking for when he described his perfect ‘Thorterback’.