There’s a kind of hidden recruiting going on for the UVA football staff at the McCue Center these days: getting veterans back from injury and illness.
After a year sidelined by an undisclosed “medical situation,” linebacker Malcolm Cook is expected to be able to return to the field in 2017.
Cook acted as almost an assistant coach in 2016, coaching up his young replacements in Jordan Mack and Chris Peace.
As he did for the Cavaliers' first five games, Cook will wear a headset Saturday and listen to -- and learn from -- the back-and-forth between Mendenhall and the other defensive coaches.