Spring football practice started today for UVa, and lots has changed from last year.
For one, there were guys in orange and blue—a change from the all-black practice gear look from 2016.
Coach Mendenhall also discussed players getting bigger and stronger as the main focus of off-season conditioning.
Players have changed positions on both sides of the ball. On offense:
Spring offensive position changes:
Fieler - OT u25b6ufe0f C
Jenkins – OT u25b6ufe0f G
Crutchfield – DE u25b6ufe0f OT
Cowley – WR u25b6ufe0f TE
Shifflett - DL u25b6ufe0f FB— Virginia Football (@UVa_Football) March 28, 2017Those players, with their 2017 year and 2016 height/weight, are:
Especially with the offensive line, formal positions are pretty fluid.