Just in time for Christmas, a special State of the Program covering UVA football on the Hoos On Podcast.

Host Preston Willett from The Sabre is joined by Brad Franklin from Cavs Corner and former All-ACC safety with the Cavaliers Tony Covington to take stock of where Virginia football is following a 5-7 season in year three under Tony Elliott.

The guys start by taking a temperature check of the program following a disappointing end to the season in Blacksburg, but a promising few weeks in the transfer portal. Then they cover Virginia's level of buy-in to football with recent NIL donations, academic challenges and recruiting. Also taking stock of where the roster is with a few exciting additions and some key departures.

Finally Preston, Brad and Cov hand out grades for the offense, defense, special teams and Tony Elliott for the year and then talk about expectations for the program moving into next season.

Preston from The Sabre welcomes back Jacquie Franciulli from 247 Sports to recap Virginia's close loss to Memphis and where UVA football stands in the transfer portal nearly two weeks in.

First, Preston and Jacquie give their BIG takes following the loss to Memphis and whether there are any moral victories to take away. Plus breaking down key performances from Taine Murray and Anthony Robinson, as well as what happened on the technical foul call on Dai Dai Ames.

Later Jacquie takes us through the transfer portal haul UVA already has, including a couple new commitments. Then Preston and Jacquie rank Virginia's biggest remaining needs left to target in the portal (offensive line, of course). Finally, Jacquie gives her early grade for Tony Elliott's transfer class.

Orange is back and the transfers are rolling in.

Preston Willett and Kris Wright from The Sabre hop on the Hoos On Podcast to discuss an eventful week in UVA athletics starting with Portal Mania. UVA picks up commitments from North Texas QB Chandler Morris and Nebraska QB Daniel Kaelin to drastically makeover their quarterback room. Preston and Kris talk about Virginia's impressive start in the portal, plus what still needs to be done after their first five commits.

Later Preston and Kris dive into UVA men's basketball, who is once again wearing orange uniforms ahead of their biggest game of the season. What they learned from the "ugly" win over Bethune-Cookman and why Virginia's season could come down to Wednesday night at JPJ, plus players to watch and predictions.

Preston from The Sabre is joined by Cav Futures Executive Director Lo Davis after UVA football received an anonymous multi-million dollar donation and after the transfer portal officially opened.

Lo breaks down the details of the donation, how the recruiting boards at the UVA offices has changed and how the Cavaliers matchup against their competitors. Then they talk about the end of Virginia's season and the reaction by those internally around the program to the loss to Virginia Tech.

Later Preston and Lo get into the inner working of NIL and how his role has changed in the last year from involvement in the recruitment process, talks with agents, the impact of the NCAA antitrust settlement and why UVA is "all in". Plus, Lo finishes with talk about UVA men's basketball and baseball.

The transfer portal officially opened on Monday and so it begins...

Greg Madia from The Daily Progress joins Preston from The Sabre to break down where UVA stands in the transfer portal with incomings and outgoings. Greg breaks down a few Virginia targets in the portal and what positions the Cavaliers need. Plus, the elephant in the room, the guys talk about the multi-million dollar gift from an anonymous donor for the football program and NIL.

Later fresh off his trip to Dallas, Greg gives his BIG Take on Virginia after an ACC opening loss to SMU. Preston and Greg also hit on topics like the "new" or the same UVA offense, the inexperience on the roster and Dai Dai Ames being injured, plus rate their worry levels.

UVA locked up 19 signees on National Signing Day, so the Preston does a deep dive into football recruiting.

First, Jacquie Franciulli from 247 Sports joined to break down the UVA recruiting class, Tony Elliott not anticipating any coaching staff changes and the plan at quarterback after Anthony Colandrea entered the transfer portal.

Later five UVA signees in the Class of 2025 join the Hoos On Podcast to share about their recruitments, their futures in Charlottesville and more. Hear from quarterback Bjorn Jurgensen, receiver Josiah Abdullah, offensive lineman Grayson Reid, receivers Dillon Newton-Short and Isaiah Robinson.

Another season ends in familiar fashion for UVA with a loss to Virginia Tech, Preston from The Sabre is joined by David Teel from the Virginian-Pilot and Daily Press to look back on the game in Blacksburg and where Virginia goes from here under Tony Elliott.

Preston and David start off talking through Virginia's continued struggles against their in-state rivals and the differences between the two programs. Then David explains his feelings on the UVA quarterback situation after turning to Tony Muskett and seeing Anthony Colandrea hit the transfer portal before diving into possible coaching staff changes for the Cavaliers. Later they look at where the Cavaliers go now with a roster rebuild needed this offseason and how Tony Elliott avoids apathy around the program.

Finally, with UVA men's basketball playing their first two true road games of the season this week they talk about lessons learned from The Bahamas and the three-guard lineup.

A rivalry, a 26-year drought and a battle for bowl eligibility? Sounds like another edition of the Commonwealth Clash.

Preston from The Sabre is joined by Andy Bitter from Tech Sideline to preview this year's matchup between Virginia and Virginia Tech in Blacksburg. Preston and Andy discuss the factors surrounding this year's edition on the in-state rivalry and what a win or loss means for each program on the regular season's last day. Then some key injury updates, including the UVA running backs and the Hokies quarterbacks. Andy provides his assessment of where Virginia Tech's season went wrong to end up at 5-6 and a few surprise players for both teams.

Finally it's prediction time as Andy and Preston give one key matchup, players to watch and predict who extends their season and who spins off into an early offseason.

After a poor showing in The Bahamas and another problematic result at Scott Stadium, Preston from The Sabre hosts UVA football color analyst Ahmad Hawkins and Streaking the Lawn's Zach Carey to go over the issues plaguing both programs.

First, The Ball Hawk joins to give his perspective from Virginia's 33-7 loss to SMU, including a deep dive on the quarterback situation between Anthony Colandrea and Tony Muskett as well as Tony Elliott's reasoning. Then they give the UVA defense their flowers after another solid outing before shifting their focus to the Commonwealth Clash. Ahmad remembers the last time Virginia won at Virginia Tech in 1998 and the guys have fun discussing the challenges presented by Lane Stadium.

Later Zach joins to recap an 0-2 week in The Bahamas for UVA men's basketball and the first losses under Ron Sanchez. Preston and Zach try to decide how Virginia can improve, what TJ Power's role is and what to look for in their next two games.

Preston from The Sabre is joined by UVA safety Jonas Sanker ahead of Senior Day against SMU and later Kris Wright hops on to preview Virginia's trip to the Bahamas.

Jonas talks about playing his final game in his hometown, what it would mean to make a bowl game and his path to becoming one of the country's best safeties. Later the All-ACC safety also shares about his relationship with former UVA men's basketball coach Tony Bennett and their duels on the (ping pong) court. Finally, Jonas previews the SMU game and answers the toughest question yet: his favorite spots in Charlottesville.

Later Kris joins to preview Virginia's matchup with Tennessee in the Bahamas, including a reunion with Igor Milicic. The guys give one positive and one negative for the season and then get into predictions against the Volunteers and for the tournament. Before they jump off, Kris and Preston also predict who UVA will start at QB, players to watch and predictions against SMU.