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Episode 132: Virginia aggressive in the portal but are they done feat. Cav Futures' Lo Davis

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Virginia used an MOU sent to agents before prospects ever visited Charlottesville.

Jackie Franciulli opens by returning after a pause. The break happened because the portal was absolutely chaotic. She uses the episode to catch Virginia fans up. The focus is what happened, what it means for Virginia, and what could still come next. Cav Futures Executive Director Lowe Davis joins for the bigger operational picture. He walks through how everything unfolded in December. The conversation makes clear that this year's portal was different. Agents were often the first point of contact. That changed the early recruiting rhythm. Staff had to sort through who was in the portal, gauge the compensation range, and decide whether an offer was serious enough to move forward. From there, an MOU went to the agent and then to the student-athlete if the opportunity looked real. Visits only followed once that groundwork was in place. The show also places the portal inside a larger college sports shift. New regulations and the House settlement hang over the conversation. Those changes could affect Virginia and college football in general. Davis says the work was truly all hands on deck. He was close enough to the recruiting office that the process felt immediate. That immediacy mattered because offers and visits could change within hours. By the end, the episode lands on a practical note: the portal is quieter now, but Virginia is still likely to be active. Franciulli closes by pointing listeners back to Wahoos247 for the next round of updates.

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A portal update that shows how Virginia roster building actually works.

Virginia's portal update sits at the center of this episode, with the focus staying on how roster building actually worked instead of on the usual noise.

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