Can Virginia finally gets its ground game going in 2021?
Published Friday, Apr. 30, 2021, 1:55 pm
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Wayne Taulapapa celebrates with teammates after a fourth quarter touchdown. Photo courtesy Atlantic Coast Conference.
Bronco Mendenhall thinks this is the year that Virginia finally gets a strong ground game, with a backfield that he feels is the most talented he has had in his six years in Charlottesville.
The guy who has impressed the most in the offseason and through spring practice is junior Wayne Taulapapa, who led the tailbacks in 2020 with a modest 388 rushing yards and five TDs.
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Of course, the Rams do not have a first-round selection. Brian Allen is penciled in as the starter for the Rams at center heading into the draft, but he has not played in two years due to a knee injury that required surgery.
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ROB SWAGERT FROM RAINBOW CITY, AL: I just read that the Buffalo Bills will allow full capacity at home games for the 2021 season, but all fans in attendance must be vaccinated. Do you know where the Steelers stand on this, and if that decision is made by state government or Steelers ownership?
ANSWER: Steelers President Art Rooney II has said on a few occasions now that he s optimistic that the team will have its traditional training camp at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe and that Heinz Field will be full for the 2021 season. But optimistic doesn t mean certain, especially in the time of COVID.