Seniors who return will need to have their coaches work out scholarship funding from the team's existing budgetGETTY IMAGES
The Univ. of Virginia will "not increase the scholarship budgets for spring sports programs that have senior athletes seeking to return for an additional year next season," according to Mike Barber of the RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH. A UVA spokesperson yesterday said that any seniors who opt to return for the extra year of eligibility granted by the NCAA will need to have their coaches "work out scholarship funding from the team's existing budget." A 10% salary reduction for UVA's executive leadership team "does not include [AD] Carla Williams, or any athletic administrators or coaches." Meanwhile, UVA will be able to "finish the current phase of work on the new football facility, which includes the construction of grass practice fields, with lighting and utilities." That portion of the project is "scheduled to be completed in August." Future work on the facility, along with the rest of the school's facilities master plan, is "suspended, as fundraising has not been completed" (RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH, 4/23).
