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Jami Frankenberry

Virginia's final-year football players granted extra year of eligibility by NCAA

NORFOLK, Va. — University of Virginia football players whose college eligibility was set to expire after this season will be granted an extra year by the NCAA, the Daily Progress of Charlottesville reported on Wednesday.

UVA athletic director Carla Williams confirmed the decision to the newspaper, adding that the university requested an extra year after the shooting death of three football players led to the cancellation of the Cavaliers’ final two games.

The Cavaliers were 3-7 in coach Tony Elliott’s first season. UVA was set to finish the season against Coastal Carolina at home and on the road against rival Virginia Tech.

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