UVA to play an intrasquad scrimmage at Foreman Field? It's not a done deal yet

   Jumping on the misinformation highway these days reminds me of the old game that was played in elementary school where everyone sat in a circle and someone told a secret to someone else and the secret made it's way around the circle to see how the story changed.

   Usually, by the time it made way around the class, a bluebird sitting on a powerline became a pink elephant jumping into a swimming pool.

   So when a Big Blue Club member emailed me to ask if it was true that Virginia was coming to Foreman Field to scrimmage the Monarchs on March 25th ... ya know, there's just so much misinformation in that sentence that you should immediately scratch it from your recall.

   In other words, IT'S NOT HAPPENING.

   So how did this rumor start? One person told me they read it on Twitter. Another said they'd heard it from someone in the know at Virginia. And of course anyone who heard anything ran to the messages boards known as the CAAZone and MonarchNation and started messaging about it as if it had been signed into law by Obama himself.

   Here's what is happening: Virginia is trying to make some goodwill appearances around the state and, yes, they called ODU about maybe playing an intrasquad scrimmage at Foreman Field this spring. That means Virginia players would scrimmage against Virginia players.

   I called ODU. Here's what athletic director Dr. Jim Jarrett said:

   "UVA  has indicated they are looking at ways to have a presence in different areas around the state and have made an inquiry into the availability of our facility. There have been no other discussions beyond that initial phone call."

   There. That's where it stands.

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