The Jerry Ratcliffe Show

You know John Grisham as a New York Times best-selling novelist. What you may not know is that Grisham is a huge ACC basketball fan, who most winter nights can be found courtside at a UVA or UNC game. Grisham joins the "Jerry Ratcliffe Show" to talk ACC hoops, and of course a little bit about writing.

This week's "Jerry Ratcliffe Show" has Hootie and co-host Chris Graham breaking down Virginia's 63-50 win over #22 NC State, and looking ahead to this weekend's heavyweight battle with Duke. A little Virginia football talk at the end, reviewing the details of Nick Jackson's decision to transfer to finish his college career at Iowa, and what that means for Tony Elliott and Co.

Ben Vander Plas has cracked the starting lineup and sparked fourth-ranked Virginia, which has now won seven straight. Vander Plas joins the "Jerry Ratcliffe Show" to talk about his grad senior season at UVA, getting to know his new teammates, stepping up to play in the ACC, and the idea behind that 'stache.

Hootie details the long career at UVA of Marques Hagans, from the time that Danny Wilmer first heard his name on the recruiting trail, to the upset of Florida State, through his 12 years as an assistant coach. The talk then turns to the Virginia basketball team, which is coming off a mid-week bye with Boston College in town on Saturday.

Chris Graham joins Hootie, and the two break down #10 Virginia's 78-68 win over Virginia Tech on Wednesday, then talk through the latest news with UVA football.

Hootie and Chris Graham discuss Virginia’s 65-58 win over North Carolina from Tuesday, then turn their attention to the football transfer portal, with updates on the latest comings and goings from the UVA program.

Jerry welcomes Dr. Siobhan Statuta from UVA Sports Medicine to discuss the rising demand for mental health in student-athletes due to stress and how the November tragedy at UVA was far reaching. What you should do if you’re feeling mental stress.  

Up is down, down is up, cats and dogs are sleeping together. Such is the state of affairs in ACC basketball. Hootie and Chris Graham talk about what Virginia needs to do to right the ship.

Virginia finished its nonconference schedule with an 8-1 mark after the 66-46 win over Albany on Wednesday. Hootie and Chris Graham break down the win and look ahead to the beginning of the heart of the ACC schedule this weekend.

Chris Graham gets Jerry Ratcliffe to share details from his coverage of early signing day on Wednesday, with a look at how the roster for the 2023 Virginia football team might be taking shape. Then the attention turns to the men's basketball team, which is going through a bit of a rough patch after a hot start.

UVA Ortho and Sports Medicine's Dr. Brian Werner breaks down the various shoulder injuries in sports, particularly football in today's podcast with Hootie. 

Hootie talks with ESPN's Jay Bilas about this weekend's huge basketball game at JPJ matching up #2 Virginia and #5 Houston.

Ricky Stokes joins Hootie to talk about this Saturday's UVA-Houston showdown and the historical encounters between UVA and Phi Slama Jama in the 1980s ... the win over Houston in Tokyo with Ralph out sick; the "Game of the Century" Ralph vs. Ewing the same week, the game vs. Russia to start the season.  

"The Jerry Ratcliffe Show" gets Hootie's thoughts on the early entries into the transfer portal and updates on UVA football recruiting. Then we shift to hoops, where both the UVA men and women are still unbeaten heading into the exam break.

This week's "Jerry Ratcliffe Show" podcast covers the breaking news about Brennan Armstrong entering the transfer portal, catches up with the third-ranked UVA Basketball team, then wraps with Chris Graham interviewing Jerry about his pending induction into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame.

Hootie, Chris Graham and Scott German talk through the tragic murders of UVA Football players Devin Chandler, Lavel Davis Jr. and D'Sean Perry, the heroism of Mike Hollins, and the response of the UVA community. "The Jerry Ratcliffe Show" is hosted by Jerry Ratcliffe, the editor of JerryRatcliffe.com. Ratcliffe's work has been recognized both statewide and nationally, resulting in more than 80 awa...

Hootie and Chris Graham talk UVA Football, with an eye on the game with Pitt this weekend, then break down the Cavaliers' 73-61 win over North Carolina Central in Monday's season opener. "The Jerry Ratcliffe Show" is hosted by Jerry Ratcliffe, the editor of JerryRatcliffe.com. Ratcliffe's work has been recognized both statewide and nationally, resulting in more than 80 awards, from the Associated...

Hootie and Chris Graham break down the matchup between #17 North Carolina and UVA Saturday in Scott Stadium, then Hootie reports back from media day for UVA men's and women's basketball. "The Jerry Ratcliffe Show" is hosted by Jerry Ratcliffe, the editor of JerryRatcliffe.com. Ratcliffe's work has been recognized both statewide and nationally, resulting in more than 80 awards, from the Associated...

Hootie talks with  Andrew Jones of Tar Heel Illustrated about Saturday's game with #17 North Carolina and UVA.

Hootie & former UVA guard Doug "Fresh" Smith talk to Virginia's highest-ranked commitment of the Tony Bennett era, shooting guard Elijah Gertrude

Jerry Ratcliffe and Chris Graham preview this weekend's Virginia-Miami game, with an eye on changes to special teams that coach Tony Elliott hopes can turn that beleaguered unit around.

Virginia got a much-needed win at Georgia Tech Thursday night, defeating the Yellow Jackets, 16-9. Jerry Ratcliffe and Chris Graham break down the win, and take a look ahead at the remainder of the 2022 schedule.

Jerry Ratcliffe reports on ACC Media Days, where he was able to catch up with UVA Basketball coach Tony Bennett to talk about the upcoming 2022-2023 season.

2007 UVA graduate Darius Nabors joins Hootie to talk about his quest to win the National Mullet Championship (voting closes today) and how Nabors wants to put another trophy in Virginia's national championship case. He also wants to deny Virginia Tech the title. Joe Dirt would be proud.

"The Jerry Ratcliffe Show" podcast invites Chris Graham from Augusta Free Press for a discussion of Virginia's 2-3 start, and the job facing first-year coach Tony Elliott and his staff to get things turned around.