CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – Virginia Athletics and the Virginia Athletics Foundation (VAF) announced Wednesday a $1-million commitment from former First-Team All-ACC linebacker Charles McDaniel, a 1986 grad, and wife, Tricia… UVA Class of ’87. This gift represents the largest non-capital commitment ever made by a former Virginia football student-athlete.

Virginia Athletics states, “thanks to the extraordinary generosity of the McDaniel family, the initial Football Enhancement Fund matching challenge has now surpassed its $3 million goal”.

A release continues, “their commitment not only celebrates this milestone but also provides an additional $1 million in new matching funds, extending the challenge through the end of the year and creating even more opportunities to double the impact of support for Virginia Football”.

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