This Many People Attended Virginia's 2018 Spring Football Practice No. 15

The Hoos did not play a spring game.

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In lieu of a more traditional spring game, Virginia opened up its final spring football practice to the public.

In Mendenhall's mind, his team needs the practice and doesn't have the roster depth to make a game-like scrimmage worthwhile. Instead, Virginia — which went from 2-10 in his first season to 6-7 and a bowl game last year — will hold the workout at 2 p.m. at Scott Stadium.

"I like this as the step, more of what we have to do on the way to what we want to do," Mendenhall said. "I would prefer a spring game. I'd prefer it to be competitive. I'd prefer jobs to still be on the line in competition where the game had relevance. I'd love for it to be the next step of assessing talent in a competitive setting and ongoing competitions to drive what our roster looks like going into the fall. We're just currently not to that place."

Reminder, it's year three of the Bronco Mendenhall era, and by the big whistle's own admission, the program is not in a place to hold an exhibition scrimmage.

Yet, some fans came out to watch. And bonus, the event included a balloon artist, photo booth, face painting, and cornhole. For TKP's record keeping purposes, the final practice will replace the spring game in the TKP annals.

The Hoos' spring game* had similar turnouts in 2017 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013 and 2012.

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