Virginia QB Anthony Colandrea Named ACC Rookie of the Week

Colandrea is the first Cavalier freshman to win the award since the 2020 season, when Lavel Davis Jr. won it twice

Matt Newton | Sep 11, 2023

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Virginia freshman quarterback Anthony Colandrea was named the ACC Rookie of the Week, the conference announced on Monday afternoon. Colandrea became the first Cavalier freshman to win the award since 2020, when Lavel Davis Jr. won it twice.

In his first collegiate start against JMU on Saturday, Colandrea completed 20 of 26 passes for 377 yards and two touchdowns and each of those marks matched or surpassed the program freshman records.

🤩 ACC Rookie of the Week!#GoHoos | @acolandrea10 | @UVAFootball | @theACC pic.twitter.com/rljub8zRsc
— Virginia Cavaliers (@VirginiaSports) September 11, 2023

Jameel Sewell held the previous passing record by a UVA freshman with 243 yards against Maryland in 2006. Colandrea's 75-yard touchdown pass to Kobe Pace was the longest ever by a Virginia freshman quarterback and the longest completion for UVA since the 2021 season.

Week 2 ACC Football Team
Quarterback: Tyler Van Dyke, Miami
Co-Running Back: Omarion Hampton, North Carolina
Co-Running Back: Demond Claiborne, Wake Forest
Receiver: Jacolby George, Miami
Co-Offensive Lineman: D'Mitri Emmanuel, Florida State
Co-Offensive Lineman: Anez Cooper, Miami
Defensive Lineman: Kyle Kennard, Georgia Tech
Linebacker: Keli Lawson, Virginia Tech
Defensive Back: Jaden Davis, Miami
Co-Specialist: Matthew Dennis, Wake Forest
Co-Specialist: Peter Moore, Virginia Tech
Rookie: Anthony Colandrea, Virginia

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Published Sep 11, 2023

MATT NEWTON

Matt launched Virginia Cavaliers On SI in August of 2021 and has since served as the site's publisher and managing editor, covering all 23 NCAA Division I sports teams at the University of Virginia. He is from Downingtown, Pennsylvania and graduated from UVA in May of 2021.