Editor's Pick COMMENTARY Barber: What we learned from the Virginia spring game MIKE BARBER Richmond Times-Dispatch Apr 22, 2024 Apr 22, 2024 Updated May 2, 2024 0 × Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save CHARLOTTESVILLE – Spring game superstar. What is it worth?kAmr2? 92G:?8 2 3C62<@FE A6C7@C>2?46 :? 2? 6DD6?E:2==J >62?:?8=6DD 72FI 82>6 D6EE:?8 >62? D@>6E9:?8nk^AmkAmp J62C 28@[ CF??:?8 324< k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^C:49>@?5]4@>^DA@CED^4@==686^;24<\8C:6D6D\3:8\DAC:?8\82>6\9:89=:89ED\G:C8:?:2D\56AE9\2E\CF??:?8\324<^2CE:4=6066_h7hdc\55e_\``65\g6bb\_fe73hdb`66_]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qmy24< vC:6D6 C2? 7@C h_ J2C5Dk^2m 2?5 EH@ E@F495@H?D :? E96 k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^G:C8:?:2]65FQ E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm':C8:?:2k^2m DAC:?8 82>6] qFE H96? 4@2496D D2:5 27E6CH2C5 E92E E96 H2=<\@? >:89E 92G6 2 C@=6 :? 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