COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Trequan Jones, one of Old Dominion’s top running backs, plans to enter the transfer portal, ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg reported, citing a source. He has one year of eligibility remaining.
The 5-foot-9, 183-pound Jones averaged 7.5 yards per carry this season and had 792 rushing yards and six TDs. He played two years for Georgia Military College before coming to the Monarchs. He joins starting quarterback Colton Joseph in the portal after ODU’s 10-3 season.
SOCCER
More UVA players sign for pros
Houston Dynamo FC signed former Virginia men’s defender and Houston Dynamo Academy product Reese Miller to a first-team contract as a Homegrown Player through 2026, with club options through the 2028-29 MLS season.
Miller appeared in 55 games for the Cavaliers, compiling six goals and five assists.
Also, Oakland Roots Sports Club of the USL Championship league announced the signing of UVA defender Jesus De Vicente, who had seven assists in the 2025 season.
Meanwhile, the Kansas City Current of the National Women’s Soccer League signed UVA graduate defender Laney Rouse.
TENNIS
UVA’s Jódar goes 2-1 at Next Gen Finals
Virginia sophomore Rafael Jódar went 2-1 at the Next Gen ATP Finals in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, though he barely missed qualifying for the semifinals via a “games-won percentage” tiebreaker. He was part of a tournament with eight of the top 20-and-under players in the world.
Jódar went 2-1 in pool play in a tournament with short sets and best-of-five-set matches, defeating childhood friend/fellow Spaniard Martin Landaluce 4-3 (9-7), 4-1, 4-3 (7-2) Friday. At that stage, the only thing that could have eliminated Jódar was a four-set win by Learner Tien over Nicolai Budkov Kjaer — but that’s exactly what happened, 3-4 (2-7), 4-1, 4-2, 4-2.
Tien, Budkov Kjaer and Jódar tied with 2-1 match records. Tien had the best record in sets among the three (8-5), giving him first place in the group. Budkov Kjaer’s record in games was better than Jódar’s, 37-34 to 35-36.
