Kam Robinson is set to be the featured guest on Tuesday’s edition of Coach’s Corner with Tony Elliott, as UVA’s weekly radio show returns to the airwaves ahead of Friday night’s ACC matchup with Duke.
The show will run from 7-8 p.m. at Dairy Market, located at 946 Grady Ave. in Charlottesville. John Freeman, the “Voice of the Cavaliers,” will host the program.
Robinson’s appearance comes after a 2025 season that was cut short by season-ending surgery. He got back on the field for Virginia in the Cavaliers’ 59-3 win over Norfolk State on Sept. 11 earlier this year. Last season, Robinson drew the second-most votes for ACC Defensive Player of the Year and landed on the Butkus Award and Nagurski Trophy 2026 preseason watch lists.
Virginia also announced a change to the format of Coach’s Corner beginning Monday, Nov. 2. From that point on, the show will be video-recorded in a new studio setting for the rest of the football season and through the 2026-27 men’s basketball season.
Fans will still be able to hear the program on the Virginia Sports Radio Network at 7 p.m. on the night of each show, and each episode will also be posted at 7 p.m. on the day it is recorded on the official Virginia Cavaliers Facebook page and the VirginiaSportsTV YouTube channel. The shows will continue to feature head coaches Tony Elliott and Ryan Odom.
Dairy Market remains the presenting sponsor for both shows, and its partnership with Virginia Athletics will continue through the football and basketball seasons. The Charlottesville venue will also host UVA student-athletes for special appearances in 2027.
The final in-person Coach’s Corner show from Dairy Market is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 27.
After that, Elliott will appear on Monday, Nov. 2, Nov.
9, Nov. 16 and Nov. 23.
This season’s guest lineup has also included Maddox Marcellus on Aug. 25, Xavier Brown on Sept.
1, Ethan Minter on Sept. 8, Fisher Camac on Sept.
15, Will Bettridge on Sept. 22, Jekail Middlebrook on Sept.
29, Omillio Agard on Oct. 6 and Makilan Thomas on Oct. 13.
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