Slices of Tuna: Chaos reigns

Camps are underway. So are changes, big and small.

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Happy National S’mores Day to all who celebrate. (Maybe this will remind me to use my firepit for the first time this summer.)

1. Eye-opening announcements

Let’s start with two perfectly 2026 moments from the weekend:

First, Virginia announcing that defensive linemen Jacob Holmes and Cazeem Moore — two guys who exhausted their eligibility last season but would have a fifth year under the new rules — will be “integrated” into program activities.

Matt Fortuna@Matt_Fortuna

An “only in 2026” press release from Virginia during August camp:

5:39 PM · Aug 8, 2026 · 4.85K Views

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Then, BYU’s associate AD for communications went on CougarBoard to dispel rumors about the status of AD Brian Santiago:

Matt Brown@MattBrownEP

Here's something you don't see every day. BYU's official comms team signed up for an account on the largest BYU message board to respond to rumors about the school's AD.

6:16 PM · Aug 9, 2026 · 124K Views

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Games start in less than three weeks. What else does the offseason have in-store for us?

2. It’s all in the name (and number)

I was at Notre Dame on Saturday for interviews with the secondary, and — Leonard Moore’s dominance aside — cosmetic changes seemed to own the day.