It is May and it is admittedly very early for bowl game projections in college football, but with spring practice wrapped up around the country, it is time to start projecting where teams could end up in the coming season. For Virginia , they are hoping to build off the phenomenal season they had as a program in 2025. UVA had one of its best seasons and certainly the best under head coach Tony Elliott by winning 11 games (including beating Missouri in the Gator Bowl), making the ACC Championship for the first time since 2019, and nearly making the College Football Playoff. It was the kind of season that Virginia fans had been hoping for since Elliott was hired, and he delivered under pressure. So what does he do for an encore? Early projection In the latest way-too-early bowl projection from CBS Sports, Brad Crawford, Virginia is once again matched up with an SEC opponent in the postseason.…