Running back Cedric Peerman is healthy again as he leads Virginia today against East Carolina. If Virginia's Cedric Peerman had it his way, he would've had his first breakout game of the season against two weekends ago against Duke instead of last weekend against Maryland. Instead, Peerman had to learn a lesson in patience – a lesson that might pay big dividends for his health as the season progresses. When he approached coach Al Groh early in U.Va.'s 31-3 loss to Duke on Sept. 27 and asked Groh to put him in the game, Groh wouldn't even consider it. Peerman was still hurting from a badly bruised knee he sustained against Richmond, and Groh knew it. "'No, this isn't the time'" Groh said he told Peerman on the sideline at the Duke game. "'It's not worth it for you to go out there and not be able to do what you can do. This is...
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