Virginia hires BYU’s Bronco Mendenhall as new coach
In a surprise move, Virginia announced that BYU’s Bronco Mendenhall will be the team’s new football coach Friday.
Virginia made the abrupt announcement late Friday afternoon.
#UVA announces Bronco Mendenhall (@Bronco_BYU) as Hoos new head football coach. #GoHoos
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— Virginia Football (@UVa_Football) December 4, 2015
Mendenhall wasn’t linked to any other jobs, Virginia’s included, so it’s safe to say this came out of nowhere.
Mendenhall has coached BYU since 2005, putting up a 99-42 record. The Cougars say that Mendenhall will coach the team in their bowl game, so he’ll have a chance to cap off his tenure with that hundredth win. After eleven years at the helm and with his team not being in a Power 5 conference – something which Mendenhall has bemoaned in the past – it may have just been time for a new challenge.
