Micah Kiser had just wrapped up an offseason workout when, dripping with sweat and out of breath, he bumped into his new coach.
“These conditioning drills are pretty tough,” Kiser said.
Bronco Mendenhall, in his first year as Virginia’s coach, offered little sympathy.
“Well,” Mendenhall said, “winning is tough.”
There are no shortcuts at Virginia this year, and there are no excuses. The job is to win, and close enough doesn’t count.