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Bronco Mendenhall lays out plan for building up Virginia football

New University of Virginia NCAA college head football coach, Bronco Mendenhall, smiles during a news conference at the school in Charlottesville, Va., Monday, Dec. 7, 2015. Mendenhall takes over after his current team Brigham Young University competes in it's bowl game.

“I love challenge. After visiting with the team today, it became very clear that that's what this team needs, and I think for the most part wants.”

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — New Virginia football coach Bronco Mendenhall plans to rebuild the Cavaliers football program through accountability, discipline and effort.

Mendenhall, who has coached the past 11 seasons at BYU, said Virginia is one of the few schools he would have left Provo for when he was introduced on Monday.