Virginia has hired BYU's Bronco Mendenhall as its head football coach, the team announced Friday.
The five-year deal will pay Mendenhall $3.25 million a year, the school said.
Mendenhall said in a statement that he was drawn to the "high standards both academically and athletically at Virginia."
Mendenhall went 99-42 in 11 seasons at BYU, good for 12th among all FBS coaches during that period. Over the last 11 years, the Cougars are one of only 11 programs to advance to a bowl game each season (including this season), winning six of those games.