There’s no doubt that Andy Talley has accomplished a lot for the Villanova football program during his time here – 221 wins, an unrivaled three Walter Peyton Award recipients, six conference championships and a national title.
A number of NFL players have come out of the program under his watch, including current players Ben Ijalana, safety Ross Ventrone and fullback Darrel Young.
Oh yeah, and some guys named Brian Westbrook and Brian Finneran.
He’s made it look easy over the last 31 seasons. Even his retirement plan was smoothly executed.
“We had put a contract together four years ago and we were trying to come up with the succession plan and the time frame with regards to how long I would stay,” Talley said.