The Virginia Athletics program announced on Thursday afternoon the sudden resignation of Virginia Cavaliers’ Head Coach Bronco Mendenhall, news that came surprising to both the football media and UVA fans. Shortly following the release, Mendenhall addressed the media regarding this decision.
To start, Mendenhall emphasized that as his sons are leaving the home and he and his wife are becoming “empty-nesters,” and that “this is a personal and bigger picture decision.”
Mendenhall says that, in his coaching career, “it’s 31 years of straight football,” while “my wife and I will have been married 25 years in March.