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Bronco Mendenhall stepping down as UVA football head coach

The Virginia Cavaliers’ Head Coach Bronco Mendenhall will be stepping down after the team’s bowl game this season.

In six seasons at Virginia Mendenhall amassed a 36-38 overall record as he helped the ‘Hoos to beat Virginia Tech for the first time in 16 seasons, win the Coastal Division, and make the Orange Bowl in 2019.

Mendenhall has also led the ‘Hoos to bowl eligibility for five straight seasons with additional appearances in Military Bowl and the Belk Bowl in 2017 and 2018.

In UVA’s press release announcing the news, Athletic Director Carla Williams emphasized that “it has been a privilege to have Bronco Mendenhall direct the Virginia football team over the past six seasons,” and that “he has done an exceptional job of not just transforming the program, but elevating the expectations for the program.