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Virginia football coaching search: When could the new hire be announced?

With the news of London's ouster coming out this morning, it's time to consider the timing of the new coach.

Now that Mike London is out as UVa head coach, fans are wondering when the announcement of his successor will come. There's a bit of precedent here, so let's lay out the history of the past few big-time hires in the UVa athletic department.

Coach... ...left UVa on... ...and was replaced by... ...on... ...after a search that officially lasted X days.
Jeff Jones (men's basketball) March 16, 1998 Pete Gillen March 28, 1998 12
George Welsh (football) Dec.