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Coach: Competition ‘wasn’t close,’ named Johns QB starter

Matt Johns will head into the summer as Virginia’s starting quarterback, having unseated incumbent Greyson Lambert during spring practice. Perhaps.

“It wasn’t close,” coach Mike London said of the competition on a conference call Thursday. “If it was close we’d still be talking about going into August camp with two guys fighting for the same position. Matt clearly did what he was supposed to do and led our team in a way that we think the quarterback should be able to play to make us successful.”

Though London sounded like the competition was a done deal, it may not be over.