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Bronco Mendenhall addresses timeline, reasons for taking UVA job in departure press conference

The University of Virginia's new head football coach, Bronco Mendenhall, addressed the media in Provo after deciding to accept the job. While Virginia fans were in the dark about Mendenhall's hiring process for the past week, he discussed what happened during the presser.

First, it's notable that Bronco hinted that he had always intended to eventually leave BYU: "Holly and I both believed that at some point we would know at the end of each when it's not our time to be here anymore, and it would be somebody else's turn. And we've taken a hard look at that every year.