ESPN.com · Apr 13, 2016
While Hokies make tweaks, Hoos undergo cultural reboot
Virginia and Virginia Tech have had vastly different results over the last two decades. But this spring, the rival schools have something in common: They both feature new coaching staffs for the first time since 1974.
The similarities end there.
While Virginia Tech coach Justin Fuente seeks to build on the foundation Frank Beamer set, Bronco Mendenhall has taken a sledgehammer to the establishment, seeking to reinvent Virginia football.
“It’s a new culture,” defensive tackle Donte Wilkins says. “A new society.”