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Former BYU player, grad assistant Shane Hunter heads to Virginia after Navy assistant backs out

After Navy defensive line coach Shaun Nua backed out of taking a job in Bronco Mendenhall's staff at Virginia, Mendenhall hired former BYU player and grad assistant Shane Hunter as his new defensive line coach.

Add one more BYU connection to Bronco Mendenhall's new staff headed to Virginia.

Former BYU linebacker and graduate assistant Shane Hunter will join Mendenhall as Virginia's new defensive line coach, Virginia announced Monday.

He replaces Navy defensive line coach Shaun Nua, who had accepted the job on Dec. 15, but backed out of the job on Friday to stay at Navy.