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Morning links: Bronco Mendenhall stresses difficult realities of NFL; Star Lotulelei looking to find fit in Buffalo

Former BYU football coach Bronco Mendenhall, now heading into his third year as the head coach at the University of Virginia, wants his players to have a plan beyond football.

That was one of the several topics he discussed in a "State of the Program" address during a Virginia Board of Visitors meeting last week.

“I want them to pursue the NFL if they’re one of the 20 percent that are clear about what they’re going to do after,” Mendenhall said, according to The News & Advance, “and have a great path and are going to become better because of the experience.