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Virginia coaching staff: Ruffin McNeill, Nick Howell, and Kelly Poppinga join defensive staff

Bronco Mendenhall's staff for his first season at Virginia is nearing full completion, as the athletic department officially announced the addition of eight coaches to the football staff in Charlottesville.

We had shared earlier reports that Robert Anae would be coming from Provo to be the Hoos' offensive coordinator, along with almost the entire rest of BYU's offensive coaching staff. Those reports were confirmed by the University today.

But the biggest news is that Virginia has hired former ECU head coach Ruffin McNeill as assistant head coach and inside linebackers coach.

McNeill brings six years of head coaching experience from ECU, including two wins over Virginia Tech.