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Virginia football spring practice: A peek inside the new defensive scheme under Bronco Mendenhall

One of the biggest questions for UVA football's transition to the Bronco Mendenhall era has been how the coaches would adapt their schemes to Virginia's personnel, and vice versa. This has been especially true on defense, where the London-era 4-3 sets have apparently given way to Mendenhall's preferred 3-4 look.

Mike Barber of the Richmond Times-Dispatch spoke with some of the players that will affect the most: the defensive line.

Mendenhall, who basically serves as the defensive coordinator although defensive backs coach Nick Howell has that title, has brought to U.