London Resigns as Head Coach at UVA

That was George Welsh, who was 67 when he retired following the 2000 season.

IOWA STATE: Iowa State and Toledo’s Matt Campbell have agreed to a six-year contract starting at $2 million for 2016. The Wahoos lost 10 games by eight points or fewer that past two years, including Saturday’s season-ending loss to the Hokies.

Before his stint at Memphis, Fuente had worked on the staff of Gary Patterson at Big 12 power TCU for five years, his last three years there as co-offensive coordinator.

“I’ve been privileged to work for a legendary coach who always did it the right way”, the press release quoted Foster. Campbell is expected to be in Ames, Iowa on Sunday when an official announcement will be made, according to Rittenberg.

“He isn’t lacking in all the metrics of measuring a good coach”, said Reid Morin, a fourth year student at UVA, “he just wasn’t able to win games”.

“I took this job to make a profound difference in the lives of young men and to re-establish Virginia football as one of the best programs in the ACC”, said London, named ACC coach of the year after his 2011 team went 8-4 in the regular season.

Twice an assistant at Virginia under his predecessor, Al Groh, London returned to coach the Cavaliers after two seasons at Richmond, where he led the Spiders to the 2008 FCS national championship in his first season. Part of that was a schedule that routinely had Virginia playing against some of the strongest teams in the nation, but questionable in-game decisions, penalties and quarterback controversies also contributed. He graduated in ’99 from Murray State with a bachelor’s degree in finance.

“Justin is a very impressive individual who also happens to be one of the brightest offensive minds in college football”, Babcock said. His recruiting philosophy is progressive and comprehensive.

“I appreciate the opportunity to have been the head football coach at the University of Virginia and for the relationships that have been formed during my time in Charlottesville that will last for years to come”, London said.

Fuente was one of the most obvious names potentially available, and Babcock appears to have run an efficient and successful search, landing one of the most coveted young coaches in the country.

Wood can be reached by phone at 757-247-4642.