London out as UVA head coach

Fuente was the head coach at Memphis for four years, with an overall record of 26-23 (17-15 in conference play). The school also said longtime Hokies defensive coordinator Bud Foster, thought to be a candidate for the job, will remain in that position at Fuente’s request.

Fuente takes over a Virginia Tech team that has seen numerous top recruits from the state of Virginia leaving to play elsewhere.

The news comes after reports came out yesterday that Fuente was leaving, but Fuente refused to confirm the reports following Memphis’ 63-0 win over SMU. He went 10-3 with the Tigers last season, and this year-dispite a disappointing tail end to the season-Memphis has been one of the more relevant programs in college football. London’s contract was set to expire after the 2016 season.

Athletic director Craig Littlepage said in a release from the school that he met with London on Sunday morning and both agreed that a change was in the best interest of the program. London is 27-46 at Virginia, losing all six games to Virginia Tech to extend UVA’s losing streak in the rivalry to 12 games.

Iowa State reportedly will hire Matt Campbell as their next head coach, and Virginia head coach Mike London resigned. The athletics department does not receive state funding. Babcock briefly addressed reporters after the game, and while he did not comment on the validity of the reports of a deal with Fuente, he said that they are “not official at this time” and that Beamer deserved all the attention. Unfortunately for the Wahoos and especially their fans, it would be the only time the team made it to the postseason in London’s tenure as Virginia’s head coach. Also, seven players have been arrested since August, though charges were dropped against star receiver Leontee Carroo. He turned it around last season with an AAC championship in 2014, posting a 10-3 record (7-1) in conference. London’s lone winning season was 2011, when he was named the ACC Coach of the Year.

If there’s one thing coaching searches prove, it’s that a football program can’t always get what it wants.

Campbell will replace Paul Rhoads, who was sacked a week ago after seven seasons.

The Hokies were no match for the fifth-ranked Cyclones, as they went 3-for-15 from 3-point range and 12-of-25 from the foul line while Iowa State shot almost 58 percent from the field and a blistering 13-of-21 from the arc in a 99-77 triumph.

The Cavaliers appeared to be on the road to improvement five years ago, finishing 8-5 and with a loss in the Chick-fil-A Bowl, but failed to follow that up despite gains in recruiting in the ensuing seasons.