Jed Williams

I distinctly remember the first conversation I had with Mike London after he returned from a 1-year stint with the NFL’s Houston Texans to coordinate Virginia’s defense.

I quizzed him about head coaching ambitions, about playing second fiddle, about commandeering an Orange Crush D that would always feature Al Groh’s very prominent handprints. London looked me right in the eye, and with the infectious, convincing energy that marks his every stride and word, told me: “I can play Tonto. I don’t have to be the Lone Ranger.”

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