Cavalier Conversation – Al Groh

Al Groh enters his eighth year at Virginia.

Entering his eighth year at the helm of the Virginia program, Al Groh has been roaming football sidelines for more than 40 years. But the 64-year-old coach still has the proverbial fire in the belly when it comes to the challenges of coaching. This year’s challenge? Finding a way to duplicate or better a 9-win season that featured a Gator Bowl appearance when key contributors like Chris Long , Chris Gould , and Jameel Sewell aren’t in uniform.

Jed Williams sat down with Coach Groh at the recent ACC Football Kickoff for a one-on-one interview. The session takes on topics ranging from team leadership and offseason challenges to Peter Lalich and John Phillips . Read and hear the interview in The Sabre’s “Cavalier Conversation” with Jed Williams.

JED: Coach, not trying to date you here, but fall of 1967, Albemarle High School … and now 41 years later do you still get the same butterflies and the same feeling of enthusiasm thinking about firing up another season?

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