BY BRAD FRANKLIN
A
FTER BEING HIRED BY
UVA in December to be
the school's next football
coach, Bronco Mendenhall
had a tough task: Finish up
his tenure at BYU and hit
the ground running in Charlottesville, where
Mike London's coaching staff had already
received more than 20 commitments.
Ultimately, Mendenhall and his new
coaching staff were able to add 24 recruits,
including four early enrollees. Rivals.com
ranked the class as the 11th best in the ACC
and No. 62 nationally.
"I was impressed by what Coach London
had done with the quality of people," Men-
denhall said on National Signing Day. "I'm
really comfortable with where we ended up.
"I would describe this class as a great
starting point with good people and capabil-
ity to fit into the needs of the program under
the circumstances," he added.
The four players that enrolled early at
UVA are 6-4, 230-pound tight end Christian
Baumgardner from Longport (N.J.) Ocean
City; 6-0, 173-pound kicker Holland Cor-
bett from Fork Union (Va.) Military Acad-
emy; 6-4, 227-pound outside linebacker
Matt Terrell of Lynchburg (Va.) Liberty
Christian; and 5-10, 218-pound running
back Tre Harbison of Shelby (N.C.) Crest.
PIECES TO
THE PUZZLE
Bronco Mendenhall's First Class At UVA Features Talent That Fits
Three-star running back Tre Harbison
rushed for 5,770 yards and 100 touch-
downs during his prep career, and helped
Shelby (N.C.) Crest to a 32-0 mark en
route to state championships in 2014 and
2015.
PHOTO COURTESY RIVALS.COM
