CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WSET/VirginiaSports) — Virginia athletics director Carla Williams announced today the hiring of Tony Elliott as the University of Virginia’s Fralin Family Head Football Coach.
Elliott becomes the 41st head football coach in the program’s history.
Elliott has spent the last 11 seasons as an assistant on Dabo Swinney’s staff at Clemson.
In January of 2021, he was named the program’s assistant head coach and offensive coordinator. He previously served as the team’s co-offensive coordinator (2014-20) and the team’s running backs coach (2011-20).
“This is an awesome opportunity for the University of Virginia as we welcome Coach Tony Elliott into the UVA football family,” Williams said.
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