We continue our “Home Team” series with guest host Joel Nellis. On this edition, we spoke with the University of Virginia offensive line coach Garett Tujague. With nearly 30 years of coaching experience, Tujague has plenty of knowledge about balancing family life and football. Hear how Cavalier head coach Bronco Mendenhall also has created a schedule that promotes family time for his entire coaching staff.

0:20 Intro

2:59 How Coach Tujague met his wife

7:30 Meeting the kids

11:46 We make the call

21:46 Guiding family through negative press

24:45 Coach Mendenhall’s unique schedule 

33:22 Taking work back home

37:01 Familiarity of coaching staff

43:28 Pressures of the job

50:15 Advice to young coaches

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