ers ▁on ▁December ▁ 4 , ▁and ▁assistant ▁coach es ▁Robert ▁An ae , ▁G are tt ▁T uj ague , ▁Mark ▁At ua ia , ▁Jason ▁Beck , ▁Nick ▁How ell , ▁and ▁Kelly ▁Po pping a , ▁who ▁accepted ▁positions ▁on ▁Virginia ' s ▁new ▁co aching ▁staff . ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Kal ani ▁Sit ake ▁was ▁announced ▁as ▁the ▁new ▁head ▁coach . ▁Sit ake ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁T ong an ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁F BS ▁colleg iate ▁football ▁head ▁coach . ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁I la isa ▁Tu ia ki ▁was ▁appointed ▁the ▁def ensive ▁coordin ator ▁and ▁Ty ▁Det mer ▁the ▁off ensive ▁coordin ator . ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Ed ▁Lamb ▁was ▁appointed ▁the ▁assistant ▁head ▁coach . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Nu ' u ▁T af isi ▁was ▁reported ▁as ▁being ▁named ▁as ▁the ▁strength ▁and ▁condition ing ▁coach . ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁T af isi ▁was ▁confirmed ▁as ▁a ▁new ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁staff . ▁Steve ▁Kauf us i ▁was ▁also ▁announced ▁as ▁a ▁returning ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁staff , ▁and ▁former ▁BY U ▁off ensive ▁line ▁coach ▁Mike ▁Em pe y , ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁off ensive ▁line ▁coach ▁under ▁the ▁legend ary ▁La V ell ▁Edwards , ▁was ▁announced ▁as ▁a