Yahoo Sports: Buzz Williams Will Be The Next Head Coach At Virginia Tech

Buzz Williams has a 153-86 record in seven seasons as a head coach. Buzz Williams has a 153-86 record in 7 seasons as a head coach. (Anthony Nesmith/Cal Sport Media via AP Images). Marquette head basketball coach 

Marquette University men's basketball coach Buzz Williams resigned Friday to become the new coach at Virginia Tech. ESPN reported that the Virginia Tech contract was for $18 million over seven years. Williams was earning $2.8 million a year at Marquette.

Buzz Williams won a battle at Marquette and left. Not necessarily the bloodiest, most savage battle. But it was one brutal enough that scores were settled and his athletic director was effectively kicked to the curb by an interim 

Williams will have his work cut out for him, going against VCU's Shaka Smart and Virginia's Tony Bennett on the fertile Virginia recruiting grounds. Related: Buzz Williams Arguing About a Foul Borders on Being NSFW [GIF]

New Virginia Tech Coach Buzz Williams went from Milwaukee to Blacksburg, Va., to New York in just more than 24 hours, and he admitted all the travel was the result of a decision that “happened really, really fast.” Appearing on CBS as part of the