WILLIAMSBURG — The are a few similarities between William & Mary starting quarterback Tyler Hughes and Tribe quarterback coach Bryan Randall. Start with being new to their respective positions.

Hughes, a 6-foot, 200-pound junior from Marietta, Georgia, sat patiently the past three seasons behind four-year starter Darius Wilson. He did so gracefully.

“I knew deep down I needed to be in the backseat for a bit and learn to drive,” Hughes said, even though he came to W&M with a resume that included more than 7,000 yards passing and 70 touchdowns his final two seasons at Marietta High. “Waiting to start was more blessing than anxiety.”

Randall, a three-year starter as quarterback two decades ago at Virginia Tech, where he was ACC Player of the Year as a senior, knew he’d coach someday. But,

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