How’s this for a Friday news dump? Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, who until a few days ago had been nearly silent on the goings on at the University of Virginia, is warning the school’s Board of Visitors that he might have to come off the sidelines in a big way.

In a letter, McDonnell said that if the board does not find a quick resolution to the outrage that erupted in Charlottesville after the sudden dismissal of U.Va. President Teresa Sullivan, he will replace the entire 16-member group. Whether or not the board elects to reinstate Sullivan, McDonnell just wants a resolution, and soon.

“I want final action by the Board on Tuesday,” he writes. “If you fail to do so, I will ask for the resignation of the entire Board on Wednesday.

Sullivan announced her unexpected resignation on June 10 after U.Va. Rector Helen E. Dragas, the leader of the Board of Visitors, told Sullivan there were enough votes to force her removal. An actual vote was never taken. Sullivan and Dragas had disagreed on the financial direction of the university, with Dragas wanting to make immediate cuts to several academic programs while Sullivan described herself as more of an “incrementalist.” Sullivan is tremendously popular with faculty and students, who have rallied to her defense in the days since.

And today, Carl Zeithaml, the dean of U.Va.’s business school who earlier this week was named interim president, said he will decline that role, The Cavalier Daily reported.

In his letter, McDonnell asks all parties—faculty, administrators, donors and politicians—who have waded into the fight to take a step back from the fray ahead of another board meeting Tuesday, when members will consider reinstating Sullivan. But he’s also firm in his expectation of a clear result from that meeting: Either the Board of Visitors will make a final decision, or they’re all gone.

Here’s McDonnell’s letter:
Gov. Bob McDonnell Letter to U.Va. Board