Brent Pry outlines next steps for Virginia Tech entering summer

The Brent Pry era at Virginia Tech got off and running this spring, but the new Hokies headman doesn’t sound satisfied with what he’s seeing just yet. He addressed why after the Spring Game on Saturday.

Pry, who’s taking over for Justin Fuente, said he’s seen areas that need to be shored up by the time the regular season starts. His answer was simple when asked what he wants to see improve.

“About everything,” Pry said. “Honestly, there were some good things out there today. But I feel like we’ve just got so much to do in a ton of areas to get where we need to be. I don’t want to go out there and be solid and just put a decent team out there. We want to go out there and compete to win each and every game.

“Right now, we’ve just got a lot of areas that we first have to identify, then we’ve got to figure out how we’re going to improve these areas. So that’s not just for the individual players. That’s what we’re doing schematically, that’s what we’re doing culturally as a program. That’s all of it. So it’s a constant evaluation process for all of us each and every day, to be honest.”

Pry added summer workouts will be huge to get the Hokies to their full potential. But the workouts are a small part of his plan to build the program. It’s about getting the players to buy in.

“You’re able to do a little bit more in the summer now, which is good,” Pry said. “But you’re always looking for more, and we’re fortunate we’ve got a bunch of guys that are coming in on their own and doing the extra [work]. If you want to be a big-league program, that’s required. We can’t make it be that way, but they can. The guys gotta invest.”

Brent Pry sends message to Virginia Tech fans following spring game

Following the spring game, Pry sent a message to Virginia Tech fans thanking them for coming out and supporting him and his Hokies’ squad as they wrapped up the spring period.

“I’m glad you brought it up,” Pry said when asked what he thought of the atmosphere. “It was awesome. The fan base – unbelievable job coming out today. To be honest, the whole weekend’s been great. A lot of excitement and energy and support for Virginia Tech football, and with everything going on – softball, baseball.

“Just a really good vibe in Blacksburg today.”