https://youtu.be/W6kVWb4aNxE  Former Penn State head coach James Franklin is being hired as the next head coach at Virginia Tech, sources tell On3.

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Virginia Tech fired Brent Pry in mid-September following a 0-3 start to the season. The Hokies wanted to target a replacement with significant Power

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Before the end of September, three Power Four schools have already announced firings. The busy start to the college football coaching carousel comes

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Virginia Tech fired head coach Brent Pry nearly 45 days ago. Since then, the Hokies have gone 3-2, highlighted by a double overtime win over Cal on

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Virginia Tech EDGE Keyshawn Burgos was removed from the program and is expected to enter the transfer portal, multiple sources tell On3. The senior

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The coaching carousel began early during the 2025 regular season with Virginia Tech Hokies head coach Brent Pry getting fired. That was a move that

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The Virginia Tech search to hire a new head coach officially started just over a week ago, when the Hokies parted ways with Brent Pry following an

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Three games into the season, Phillip Montgomery, in his first season on staff originally as the offensive coordinator, is all of a sudden the interim

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Virginia Tech athletic director Whit Babcock hinted at a new structure for the football program following Brent Pry's firing. The Hokies made a

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Virginia Tech fired Brent Pry on Sunday morning, three games into his fourth season in Blacksburg. The Hokies were 16-24 under Pry, whose career

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After losing 45-26 to Old Dominion on Saturday to start the season 0-3, Virginia Tech announced Sunday it is parting ways with fourth-year coach

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The coaching carousel is always spinning, with Virginia Tech deciding to fire Brent Pry on Sunday morning. Entering the fall, the pressure was on Pry

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Virginia Tech is expected to part ways with head coach Brent Pry following Saturday night's disappointing 45-26 loss to Old Dominion, according to

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The 2025 season got off to a rocky start for the Virginia Tech Hokies, as head coach Brent Pry watched his team drop its first two games to SEC

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It's been a disappointing past five seasons for the Virginia Tech Hokies, which have been held under eight wins in every season since 2019. Its

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