After an 0-3 start to the season, Virginia Tech decided to pull the plug on the Brent Pry experiment after a 45-26 home loss to Old Dominion in mid-September.
He went 16-24 in his head coaching debut in Blacksburg, and his contract calls for a buyout of over $6 million.
Once Penn State made the decision to move on from James Franklin after a disappointing start to a season that started with national title hopes after the Nittany Lions had fallen just short of playing for a national title in 2024, Franklin immediately became a candidate that made a ton of sense for the Hokies.
By early November Franklin was announced as the new leader of the Hokies, tabbed to replace his former Penn State defensive coordinator.
In an unconventional move, Franklin decided to bring Pry back into the fold as his defensive coordinator, and has retained a number of other staff members from Pry's staff as well.
Here's a look at how Franklin's staff at Virginia Tech is coming together.
OFFENSE
ROLE | COACH | PREVIOUS STOP |
| OC / TEs | Ty Howle | Penn State Co-OC / TEs |
| OL | Matt Moore | Virginia Tech OL |
| WRs | Fontel Mines | Virginia Tech WRs |
| QBs | Danny O'Brien | Penn State QBs |
| RBs | Norval McKenzie | Georgia Tech RBs |
DEFENSE
ROLE | COACH | PREVIOUS STOP |
| DC / LBs | Brent Pry | Virginia Tech HC |
| Run Game Coordinator / DL | Sean Spencer | Texas A&M DL |
| Nickels | Vic Hall | Rutgers CBs |
| Pass Game Coordinator / Safeties | Anthony Midget | Pittsburgh Steelers assistant secondary |
| Corners | Nick Perry | Arkansas secondary |
SPECIAL TEAMS
| SPECIAL TEAMS COORDINATOR | Doug Shearer | UConn STC |
SUPPORT STAFF
ROLE | PERSON (PREVIOUS ROLE) |
| HEAD S&C | Chuck Losey (Penn State assistant AD for football performance enhancement) |
| GENERAL MANAGER | Andy Frank (Penn State director of player personnel) |
| Assistant TEs | David Rocco (Penn State assistant TEs) |
| Chief of Staff | Kevin Threlkel (Penn State chief of staff) |
| Director of football operations | Heidi Erb |
| Director of football operations | Tristin Iannone |
| Director of high school relations | Chris Mahon |
| Director of revenue sharing / strategy | Rasha Elby |
| Assistant director of revenue sharing strategy | Aeneas Hawkins |
| Senior director of creative media | Caleb Tyler |
| Director of revenue sharing strategy | Brett Arnold |
| Assistant director of player personnel | Karsyn Kehler |
| Special teams analyst | Matt Colangelo |
| Assistant QBs | Mike Moyseenko |
2024 STAFF
| HEAD COACH | Brent Pry |
| OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR | Philip Montgomery |
| DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR | Sam Siefkes |
| SPECIAL TEAMS COORDINATOR | Stu Holt |
| RUNNING BACKS | Elijah Brooks |
| WIDE RECEIVERS | Fontel Mines |
| OFFENSIVE LINE | Matt Moore |
| TIGHT ENDS | Brent Davis |
| DEFENSIVE LINE | JC Price |
| DEFENSIVE BACKS | Derek Jones |
| SAFETIES | Pierson Prioleau |
| OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS | Shawn Quinn |
| INSIDE LINEBACKERS | Xavier Adibi |