Before the 2025 season began, there was a big target on the back of Brent Pry as head football coach at Virginia Tech. Coming off an extremely disappointing 2024 season that saw the Hokies begin the season with a lot of hype, even pegged by multiple college football writers as a dark horse for the 12-team College Football Playoff, and finished 6-6.
The writing was on the wall from the opening game of the season when the Hokies went to Nashville and dropped an overtime decision to the Commodores. Despite a win over Virginia Thanksgiving Weekend to make Virginia Tech bowl-eligible, it was still a major letdown of a season.
Pry couldn’t afford a hiccup to begin the season, and opening the season against South Carolina and Vanderbilt was not the best way to begin the season. The Hokies dropped both games, and after a disappointing loss in Week 3 at home to Old Dominion, the school decided to part ways with Pry…