ESPN once loved Virginia Tech football. VT’s rise to prominence during the 1990s was due, in part, to the exposure ESPN gave the Hokies.
Unfortunately, Virginia Tech football hasn’t been the same in recent years. The last few years of the Frank Beamer era were challenging, but things really went south under his replacement, Justin Fuente.
Brent Pry was hired after the 2021 season, and his debut season couldn’t have gone any worse. But there were signs of hope. Pry made recruiting within the state of Virginia a priority again and worked to rebuild relationships with every high school.