This is not what Hokies' fans want to hear at this stage, but it makes sense.
When Virginia Tech fired football coach Brent Pry back in September, there was a search committee that was put together to find his replacement. After Penn State fired James Franklin, he moved to the top of Virginia Tech's search committee list.
Over the last couple of weeks, there have been a lot of rumors surrounding Franklin to Virginia Tech, but that has seemed to have cooled off lately.