After the Virginia Tech football team beat Virginia in November 2024 to become bowl-eligible, former head coach Brent Pry had to make some tough decisions. A season that began with so much hype ended with needing to beat their in-state rivals Thanksgiving Weekend for the second year in a row just to win a sixth game and get a bowl game.
After the dust settled and long before the Hokies packed up and traveled to Charlotte to play Minnesota in the Duke's Mayo Bowl in early January at Bank of America Stadium, Pry fired three assistant coaches.