The news cycle to sweep through Virginia Tech fans on Sunday came before the 1 o'clock NFL games even kicked off when news broke that Brent Pry was being fired as football coach in Blacksburg. Then, when the NFL games kicked off, it was a big weekend for some former Hokies in both wins and losses.
Parker Romo kicks Falcons to win over Vikings
Late Saturday afternoon, former Virginia Tech kicker Parker Romo was promoted by the Atlanta Falcons after kicker Younghoe Koo didn't travel with the team to Minnesota to play the Vikings because of an injury on Sunday night football.