After the Virginia Tech football team beat Virginia in November 2024 to become bowl-eligible, that didn't stop former head coach Brent Pry from firing some assistant coaches. Pry fired defensive coordinator Chris Marve and offensive line coach Ron Crook, along with another coach.
One coach that survived the firings was offensive coordinator Tyler Bowen. However, a month after the Hokies' Duke's Mayo Bowl loss to Minnesota, Bowen made the surprising decision to leave Blacksburg and head to Ohio State and join Ryan Day's staff as the offensive line coach.
Pry, who was fired in September at Virginia Tech, but is returning to join James Franklin's staff as the defensive coordinator, hired Philip Montgomery to replace Bowen.