Virginia Tech Football: Another Day, Another Primetime Collapse

Vanderbilt's drubbing of Virginia Tech showed once-and-for-all that Brent Pry's fate is in doubt.

Ryan Hunt/GettyImages Losing big games in primetime has become second nature for Virginia Tech, but Saturday’s 44-20 loss to Vanderbilt feels particularly poignant. This feeling isn’t just due to the lopsided score, but the nature in which it unfolded–a disaster class of epic proportions at the worst possible time.

For many Hokies’ fans, this was a must-win game. Brent Pry had exhausted what scarce goodwill he had left from much of the fanbase, particularly after dropping the season opener against South Carolina in Atlanta in a game that was very much winnable. His record heading into Saturday…