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Sources: Fired Pry hired back by Va. Tech as DC

December 7, 2025

playFranklin to McAfee: We've got a ton of work to do at Virginia Tech (2:06)James Franklin tells Pat McAfee how his coaching experiences have prepared him to take over at Virginia Tech. (2:06)Adam RittenbergDec 7, 2025, 11:56 AM ETCloseCollege football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Follow on XEmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsFormer Virginia Tech football coach Brent Pry, fired by the school in September, is set to return as the Hokies' defensive coordinator under James Franklin, sources confirmed to ESPN on Sunday. A highly unusual move in major college football, Pry will rejoin the team he led from 2022 until Sept.

Sources: Fired Pry hired back by Va. Tech as DC

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14, when he was fired following an 0-3 start.
Pry went 16-24 as Hokies coach with bowl appearances the past two years.
Virginia Tech hired Franklin, who was fired as Penn State's coach in October, as its new coach Nov.
17. Before Virginia Tech, Pry served as Franklin's defensive coordinator at Penn State.
He also worked as co-defensive coordinator under Franklin at Vanderbilt from 2011 to 2013. Franklin became emotional when discussing Pry at his introductory news conference with Virginia Tech, noting that Pry's father, Jim, had coached Franklin in college at East Stroudsburg."I've known Brent for over 30 years," Franklin said.

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Sources: Fired Pry hired back by Va. Tech as DC

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Sources: Fired Pry hired back by Va. Tech as DC

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