Virginia Tech football: James Franklin retains two key Hokies assistants

Key Highlights

• And, one of his most important hires, Chuck Losey, is also heading to Blacksburg as Virginia Tech’s new strength and conditioning coach. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe Hokies are also keeping at least two of their assistants from last season: wide receivers coach Fontel Mines and offensive line coach Matt Moore.
• If you had asked any Virginia Tech fan if there were any coaches they’d like to keep, Mines and Moore would have been on the short list.
• Mines is VT’s top recruiter and one of the ACC’s best.
• Franklin has tried to lure him away from Blacksburg before, so retaining him made sense for both sides. Moore joined the Hokies last offseason, replacing the fired Ron Crook.
• He had a monumental task in front of him, rebuilding Virginia Tech’s offensive line, losing its three best players (Xavier Chaplin, Braelin Moore and Kaden Moore), replacing them with several transfers and young players who had yet to make an impact.