Virginia Tech Fires Brent Pry Names Montgomery Interim After 0-3 Start

Virginia Tech has fired head football coach Brent Pry after a disappointing 0-3 start to the 2025 season, including a 45-26 home loss to Old Dominion, which marked Pry's tenure beginning and ending with losses to the same team. Pry, who coached the Hokies since 2021 with a 16-24 overall record, will receive a buyout of over $6 million. Philip Montgomery, Virginia Tech's offensive coordinator and former Auburn OC, has been appointed interim head coach. The university's president, Tim Sands, emphasized the need for a leadership change to improve the program's trajectory and announced plans for a new financial and organizational strategy to restore competitiveness in the ACC. Several candidates are being considered to replace Pry, including James Madison's Bob Chesney, Southern Miss's Charles Huff, and former Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald, among others. The firing raises concerns about potential roster disruption due to redshirting rules and the challenges of recruiting in the evolving NIL and revenue-sharing college football landscape.