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HEAD FOOTBALL COACH, VIRGINIA TECH, BLACKSBURG
HEAD FOOTBALL COACH, VIRGINIA TECH, BLACKSBURG
Virginia Business// August 29, 2024//
A former defensive coordinator at Vanderbilt University and Penn State and a player for the University at Buffalo until he suffered a career-ending injury, Pry became the Hokies’ 35th head coach in November 2021. His first season, not surprisingly, was not exactly stellar, with a 3-8 record, but in 2023, the Hokies improved to 7-6 and beat Tulane in the Military Bowl. As for the future, Pry has some exciting recruits, including AJ Brand, an incoming 2025 freshman quarterback from South Carolina.
A Lexington native, Pry grew up in a football family; his father, Jim Pry, was a quarterback at Marshall University beginning in 1971. He helped rebuild the team after the catastrophic 1970 plane crash that claimed the lives of 37 players and five coaches. This is Pry’s second time on the Virginia Tech coaching staff; from 1995 to 1997, he was a graduate assistant coach for the defensive line when the Hokies appeared in back-to-back bowl games.
Pry previously spent eight seasons at Penn State, including six as the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach, before returning to Blacksburg in 2021.
