On Sunday, the decision was made to fire football coach Brent Pry after a 16-24 stint in Blacksburg and a 45-26 non-conference loss to Old Dominion on Saturday night at Lane Stadium. Now, after four years of Pry, there will be a new head coach come 2026. First-year offensive coordinator Philip Montgomery will assume the head coaching duties the rest of the year.
When the new search begins for Pry's replacement, Andy Bitter of Tech Sideline reported from a source on Sunday that the next coach will be hired by a committee with a chair who has yet to be determined. He also noted that athletic director Whit Babcock will assist and help with the search, but not lead it. That is rather telling and not good for his future at the school.
That is not surprising news if it comes to fruition, as Babcock has hired Justin Fuente and Brent Pry, now both ex-Hokies' coaches. ADs generally don't get a third chance to lead a search for a third coach in this day and age. Montgomery will close the final nine games of the 2025 season in charge, and another curveball with firing Pry now is that the players get a chance to redshirt since they have played less than four games, and the Transfer Portal window is now open for 30 days after Pry's firing. Things are going to get interesting, to say the least.
Women's soccer loses at Louisville
After dropping their ACC opener at home to North Carolina on Thursday night, the Hokies' women's soccer team fell to 0-2-0 in conference play with a 1-0 loss at Louisville on Sunday. The game-winner was scored by the Cardinals in the 82nd minute.
Lauren Hargrove had four saves for Virginia Tech, which fell to 4-4-2 on the season. They return to the pitch on Thursday night in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, against Wake Forest.
Men's soccer falls to Boston College
The 14th-ranked Hokies' men's soccer team dropped a 1-0 ACC decision at Thompson Field to Boston College on Sunday night. The Eagles made a first-half goal stand up, and Virginia Tech missed a penalty kick with four minutes left in an attempt to tie the game.
The Hokies hit the road next Sunday to take on Stanford at 10 p.m. after suffering their first loss of the season. Virginia Tech is 2-1-3 overall and 0-1-1 in ACC play. It was BC's first win over the Hokies in 10 years.