Brent Pry Tells All: Virginia Tech Rebuild, Year One Challenges & Transfer Portal Strategy

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This week, Virginia Tech Football's Head Coach Brent Pry joins Next Up for an exclusive sit-down interview. In this episode, Coach Pry gets personal about his coaching journey, year one with the Hokies, NIL, the transfer portal, and more.

Coach Brent Pry also reveals some of the biggest lessons he's learned from James Franklin, his plan to rebrand Virginia Tech Football, how he's balancing win now vs. long-term success, and the biggest recruiting battles he has experienced throughout his coaching journey.

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Next Up is hosted by Adam Breneman and is presented by the Mercury Podcast Network. On Next Up, Adam Breneman sits down with the biggest names in sports and lets them tell their stories, unfiltered. Adam is a former All-American and Penn State alum, media personality, college football analyst for ESPN, and co-founder of Mercury (@TheCollegeSportsCo).

CHAPTERS

00:00-Intro

03:49-Catching Up

06:53-Brand Building at Virginia Tech

08:22-Why Virginia Tech?

12:31-Biggest Surprises Joining VT

14:28-Lessons Learned from James Franklin

17:09-Virginia Tech’s Culture

22:22-First Few Weeks on the Job

25:53-Building VT’s Staff

29:28-Recruiting Philosophy

32:42-NIL & Transfer Portal

38:16-Win Now vs. Long Term Success

40:58-Year 1 vs. Year 2

41:43-Enter Sandman

42:56-Lessons Learned After Year 1

45:23-Balancing Defensive Duties w/ Being a Head Coach

47:46-Facing Adversity

53:53-Micah Parsons

54:53-What it Will Take to Win a Championship

55:50-Best Piece of Advice

57:57-Balancing Family & Work

01:00:37-Recruiting Battles

01:03:16-Motivation