Penn State DC Brent Pry takes Virginia Tech head coaching job

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The Philadelphia Inquirer

Brent Pry, who spent 11 seasons on James Franklin’s coaching staff, the last six as Penn State’s defensive coordinator, has accepted the job as the new head coach at Virginia Tech, the ACC school announced Tuesday. Pry, 51, a native of Altoona, Pa., coached for three seasons at Vanderbilt as co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach under Franklin, then left for Happy Valley in 2014 after Franklin was named to lead the Nittany Lions’ program. After two seasons as co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach, Pry was promoted to defensive coordinator and continued to coach the linebacker…

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