Virginia Tech has fired coach Brent Pry on Sunday, a day after a 45-26 home loss to Old Dominion in which the Hokies were booed loudly while heading to the locker room for halftime.
Saturday’s loss dropped Virginia Tech to 0-3 on the season and 16-24 through four seasons under Pry. He is set to be owed more than $6 million in his buyout.
“Blacksburg will always hold a special place in our hearts,” Pry said in a statement. “We leave with wonderful memories and lifelong friendships, and we will forever be cheering for the Hokies.”
In a statement, school president Tim Sands said the change was “necessary” due to on-field results described as “not acceptable.”
The hot-seat talk bubbled up around Pry in November last season, and if the Hokies had lost to Virginia to end the season, a change may have been made at that point. But Virginia Tech defeated Virginia, and Pry’s second consecutive 6-6 regular season landed him in a bowl game.