Virginia Tech Football Unveils Full 2026 Coaching Staff

The Hokies have announced their coaching staff just over seven months away from the start of the season.

Sep 6, 2025; Blacksburg, Va.; Virginia Tech head coach Brent Pry and Vanderbilt head coach Clark Lea talk on the field. | Brian Bishop-Imagn Images

Virginia Tech football has officially unveiled its full coaching staff ahead of the 2026 season, announcing the team's main coordinators and coaches, in addition to their assistants.

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In total, 29 staff members will be on the team at the time of writing, counting new head coach James Franklin. Franklin was hired by Virginia Tech on Nov. 17, just over two months after the Hokies fired Brent Pry on Sept. 14.

Pry will return to the program as its defensive coordinator and linebackers coach, while Ty Howle will man the offensive coordinator position, following Franklin from Penn State. Both coordinators have served under Franklin during his stop at Penn State. Here's the full list of the main coaches and coordinators:

• Brent Pry - defensive coordinator and linebackers coach
• Sean Spencer - run game coordinator (defense) and defensive line coach
• Anthony Midget - pass game coordinator and safeties coach
• Vic Hall - defensive recruiting coordinator and nickels coach
• Ty Howle - offensive coordinator and tight ends coach
• Norval McKenzie - assistant head coach, run game coordinator (offense) and running backs coach
• Matt Moore - offensive line coach
• Danny O'Brien - quarterbacks coach
• Fontel Mines - offensive recruiting coordinator and wide receivers coach
• Doug Shearer - special teams coordinator
• Chuck Losey - assistant athletics director for athletic performance (football)

And alongside that, here's a full list of who will be serving as the program's assistants, arranged in alphabetical order:

• Ryan Alexander - assistant offensive line coach
• Josh Conklin - senior defensive analyst
• Brian Crist - senior offensive analyst for defense
• Jens Danielsen - assistant offensive line coach
• Brayden Devault-Smith - assistant cornerbacks coach
• Jeff Earls - assistant director of athletic performance (football)
• Jarrett Ferguson - assistant director of athletic performance (football)
• Jeron Gouvela-Winslow - assistant safeties coach
• Jan Johnson - assistant linebackers coach
• Mike Moyseenko - assistant quarterbacks coach
• Cam Philips - assistant wide receivers coach
• Danny Rocco - senior defensive analyst for offense
• David Rocco - assistant tight ends coach
• Warren Ruggiero - senior offensive analyst
• Pat Shepard - assistant special teams coach
• Derrick Tangelo - assistant defensive line coach
• Greg Wood - assistant special teams coach

Virginia Tech's 2026 season kicks off against VMI on Sept. 5 against VMI, while its spring game, which will have free admission, will take place on Saturday, April 18. A time for the spring game is yet to be announced.