"We leave Blacksburg with many great memories, but above all else, our family cherishes the many relationships that have been established and that will always endure. We have all been in this together and we will continue to be in this together on the next step of our journey. "Finally, to Jenny, Cecilia, Caroline, Charlotte and the rest of our family, thank you for your unwavering love and support.
I knew I had one guy in my corner at the school when it came time to replacing Mike: Dr. I would encourage all of you to continue cheering on this football team – your support means so much to all of them. My Life at Virginia Tech Frank Beamer, Jeff Snook. So many improvements have been made to point our facilities and overall student-athlete experience in the right direction. "To all the donors who have recently stepped up to make substantial contributions to Virginia Tech Football, please know the importance of your commitment. Its time to turn it over to new folks, with new leadership skills, and new directions. It takes so many dedicated, hard-working and loyal people behind the scenes to make a football program run smoothly. You jumped the shark in January 2012 at the Sugar Bowl. "To the fabulous assistant coaches and support staff at Virginia Tech, I can't express how much I appreciated all of your work and all your sacrifices. I can't thank you enough for your dedication and your commitment to doing your very best, whether that was on the field, in the classroom or in your personal lives. "To the many incredible young men that I had the privilege to coach, so many of you have made a lasting impact on our family. "While it is never easy to make a change, I believe in order for our football program to attain the type of sustained success that is expected at Virginia Tech, the time was right for new leadership of our football program."įuente - who replaced a retiring Frank Beamer on Novem- went 43-31 during his six seasons in Blacksburg and owns a career record of 69-54 during 10 seasons as an FBS head coach, which included a 26-23 record during four seasons at Memphis.įuente released the following statement amid news of his termination on Tuesday via : "On behalf of Jenny and our family, I would like to thank President Sands, Whit and the entire Virginia Tech community for extending me the opportunity to lead this football program for six seasons. "We sincerely appreciate the contributions that Coach Fuente made to our football program and the positive impact he made on our student-athletes during his time at Virginia Tech," Babcock said in a statement shared on the Hokies' official website. Pricewill serve as interim head coach for the remainder of the 2021 season as the athletic department begins its search for Fuente's full-time replacement with two regular season games remaining. Virginia Tech has fired head football coach Justin Fuente after six seasons with the program, athletic director Whit Babcock announced Tuesday.ĭefensive line coach J.