Justin Fuente’s priority when he was hired as coach at Virginia Tech was to immediately speak to the players he would work with the least.
He was brought to Virginia Tech to revitalize an offense and was tasked with solving the problems at quarterback, appraised as the missing link to restore the Hokies as the elite team of the ACC Coastal Division. But Fuente’s concerns began with the seniors he was inheriting at Virginia Tech.
At Tom Herman’s introductory news conference at Texas, he said how tough it can be to win over the upperclassmen as a new coach.