ACC Coaches Talk Anonymously About Conference Foes for 2025

This was posted in a free online story from Athlon. Just the comments re: UVA and VT below, entire article can be found here: https://athlonsports.com/college-football/acc-coaches-talk-anonymously-a...

Virginia
"These guys are in trouble, and most everyone expects there to be a staff change at the end of the season or earlier."

"They've never delivered on the offensive expectations Tony [Elliott] set coming from Clemson. They're sloppy on both sides of the ball, and we've seen some talented players come in, underperform and move on."

"[Chandler] Morris is a big improvement at QB and could save it for them if he clicks. The problem is they have a really thin line, and their running back left in the portal. There's just not a lot of talent to put around him."

"This is a team you never really worry about playing. They lack discipline, and they have no real identity. The parity in this league is increasing, and it will be really hard for this program to make a sharp turn up."

Virginia Tech
"The consensus around the league is, it's not what they want it to be in Blacksburg, and it's harder than it ever was, but if you get the right guy in there, you're gonna roll. The question is can that be [Brent] Pry? Because he's the most Virginia Tech guy they could have."

"[Kyron] Drones is wildly different game to game. Turn on the tape and you see an extremely high level of talent and an extremely high level of inconsistency."

"[Philip] Montgomery will want to simplify things for him (Drones); we're curious if they stay run-heavy or spread it out more."

"They have some really nice pieces, especially at the skill positions, compared to what Pry inherited."

"They're making a lot of slow improvements."