College Football Playoff hires a familiar name for its Sr. Advisor job opening

By: Alum07
🦃 LEG KING 🦃
on September 8, 2025, 3:35 PM | 14 comments

I mean good for him. I'm sure he'll have as great a positive impact on the CFP as he did for us while being here.

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MaroonX2's picture MaroonX2
FIRE WHIT.
| 10 months 57 min #

When can Brad Cornelson start?

Fire Whit.

jhs9412's picture jhs9412
| 10 months 51 min # ^

I turned to my buddy in the 4th quarter this weekend and said "I never thought I'd say this but I think I miss Cornelson."

HokieAlum6144's picture HokieAlum6144
| 10 months 48 min # ^

Did you also have flashbacks to Sean Glennon when the line was letting Drones take a beating in the third and fourth? Everybody in the stadium knew Vandy was bringing the house but apparently our offense.

HokieinFLA's picture HokieinFLA
| 10 months 53 min #

Seems somewhat out of leftfield...

Also, just what exactly does a "senior advisor" to the CFP do? And how does one get such a job?...the word deal certainly implies there is compensation involved..

I have been about as close to getting a team to the CFP as Justin Fuente

HokieRif's picture HokieRif
| 9 months 4 weeks # ^

Must be good at making coffee

SevenLayersofPlayers's picture SevenLayersofPlayers
669TH MEMBER OF TKPC
| 10 months 49 min #

Say what you want about Fuente but he's a football nerd through and through. He would be a great addition.

VTJ12's picture VTJ12
| 10 months 35 min #

Damn now we'll never qualify for the CFP! /s

GoKartMozart's picture GoKartMozart
SET THE TONE!
| 10 months 17 min # ^

They must just be the best of friends. In all seriousness, there must be familial history there going back awhile.

hokiebuzz's picture hokiebuzz
🥓🥓🥓
| 9 months 4 weeks # ^

Is she married to Jack Tyler of Virginia Tech?

SevenLayersofPlayers's picture SevenLayersofPlayers
669TH MEMBER OF TKPC
| 9 months 4 weeks # ^

Yes.

mattsc20's picture mattsc20
NJHOKIE
| 9 months 4 weeks #

Good for him and can I be honest? After the past 3+ years, Fuente was a blessing in plenty of ways. from 2016-2020 we had 4 straight seasons of being ranked in the top 25 at some point, and as high as #13-15 during some periods. Sure, maybe he benefitted from some Beamer recruits, but the program wasn't exactly the creme de crop in 2014-2015 right before he got there. 2021 got ugly, but the Fuente era provided much more to get excited about than the current coaching staff has been able to put together.

Matt from NJ

Vtkey's picture Vtkey
| 9 months 4 weeks # ^

I seem to remember "left the cupboard dry" being one of the things they said about him when he was fired.

Fuente was exciting the first year he coached, but the program was drifting down from average during his tenure.

daveinop's picture daveinop
| 9 months 4 weeks # ^

His tenure was effectively over when Whit wouldn't let him bring in Barry Odom as DC as well as hire the additional staff support positions he'd been promised. More than a little irony in Whit being the one to ask BoV for additional resources.