Due to a new NCAA rule, Brent Pry and the Virginia Tech Hokies announced several changes to the coaching staff.
Before the new rule took effect in June, the NCAA only allowed 11 “countable” coaches to provide instruction during practices and games. Now, all staff members can provide instruction on game day and during practices.
Pry wasted no time announcing new titles for several employees, including a trio of former Hokies greats. Here’s the list:
- Gunter Brewer – Director of High School Relations/Senior Offensive Analyst
- Brian Crist – Assistant Quarterbacks Coach
- Brent Davis – Co-Offensive Line Coach
- Austin Fields – Assistant Offensive Line Coach/Quality Control
- Mike Moyseenko – Associate Tight Ends Coach
- Cam Phillips – Assistant Coach Wide Receivers/Quality Control
- Xavier Adibi – Associate Linebackers Coach
- Brayden Devault-Smith – Assistant Cornerbacks Coach/Quality Control
- Jeron Gouveia-Winslow – Associate Safety Coach
- Jan Johnson – Assistant Coach Defensive Line/Quality Control
- Brandon McCombs – Assistant Special Teams Coach/Specialist
Brewer adds the role of analyst to his title, while former analysts such as Crist, Davis, Adibi and Gouveia-Winslow can now be involved in on-field instruction. Adibi is one of the best defensive players in Virginia Tech history, while Gouveia-Winslow was a standout starter for several years. Both played under Frank Beamer and Bud Foster.
Phillips is Virginia Tech’s all-time leading receiver and can now join Fontel Mines on VT’s excellent wide receivers.
While coaches are now allowed to teach on the field, they cannot participate in off-campus recruiting, which remains limited to the head coach and ten key staff members.
Congratulations to each of these men on their new roles and titles.
