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# Virginia Tech

James Franklin is reportedly hiring Ty Howle as Offensive Coordinator and Brent Pry as Defensive Coordinator, signaling a significant shift in the Virginia Tech coaching staff. This news comes amid high engagement on social media, with many posts discussing the implications of these hires.

### About Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech is a public land-grant research university located in Blacksburg, Virginia.  

### Insights
- virginia tech engagements is up XXXXXX% from the previous month.
- virginia tech Engagements hit a 52-Week high of XXXXXXXXXX for the day
- virginia tech Engagements hit an all time of XXXXXXXXXX for the day

### Engagements: XXXXXXXXX (24h)
![Engagements Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:virginia-tech/c:line/m:interactions/iv:1d.svg)  
[Engagements 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/virginia-tech/time-series/interactions.tsv)  
Current Value: XXXXXXXXX  
Daily Average: XXXXXXXXX  
X Week: XXXXXXXXXX +65%  
X Month: XXXXXXXXXXX +548%  
X Months: XXXXXXXXXXX +76%  
X Year: XXXXXXXXXXX +77%  
1-Year High: XXXXXXXXXX on 2025-12-03  
1-Year Low: XXX on 2025-11-01  

Engagements by network (24h):
News: XXXXXX
Reddit: XXXXXX
TikTok: XXXXXXX
X: XXXXXXXXX
YouTube: XXXXXXX

  
  
### Mentions: XXXXX (24h)
![Mentions Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:virginia-tech/c:line/m:posts_active/iv:1d.svg)  
[Mentions 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/virginia-tech/time-series/posts_active.tsv)  
Current Value: XXXXX  
Daily Average: XXXXX  
X Week: XXXXX -XXXX%  
X Month: XXXXXX +84%  
X Months: XXXXXX +41%  
X Year: XXXXXXX +152%  
1-Year High: XXXXX on 2025-11-20  
1-Year Low: XX on 2025-11-08  

Mentions by network (24h):
News: XXX
Reddit: XXXXX
TikTok: XXXXX
X: XXXXX
YouTube: XXXXX

  
  
### Creators: XXXXX (24h)
![Creators Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:virginia-tech/c:line/m:contributors_active/iv:1d.svg)  
[Creators 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/virginia-tech/time-series/contributors_active.tsv)  
XXXXX unique social accounts have posts mentioning Virginia Tech in the last XX hours which is up X% from XXXXX in the previous XX hours
Daily Average: XXX  
X Week: XXXXX -XXXX%  
X Month: XXXXX +43%  
X Months: XXXXXX +56%  
X Year: XXXXXX +156%  
1-Year High: XXXXX on 2025-11-20  
1-Year Low: XX on 2025-11-08  

The most influential creators that mention Virginia Tech in the last XX hours

| Creator                                            | Rank | Followers   | Posts | Engagements |
| -------                                            | ---- | ---------   | ----- | ----------- |
| [@PeteThamel](/creator/twitter/PeteThamel)         | X    | XXXXXXX     | X     | XXXXXXX     |
| [@PeteNakos](/creator/twitter/PeteNakos)           | X    | XXXXXX      | X     | XXXXXXX     |
| [@DeferredWalkOn](/creator/twitter/DeferredWalkOn) | X    | XXXXX       | X     | XXXXXXX     |
| [@On3sports](/creator/twitter/On3sports)           | X    | XXXXXXX     | X     | XXXXXXX     |
| [@BasicBluesPod](/creator/twitter/BasicBluesPod)   | X    | XXXXX       | X     | XXXXXX      |
| [@G_Wimb](/creator/twitter/G_Wimb)                 | X    | XXXXX       | X     | XXXXXX      |
| [@JagerHokie](/creator/twitter/JagerHokie)         | X    | XXXXX       | XX    | XXXXXX      |
| [@AndyBitterVT](/creator/twitter/AndyBitterVT)     | X    | XXXXXX      | X     | XXXXXX      |
| [@247Sports](/creator/twitter/247Sports)           | X    | XXXXXXXXXXX | XX    | XXXXXX      |
| [@VTHokiesX](/creator/twitter/VTHokiesX)           | XX   | XXXXX       | XX    | XXXXXX      |

[View More](/list/creators/virginia-tech/100)
  
  
### Sentiment: XX%
![Sentiment Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:virginia-tech/c:line/m:sentiment/iv:1d.svg)  
[Sentiment 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/virginia-tech/time-series/sentiment.tsv)  
Current Value: XX%  
Daily Average: XX%  
X Week: XX% -X%  
X Month: XX% -XX%  
X Months: XX% -XX%  
X Year: XX% -X%  
1-Year High: XX% on 2025-11-27  
1-Year Low: XX% on 2024-12-10  

Most Supportive Themes:
- James Franklin Coaching Rumors: (60%) Discussions and speculation surrounding James Franklin potentially becoming the head coach of Virginia Tech.
- Virginia Tech Athletics Updates: (25%) News and updates regarding various Virginia Tech sports teams, including basketball and baseball.
- Virginia Tech Campus Life and Academics: (15%) Posts highlighting student experiences, academic programs, and campus facilities at Virginia Tech.
  
Most Critical Themes:
- Historical Tragedies: (70%) References to past tragic events at Virginia Tech, such as the 2007 shooting.
- Team Performance Analysis: (30%) Discussions and critiques of the performance of Virginia Tech sports teams, particularly football.
  

### Top Virginia Tech News
Top news links shared on social in the last XX hours  

*Showing a maximum of X news posts for non-authenticated requests. Use your API key in requests for full results.*  

"Sources - Virginia Tech expected to hire Penn State's Ty Howle as OC - ESPN"  
[News Link](https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/47256430/sources-virginia-tech-expected-hire-penn-state-ty-howle-oc) [@espn](/creator/x/espn) 2025-12-09T15:55Z 56.1M followers, XXX engagements


"Penn State assistant Ty Howle expected to join James Franklin at Virginia Tech: report"  
[News Link](https://247sports.com/college/penn-state/article/penn-state-assistant-ty-howle-expected-to-join-james-franklin-at-virginia-tech-report-265646294/) [@247Sports](/creator/x/247Sports) 2025-12-09T15:01Z 228.6M followers, 28.3K engagements


"Ty Howle expected to be named Virginia Tech's offensive coordinator"  
[News Link](https://247sports.com/college/virginia-tech/article/ty-howle-named-virginia-tech-offensive-coordinator-james-franklin-265644643/) [@247Sports](/creator/x/247Sports) 2025-12-09T14:48Z 228.6M followers, 31.5K engagements


"James Franklin adding Brent Pry to Virginia Tech staff New York Post"  
[News Link](https://nypost.com/2025/12/07/sports/james-franklin-adding-brent-pry-to-virginia-tech-staff/) [@C_Arnold01](/creator/x/C_Arnold01) 2025-12-09T02:45Z 228.6M followers, XXX engagements



### Top Virginia Tech Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours

*Showing only X posts for non-authenticated requests. Use your API key in requests for full results.*

"James Franklin hired Brent Pry who Virginia Tech fired as head coach a few months ago as his defensive coordinator. We tried to figure out that relationship dynamic"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SickosCommittee/status/1998494322799357983) [@SickosCommittee](/creator/x/SickosCommittee) 2025-12-09T20:45Z 158K followers, 15K engagements


"Give us your thoughts on the OC hire for the #Hokies 👇"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SonsofSatVT/status/1998471291087491191) [@SonsofSatVT](/creator/x/SonsofSatVT) 2025-12-09T19:14Z 18K followers, 16K engagements


"Sources: Virginia Tech And James Franklin Add Brent Pry Ty Howle As Coordinators Tech Sideline can confirm Pry who was fired in September is returning to be the #Hokies' DC. Howle has also followed Franklin from Penn State to be the OC. @AndyBitterVT:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TechSideline/status/1998444982919745840) [@TechSideline](/creator/x/TechSideline) 2025-12-09T17:29Z 31.3K followers, 10.1K engagements


"Virginia Tech is currently sitting as one of the first four out in Joe Lunardis early bracket projection"  
[X Link](https://x.com/nathangray_1/status/1998439415249551707) [@nathangray_1](/creator/x/nathangray_1) 2025-12-09T17:07Z 1627 followers, 7203 engagements