Brent Pry: Culture, Expectations And Standards

Virginia Tech
Brent Pry will bring a new culture and new expectations to Virginia Tech football players. (Ivan Morozov)

Be hungry. 

Go harder. 

Stay humble.

Penn State’s defense came out flat in 2016, first giving up 42 in an upset loss to Pitt, and then getting roundly thumped by Michigan 49-10. With “Be hungry, go harder, stay humble” as a motto, that defense turned things around. Often starting back-ups and playing walk-ons, Penn State won the B10 that year, knocking off #2 Ohio State and #6 Wisconsin along the way. Under Pry, they started running “hunger drills” that the entire defense participated in that practiced fundamentals from block destruction to stripping the ball.

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