How Dwight Galt Is Helping Virginia Tech Football Establish An Identity

Dax Hollifield and Virginia Tech are getting stronger and developing quicker under Dwight Galt, especially in the weight room. (Virginia Tech sports photography)

In December, Virginia Tech head coach Brent Pry called Dwight Galt “a culture driver in this football program.”

The Senior Director of Strength & Conditioning ventured to Blacksburg right before the new year. In the seven-plus months since, he’s helped Pry and the staff establish an identity.

Galt was a defensive lineman at Maryland from 2005-09 and faced the Hokies three times while ACC counterparts. One thing always stuck with him about VT.

“Every time we played Tech, we always said, ‘they’ve got something there,'” Galt told Tech Sideline in an interview. “‘They’re hard-nosed kids.’ And they did it with guys that, to be honest with you, we played against in high school and weren’t the fastest and the best, but they were just good, tough football players.”

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