Following its spring game, presented by PMSI, Virginia Tech football met with the media in its team room and conducted a press conference on Saturday.
Read below for some highlights of what was said.
Head coach Brent Pry
Opening statement:
"There are a just a few things I wanted to get a chance to say. It's been an awesome weekend. The way this place comes together. The Run of Remembrance. Believe it was 15,000 people. Our guys were in the stadium again this year. Took some guys to the finish line. It's a great example of what Virginia Tech is all about.
The fans today. I keep saying, the support. We're coming off of a 3-8 season and probably had 25,000 people I bet out there at the spring game. They were excited and passionate. The whole weekend, we had a networking night Thursday. We had letterman come back. We had local business men and women come by and do mock interviews with our juniors and seniors. Resumes, business cards, how did you get your first job. Then to follow up with our monogram club's event, the Edmunds brothers' deal was awesome. The recruits that were all over this weekend. The benefactors' gala. There's just so many things that were awesome about the weekend. It's a testament to Virginia Tech. The excitement and support around this football program. We've got a family picnic in the indoor for our players right now. They have a big spread and it's some time for us to spend time with their families. I wanted to make time to talk about that, because it is what makes this place so special.
We were efficient. Only had four penalties. The kicking game was pretty clean. The operation was pretty clean. I don't think the turnovers were necessarily bad decisions. They were tipped balls and the defense did a good job of getting on. All in all, we came out most importantly healthy. Nothing substantial occurred in the game."
On if there is a deeper group of playmakers now at his disposal:
"There is. Yeah. You saw Da'Quan Felton today made a couple of nice catches and Ali [Jennings] had a couple of catches. Jaylin Lane was nursing a muscle pull, so he wasn't out there. The young, the freshmen, even Marcell Baylor took a hit on his should last year. He's had a good spring and wanted to see him out there. Today he couldn't go. Then the development of Tucker Holloway and Stephen Gosnell. Xayvion Turner-Bradshaw. It's just a better-looking room. There's certainly more there, too. We had two tight ends out today. Dae'Quan [Wright] and Harrison Saint Germain. I would have liked to see those guys. They weren't able to do a whole lot this spring. Then I think out of the backfield, you didn't see it today, but Bhayshul [Tuten] has good hands and can do things in the open field. Malachi [Thomas] has good hands. You saw Bryce [Duke] and Chance [Black]. I do think we have more weapons. There are more things to do with."
On how he felt like quarterback Grant Wells played:
"Yeah, I thought he came out strong. That's how he's been all spring, to be honest. He's made good decision. He's thrown the ball well. He operates the offense really well right now. I think Tyler [Bowen] has done a nice job with that. They're more efficient. Their timing and their tempo. Everything looks better to me. I was pleased with Grant today."
