Hokie ClubBrian Crist is in his fourth season with the Hokies. He served as an offensive analyst from 2021-23.
The Blacksburg native began his coaching career as an offensive graduate assistant at Virginia Tech (1994-95) under head coach Frank Beamer. Crist and Pry were both graduate assistants on Tech’s 1995 squad that defeated Texas in the Sugar Bowl and concluded the season ranked No. 10 in the final AP Poll.
Prior to rejoining Tech in 2021, Crist spent five seasons at Youngstown State under head coach Bo Pelini. He served as offensive coordinator (2018-19) and wide receivers coach (2015-17) for the Penguins. Crist was part of a coaching staff that helped Youngstown State reach the 2016 FCS National Championship Game, marking the program’s first appearance in the FCS title game since 1999.
Crist spent one season as executive director of player personnel/offensive assistant at Nebraska (2014) and served as wide receivers coach at Bridgewater College in 2013.
He and Pry spent five seasons working together at Louisiana-Lafayette (2002-06). Crist coached wide receivers in 2002-04 before adding duties as passing game coordinator in 2005-06 while Pry served as defensive coordinator/linebackers coach. The Ragin’ Cajuns won the 2005 Sun Belt Conference title with both coaches on the staff.
Crist enjoyed two stints on the coaching staff at UMass (1996-01, 2007-11), highlighted by a win in the 1998 FCS National Championship Game. The Minutemen made three FCS Playoff appearances, winning the Atlantic 10 title in 1998 and 1999, as well as a Colonial Athletic Association championship in 2007. His most notable pupil at UMass was WR Victor Cruz, who went on to star for the N.Y. Giants.
Crist in the son of now-retired longtime Blacksburg High School football coach, David Crist. The younger Crist served as the offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach at his high school alma mater in 2012.
Crist earned his bachelor’s degree in economics with math from Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia in 1994. He and his wife, Amy, have four children, Jackson, Ali, Caroline and Logan.
The Blacksburg native began his coaching career as an offensive graduate assistant at Virginia Tech (1994-95) under head coach Frank Beamer. Crist and Pry were both graduate assistants on Tech’s 1995 squad that defeated Texas in the Sugar Bowl and concluded the season ranked No. 10 in the final AP Poll.
Prior to rejoining Tech in 2021, Crist spent five seasons at Youngstown State under head coach Bo Pelini. He served as offensive coordinator (2018-19) and wide receivers coach (2015-17) for the Penguins. Crist was part of a coaching staff that helped Youngstown State reach the 2016 FCS National Championship Game, marking the program’s first appearance in the FCS title game since 1999.
Crist spent one season as executive director of player personnel/offensive assistant at Nebraska (2014) and served as wide receivers coach at Bridgewater College in 2013.
He and Pry spent five seasons working together at Louisiana-Lafayette (2002-06). Crist coached wide receivers in 2002-04 before adding duties as passing game coordinator in 2005-06 while Pry served as defensive coordinator/linebackers coach. The Ragin’ Cajuns won the 2005 Sun Belt Conference title with both coaches on the staff.
Crist enjoyed two stints on the coaching staff at UMass (1996-01, 2007-11), highlighted by a win in the 1998 FCS National Championship Game. The Minutemen made three FCS Playoff appearances, winning the Atlantic 10 title in 1998 and 1999, as well as a Colonial Athletic Association championship in 2007. His most notable pupil at UMass was WR Victor Cruz, who went on to star for the N.Y. Giants.
Crist in the son of now-retired longtime Blacksburg High School football coach, David Crist. The younger Crist served as the offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach at his high school alma mater in 2012.
Crist earned his bachelor’s degree in economics with math from Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia in 1994. He and his wife, Amy, have four children, Jackson, Ali, Caroline and Logan.