Goodbye to the Chris Marve era. Welcome the Sam Siefkes era. Virginia Tech shocked the world with their defensive coordinator hire as they signed Arizona Cardin

Virginia Tech Head Coach Brent Pry announced the hiring of Sam Siefkes as the Hokies' new defensive coordinator.

BLACKSBURG, Va. – Virginia Tech announced today that head football coach Brent Pry has completed his defensive coordinator search with the addition of Sam Siefkes. Siefkes has had stops in the football world from Division III, to his latest position as the linebackers coach with the Arizona Cardinals.

Monday’s trumpeting of Siefkes included testimonials from Pry, Cardinals coach Jonathan Gannon, Minnesota Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell and former Vikings coach Mike Zimmer. In short, this was not

Most recently, he was the linebackers coach for the Arizona Cardinals. The Cardinals’ defense ranked highly in several areas in 2024. Before that, Siefkes worked for the Minneso

The Virginia Tech Hokies have a new defensive coordinator. As expected, most fans weren’t happy because Sam Siefkes's name was unfamiliar. Virginia Tech fired former defensive coordinator Chris Marve after the season in early December,