Virginia Tech hires staffer away from Penn State

Penn State has lost many of its coaches this season to Blacksburg, VA. Brent Pry is the new head coach of the Virginia Tech Hokies, and he is taking some Penn State staffers along with him.

The latest Penn State staffer to head to Virginia Tech with Pry is Michael Hazel, Penn State’s senior director of football operations. Hazel at Virginia Tech will be the assistant athletic director and chief of staff for the Hokies football program.

We’ve added @michaelhazel 👊

— Virginia Tech Football (@HokiesFB) January 4, 2022

Bruce Feldman of The Athletic provides more context on Hazel’s departure.

SOURCE: Michael Hazel, Penn State’s Sr. Dir. of Football Ops, is leaving to be chief of staff for Brent Pry at Va. Tech. Hazel came to PSU fm Vandy w/ James Franklin & played a key role behind the scenes particularly in how PSU was able to keep putting together excellent staffs.

— Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) January 3, 2022

Va. Tech makes this hire of Penn State Sr. Director of Football Ops Michael Hazel, James Franklin’s long-time right-hand man, official. Hazel will be assistant athletic director – chief of staff for Virginia Tech Football. https://t.co/ZVsm7xoh4r

— Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) January 4, 2022

If you want to read more about Hazel’s departure from Happy Valley to Blacksburg, you can read it here.

Head coach James Franklin has a lot of work to do this off-season, preparing his team for a better 2022 and finding new coaches who can execute his plan and where Nittany Lion football should be in the 2022 season.