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For sure - Fuente can coach. He needed better resources and he definitely
needed a better OC & QB coach, but if he had those things in place, he'd have been successful here.
We hired Justin Hamilton to be our DC, and no offense to Justin as he's a great a dude, but that shows just how little resources we were willing to commit to Fuente.
He could have also used some PR-skills with the Virginia HS scene in recruiting, but no doubt, the guy knows football and can coach. He did not have a great supporting cast here.
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TSL Podcast 490: Former Virginia Tech Head Coach Justin Fuente**
-- David Cunningham
Jul 15, 2026 at 04:31 PM ET
Jul 15, 2026 at 04:31 PM ET
David Cunningham
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07/15/26 04:31 PM ET
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07/15/26 04:31 PM ET
Really enjoyable podcast. Thanks to TSL for doing it.**
-- radhokie1
Jul 16, 2026 at 09:02 AM ET
radhokie1
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07/16/26 09:02 AM ET
great interview. Justin seems to be enjoying life
-- lazarus1
Jul 15, 2026 at 05:54 PM ET
lazarus1
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07/15/26 05:54 PM ET
great for him... it was so hard/sad to see what we saw...
-- bourbonstreet
Jul 15, 2026 at 06:22 PM ET
bourbonstreet
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07/15/26 06:22 PM ET
Yeah, for years after he was gone, I was like why do so many not like him?
-- TekkNerd
Jul 15, 2026 at 07:24 PM ET
TekkNerd
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07/15/26 07:24 PM ET
For sure - Fuente can coach. He needed better resources and he definitely
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-- goodbadugly
Jul 15, 2026 at 10:58 PM ET
goodbadugly
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07/15/26 10:58 PM ET
he doesn't want to be a HC right now at all**
-- lazarus1
Jul 15, 2026 at 09:35 PM ET
lazarus1
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07/15/26 09:35 PM ET
I know....that was a statement about his competency, not his preference.
-- TekkNerd
Jul 16, 2026 at 07:23 AM ET
TekkNerd
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07/16/26 07:23 AM ET