Virginia Tech athletic director Whit Babcock to retire
Virginia Tech athletic director Whit Babcock plans to retire on June 30 after 12 years, transitioning into an AD emeritus role. The school will search for a new leader to rebuild the athletic department following the hiring of James Franklin to lead the football program.
Virginia Tech announced that athletic director Whit Babcock will retire on June 30 after 12 years. He will transition into an AD emeritus role and serve as a special advisor to the school's president and his successor on July 1. Babcock is the second-longest tenured AD in the ACC and sixth-longest across the FBS level, having taken charge in January 2014. The school recently hired James Franklin to rebuild its football program and will now search for a new leader to oversee the rest of the department. Under Babcock's leadership, Virginia Tech football, men's basketball, and baseball combined to claim just one ACC Tournament championship and a shared regular-season ACC championship. Babcock made significant personnel decisions, including hiring and firing several coaches, such as Justin Fuente and Brent Pry in football, and Buzz Williams and Mike Young in men's basketball.
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