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VT AD Whit Babcock
It will cost Virginia Tech $8.75 million to buy out the rest of Justin Fuente’s contract as the head football coach at Virginia Tech. That was the word from Athletic Director Whit Babcock this morning. Babcock also said he’s already working on a short list of candidates for the Hokies head coaching position.
Virginia Tech mutually parting ways with Head Football Coach Justin Fuente is not a surprise to the host of Greg Roberts Live, on our sister station WFIR. Co-Defensive Line Coach J.C. Price will take over as interim Head Coach for the Miami game this weekend and the final game of the year against UVA.
A bit of Hollywood arrives at the Taubman Museum of Art this weekend, with more than 60 costumes designed for feature films and major television events – all created by Oscar winner Ruth E. Carter. WFIR’s Gene Marrano takes us on a tour of “Afrofuturism in Costume Design,” and other related exhibitions at the Taubman, in this “Longer Listen” segment:
The NASCAR Cup Series Championship race is Sunday at Phoenix Raceway after last weekend’s final playoff race at Martinsville. Denny Hamlin, Chase Elliott, Martin Truex Jr. and Kyle Larson are racing for the title. The president of Richmond Raceway Dennis Bickmeier talks about the winning formula: