A viral video of Virginia Tech interim head coach Philip Montgomery dancing in the locker room after a win last week at North Carolina State was a much-needed release for a downtrodden program.
Montgomery and Virginia Tech (2-3, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) hope to strut their stuff again when the Hokies host Wake Forest (2-2, 0-2) on Saturday in Blacksburg, Va.
Montgomery, formerly the Hokies' offensive coordinator, is 2-0 since taking over for fired Brent Pry.
While Virginia Tech's 38-6 win over FCS Wofford in Montgomery's debut was a positive tiny step, the 23-21 upset of NC State was a significant leap.
"You need to be able to feel that joy that you get. They put in so much work and so much time and they're grinding all the time," Montgomery said. "And so when you get an opportun