Known him since growing up in Harrisonburg, Va. He will do the right thing for Tech.

If anyone thinks the call to fire a coach and pay over $10 million in buyout while the country is in the midst of a pandemic is a decision made solely by Whit, I think you're misguided. Tech's President and possibly other stakeholders would have to be on board. Let's acknowledge the optics of paying someone $10 million to leave a job when so many folks are struggling to get/keep a job are not good.

Tough decision.