Virginia Tech legend J.C. Price lands new job
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA - NOVEMBER 27: Head coach J. C. Price of the Virginia Tech Hokies celebrates with a cigar after beating the Virginia Cavaliers at Scott Stadium on November 27, 2021 in Charlottesville, Virginia.
(Photo by Ryan M. Kelly/Getty Images) | Getty Images When you discuss the history of Virginia Tech football, certain legends first come to mind. Frank Beamer, Bruce Smith, Michael Vick, Bud Foster and Corey Moore are just some of the Hokies’ all-time greats.
There are others who are legends, too, such as former defensive tackle J. C. Price.
Price was a key starter for the Hokies in the 1990s during Virginia Tech’s rise to prominence. A third-team All-American in 1995, Price was a force on the Hokies’ team that finished 10-2 and blew out the favored Texas Longhorns in the Sugar Bowl. Price would next land in the NFL as a third-round pick of the Carolina Panthers in the 1996 NFL Draft.
After a short NFL career cut short by injuries, Price turned to coaching. He began as an assistant at Radford High School before landing a graduate assistant job under Beamer and Foster in 2002. Price would move on to James Madison in 2004, spending eight seasons there as the defensive line coach before taking a similar position at Marshall in 2012.