When Virginia Tech fired coach Brent Pry earlier this month, it created a difficult dilemma for every player on its roster.
Per NCAA rules, all players on Virginia Tech’s roster have a 30-day window to enter the transfer portal following Pry’s dismissal. Some players have chosen to do so and are seeking a redshirt to preserve their year of eligibility. The NCAA allows players to redshirt as long as they have played in 4 or fewer games.
However, the process may not be so simple. Noted sports attorney Darren Heitner said on social media on Friday that he’s been retained by a Virginia Tech player who says the Hokies are threatening to terminate rev-share payments and scholarship benefits for players who are opting to redshirt following Pry’s dismissal.
Heitner points out programs can not void payments or scholarships on “pay-for-play grounds.”
I am shocked by Virginia Tech's untenable position that a decision to redshirt constitutes "opting out" and fraudulent misrepresentation under the NCAA's Bylaws, justifying immediate termination of scholarships and revenue-sharing payments under the House settlement. Redshirting…
— Darren Heitner (@DarrenHeitner) September 26, 2025Yahoo’s Ross Dellenger is reporting that Virginia Tech will honor scholarship benefits to players who are seeking a redshirt. However, Dellenger also notes that the program is seeking to void rev-share payments for those players, setting up a potential legal battle that could set precedent for other programs across the country:
By NCAA rule, Virginia Tech cannot rescind a scholarship. I’m told scholarships will, in fact, be retained.How a player’s redshirt decision impacts his/her rev-share agreement is a fascinating matter that will find a courtroom at some point to set legal precedent. t.co/8bdctCVAyw
— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) September 26, 2025UCLA and Oklahoma State have also already fired their head coaches before their teams have played a fifth game. It’s unclear if those programs are also planning to take similar measures with regards to players who are seeking to redshirt and preserve eligibility.
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