Siefkes had come to Arizona after two seasons with the Minnesota Vikings. He replaces the fired Chris Marve at Virginia Tech.

Virginia Tech Head Coach Brent Pry announced the hiring of Sam Siefkes as the Hokies' new defensive coordinator.

Per reports from Matt Zenitz and Pete Thamel, Virginia Tech is keying in on a new defensive coordinator, as they are targeting Arizona Cardinals' linebacker coa

BLACKSBURG, Va. – Virginia Tech announced today that head football coach Brent Pry has completed his defensive coordinator search with the addition of Sam Siefkes. Siefkes has had stops in the football world from Division III, to his latest position as the linebackers coach with the Arizona Cardinals.

Sam Siefkes also is a former Wofford and Wisconsin-Platteville defensive coordinator, and he worked as a quality control coach for the Minnesota Vikings.

Penn State has been on the lookout for a new defensive coordinator for the past two weeks. That is how long ago Tom Allen decided to leave Penn State after one year to become the defensive coordinator at Clemson. So what exactly has been taking Penn State so long to name his replacement on James Franklin’s staff?

Arizona Cardinals inside linebackers coach Sam Siefkes was announced as the Hokies' new defensive coordinator on Monday afternoon.

Virginia Tech and Brent Pry have turned to the NFL ranks to hire Cardinals linebackers coach Sam Siefkes as defensive coordinator.

Virginia Tech head football coach Brent Pry has completed his defensive coordinator search with the addition of Sam Siefkes. Siefkes has had stops in the football world from Division III, to his latest position as the linebackers coach with the Arizona Cardinals — for the past two seasons.

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — On Monday Virginia Tech football head coach Brent Pry hired Sam Siefkes as the new defensive coordinator. Siefkes has a strong coaching background, with experience in the NFL, FBS, FCS, and Division III.

Going from head coach to DC seems like a step-down, but in today's NIL and transfer portal-obsessed college football environment, it does make sense that coaches are leaving for the stability of the NFL.