Virginia Tech's coaching search is barely underway, but two names with deep ties to the program quickly surfaced as fan-favorite possibilities -- Shane Beamer and Michael Vick. Both carry obvious connections -- Vick as the Hokies' most iconic player and Beamer as the son of legendary coach Frank Beamer -- but industry insiders caution that neither should be considered a serious candidate to replace Brent Pry.

"Obviously, when you go into this kind of process, you see the candidate lists and people throwing out names that could make sense for the job," CBS Sports' Matt Zenitz said on the CFB Insiders podcast . "I'm sure you've seen the same thing with Michael Vick, who's obviously a prominent alum, and Shane Beamer, who has the ties he does to the school. I just don't see any scenario r

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