Recapping the 2017 ESPN Car Wash

Tech coach Justin Fuente was on several ESPN shows to discuss the Hokies, as the college football season gets ready to kick off

July 26, 2017

By Jimmy Robertson

BLACKSBURG – Less than two weeks after meeting with a throng of media members at the 2017 ACC Football Kickoff event held at the Westin in Charlotte, Virginia Tech head coach Justin Fuente found himself garnering media attention once again, as he participated in ESPN’s “Car Wash” event Tuesday in Bristol, Connecticut.

The Car Wash occurs each July, as ESPN network officials bring in head coaches from each conference over a week’s period at the end of July to discuss the upcoming football season with various ESPN personalities. The appearance marked the second for Fuente, who took part last year before he had coached a game for the Hokies.

With daughter Caroline at his side – and carrying the Hokies’ lunch pail – Fuente took part in the Championship Drive Podcast with Ivan Maisel, and he gave exclusive interviews to ESPN.com/Magazine’s Heather Dinich, Alex Scarborough and Hallie Grossman.

Having some fun talking Beamer Ball with @Ivan_Maisel #ESPNACC#Hokies 🦃 pic.twitter.com/VvK9Yagbse

— VT Football (@VT_Football) July 25, 2017

Fuente’s afternoon first consisted of a live interview on Coast to Coast SportsCenter with David Lloyd. Fuente received questions about his first year, about Jerod Evans’ decision to forgo his final season and make himself available for the NFL Draft and about the current quarterback situation. To watch the video in its entirety, please click the link:

MUST-SEE 📺@CoachFuente & @DavidLloydESPN were 🔥 on @SportsCenter today!

Ignore the unfortunate QB chyron 😱#LPD 💼 + #ESPNACC pic.twitter.com/UwTtK78Gfq

— VT Football (@VT_Football) July 25, 2017

Fuente’s afternoon ended with an appearance on Highly Questionable, a daily sports talk television program with Dan Le Batard as the host, and on The Paul Finebaum Show, a podcast run by popular Paul Finebaum, a television and radio personality who focuses mostly on college football.

Throughout the day, Fuente gave snippets of his philosophy, and more importantly, his vision for the program. Some of those can be viewed through the following tweets:

"Just playing a close ACCCG is not the goal. We want to win the ACC. We want to contend and win national championships at VT." @CoachFuente pic.twitter.com/0TG3583zxF

— HokiesFB 🦃 (@HokiesFB) July 25, 2017

"The price is the same for a championship. The discipline to do things on a daily basis is what will set us apart." @CoachFuente#ESPNACC 🦃 pic.twitter.com/6RKU2ua222

— HokiesFB 🦃 (@HokiesFB) July 25, 2017

Fuente meets with the local and regional press outlets next Tuesday for one final press session before the Hokies open fall practice Tuesday. Tech opens the season Sept. 3 against West Virginia at FedExField in Landover, Maryland.

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