West Virginia cornerbacks coach Brian Mitchell will join Virginia Tech's football staff according to a report from Mike Casazza of the Charleston Gazette-Mail.

Source tells the Charleston Gazette-Mail WVU cornerbacks coach Brian Mitchell is leaving to join staff at Virginia Tech.— Mike Casazza (@mikecasazza) February 18, 2016

That's a huge loss and not a great look for WVU. Mitchell + Holgorsen are tight. WVU already has new safeties coach, replaces starting CBs.— Mike Casazza (@mikecasazza) February 18, 2016

Mitchell was in Blacksburg yesterday. I can't find one connection to VT and staff, and Dana and Tony Gibson wanted him to stay. Seems odd.— Mike Casazza (@mikecasazza) February 18, 2016

For VT fans on the fence or underwhelmed by hire, wait until you meet him and see how players respond and develop. Could do way, way worse.— Mike Casazza (@mikecasazza) February 18, 2016

A Virginia Tech spokesperson replied to a request for comment from The Key Play, and indicated the hiring process for the vacant position on Justin Fuente's staff isn't complete. That doesn't necessarily refute Casazza's report, it may just mean paperwork, etc, has not been finalized.

Mitchell's coaching tenure includes stops at BYU (1995-05 cornerbacks), Texas Tech (2006-09 cornerbacks), East Carolina (2010-12 defensive coordinator/secondary) and West Virginia (2013-2015 cornerbacks). Mitchel, who is from Waco and played at BYU, doesn't appear to have any Virginia ties, although he's recruited the mid-Atlantic region.

Former Virginia Tech defensive backs coach Torrian Gray left the Hokies for a similar position with the Florida Gators after national signing day.

At this time it's unclear what Mitchell's charge at Virginia Tech will be. It may be coaching the entire secondary, or DBU's coaching responsibilities might be divided up between Mitchell and another assistant (perhaps Galen Scott).