Pry spent two seasons with the Warriors where his father Jim served as the offensive coordinator and mentored future Penn State head coach and All-PSAC quarterback James Franklin.

[4] From 1995 to 1997 Pry served as a graduate assistant with Virginia Tech under defensive coordinator Bud Foster, where he helped the Hokies to three bowl games.

[2] Serving as the defensive coordinator at Louisiana-Lafayette from 2002 to 2006, helping the Ragin' Cajuns to their first Sun Belt Conference championship in 2005.

[6] It also included a 31–15 victory over William & Mary in the second round of playoffs, that pitted Pry against future coaching mates Bob Shoop (DC) and David Corley Jr.(QBs).

Other SEC wins in 2012 included Auburn, at Missouri, and at Ole Miss, finishing with a 5–3 record in conference and #23 national ranking.

[15] While at Vanderbilt, Pry was instrumental in recruiting future NFL linebacker standouts Stephen Weatherly, Oren Burks, and 2016 All-American Zach Cunningham to Nashville.

[16] He helped Mike Hull earn the Big Ten Butkus-Fitzgerald Award, given to the conference's best linebacker and eight All-America honors in 2014.

Hull's 140 tackles ranked 7th in the country, led the Big Ten Conference, and tied for fourth-most for a Nittany Lion in a single season.

Seven times he saw his defense hold opponents scoreless in at least one half the game (Akron, Georgia State, Indiana, Northwestern, Michigan, Rutgers, Maryland).

[26] The Nittany Lions also held three opponents to 60 or less yards through the air, this was the first time PSU had accomplished this feat since the 1976 season.

[28][29] Defensive end Shareef Miller, cornerback Amani Oruwariye and safety Nick Scott were selected in the 2019 NFL draft.