News for James Franklin

Current Pos.

Head Coach

Salary

$6,000,000

Age

53

Alma Mater

East Stroudsburg / 1994

Hometown

Langhorne, PA

On3 Football

College football transfer portal winners: LSU, Indiana & more

Pete Nakos01/28/26

On3 Football

College Football's Best and Worst of 2025: Games, plays, comebacks, divorces and more

Chris Low01/23/26

On3 Football

Way-too-early college football top 25 teams for 2026

Brett McMurphy01/19/26

Virginia Tech Hokies Football

James Franklin insists Virginia Tech will not explore transfer portal until officially open: 'I've followed the rules my whole career'

Nick Kosko12/31/25

On3 NIL

2025 Year in Review: Top 10 biggest NIL, sports business storylines

Nick Schultz12/31/25

Virginia Tech Hokies Football

James Franklin leaves voicemail with hilarious recruiting pitch against Jon Sumrall, Florida

Grant Grubbs12/29/25

On3 Football

USA Today ranks every college football head coach hire from best to worst this cycle

Dan Morrison12/29/25

On3 Football

2025 Coaching Carousel: Josh Pate names best 'pound for pound' hires of the cycle

Chandler Vessels12/29/25

Penn State Nittany Lions Football

Terry Smith addresses Anthony Poindexter's future at Penn State after Pinstripe Bowl

Dan Morrison12/28/25

WV Sports Football Recruiting

Recruiting efforts in Pennsylvania paying off for West Virginia

Keenan Cummings12/24/25

On3 Football

Coaching Carousel: ESPN ranks every College Football head coach hire from best to worst

Alex Byington12/23/25

Aggie Yell Football

Early Returns: Grading Texas A&M’s Coaching Staff Changes

Jaxson Callaway12/22/25

On3 Football

Lincoln Riley addresses reports linking USC DC D'Anton Lynn to Penn State job: 'We'll see how it plays out'

Dan Morrison12/21/25

Rivals Football Recruiting

Top prospects love the message from new Penn State coaches

Adam Gorney12/19/25

Aggie Yell Football

Texas A&M staff and movement intel heading into the College Football Playoff

Jaxson Callaway12/13/25

Rivals Football Recruiting

West Virginia recruiting: What went right, what went wrong, predictions

Adam Gorney12/10/25

Rivals Football Recruiting

Virginia Tech recruiting: What went right, what went wrong, predictions

Adam Gorney12/09/25

On3 Football

Virginia Tech, James Franklin focusing in on offensive coordinator hire

Pete Nakos12/09/25

On3 Football

Virginia Tech hiring Brent Pry as next defensive coordinator

Pete Nakos12/07/25

WV Sports Football

Rich Rodriguez discusses recruitment of Kevin Brown, Matt Sieg

Keenan Cummings12/04/25

Rivals Football Recruiting

National Signing Day superlatives: Wins, losses and waiting

Adam Gorney12/04/25

On3 Football

James Franklin sets record straight on Crumbl cookies at Virginia Tech National Signing Day

Nick Kosko12/03/25

On3 Football

Robert Griffin III trolls Penn State coaching search, names James Franklin best candidate

Nick Kosko12/03/25

Virginia Tech Hokies Football

James Franklin reveals how much contact he had with recruits prior to taking Virginia Tech job

Alex Byington12/03/25

Penn State Nittany Lions Football

David Pollack breaks down Penn State coaching search, latest candidates

Dan Morrison12/03/25