Five weeks after his stunning exit at Penn State, James Franklin has landed his next coaching job.
Virginia Tech finalized a deal to hire the 53-year-old on Monday afternoon. He will replace Brent Pry, who was Franklin’s defensive coordinator with Vanderbilt and Penn State for over a decade and went 16-24 with Virginia Tech before being fired on Sept. 14.
Hokie Nation, we got our guy 🤝 Coach Franklin’s here to win 🏆 ➡️ https://t.co/qFtXyikfDR
🏆 https://t.co/dA4VWjes9z pic.twitter.com/J2MTYyAILt — Virginia Tech Football (@HokiesFB) November 17, 2025
Franklin had been at Penn State since the 2014
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