Vanderbilt Coordinators Follow Penn State Recruits, James Franklin Rumors Swirl
Could Penn State’s head coaching search be over five days after it officially began? The Internet was abuzz today, as two Vanderbilt coordinators John Donovan (@CoachJ_Donovan) and Bob Shoop (@CoachShoopVU) each started following a bunch of 2014 Penn State recruits on Twitter. Their boss, Vanderbilt head coach James Franklin, reportedly interviewed with the search committee on Sunday and is widely seen as the front runner for the job since Miami coach Al Golden ostensibly bowed out.
Here are Donovan’s recent follows:
And here are Shoop’s:
Of course, it’s anyone’s guess as to what this means. Two coaches from a school 700 miles away don’t just follow a bunch of high school players from Pennsylvania for no reason, though.
Shortly after the follows were made, Footballscoop, a reliable website dedicated to head coaching search news, reported that Penn State plans to offer Franklin the job and that he’s likely to accept it.
At Penn State, sources tell us that PSU plans to offer their head coaching position to James Franklin http://t.co/sNnVtycOD5
— FootballScoop Staff (@footballscoop) January 7, 2014
Have every reason to believe the offer from PSU will be one that Franklin will accept
— FootballScoop Staff (@footballscoop) January 7, 2014
Bruce Feldman, another insider from CBS, says that Franklin is the “clear frontrunner.”
#Vandy coach James Franklin has emerged as the clear frontrunner for the vacancy at #PennState, per source
— Bruce Feldman (@BFeldmanCBS) January 7, 2014
We’ll keep you updated as news develops throughout the day, but all signs are leading to Nashville this afternoon.
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