James Franklin said this afternoon that he hopes to be the head coach of the Penn State football team for a long time. If that's the case, it looks like he will earn quite a lot of money along the way according to a Proposed Financial Term Sheet released by GoPSUSports.com today.
For the second time in two years, the Penn State athletic department had to organize a search committee and hire a new head coach for the football team. Two years ago, a relatively unknown NFL assistant named Bill O'Brien was the last man standing when the dust settled. This time around, the Nittany Lions landed one of the hottest names in the football world, convincing Vanderbilt head coach James Franklin to ditch the Commodores and replace O'Brien at Penn State. Let's take a look back at the hiring process and hand out a grade to the search committee now that the hire has been made.
Penn State has offered Vanderbilt's James Franklin the head coaching position and he is expected to accept it, according to a report from CBS's Bruce Feldman.
With Bill O’Brien making his exit just two weeks before a number of recruits are expected to be enrolling at Penn State for the spring semester, interim head coach Larry Johnson has a lot on his plate at the moment. Johnson spoke to the media on Friday for the first time since taking over the reigns and discussed what he’s doing to try and keep Penn State football on the right path.
With athletic director Dave Joyner speaking to the media on Thursday and announcing Bill O'Brien's departure, the search for the next Penn State football coach is officially underway. We already wrote about potential candidates to replace O'Brien, but it's time to take a more in-depth look at the résumés of these candidates. There could always be a dark horse that enters the picture and shakes things up, but for the time being, the following group is thought to be on Joyner and the search committee's short list.
The rumors and speculation are over; the unfortunate verdict is finally in. After spending two seasons at Penn State, Bill O'Brien will forgo the remaining three years on his contract to become the head coach of the Houston Texans.