James Franklin has made a big step towards replacing Allen Robinson and putting some weapons on the field for Christian Hackenberg to work with as four-star wide receiver Saeed Blacknall, originally a Rutgers commit, flipped to the Nittany Lions after making an unofficial visit to Penn State last week.
The newly formed Penn State football coaching staff wasted no time getting to work as the team landed two players on Saturday in the form of four-star athlete Koa Farmer and three-star kicker Jorge Powell.
After much speculation, a university spokesperson confirmed late Friday night exactly how much Penn State paid to Vanderbilt to obtain the services of head coach James Franklin.
James Franklin opened his Friday afternoon press conference gushing about the staff that he had put together, largely made up of Vanderbilt coaches that stayed loyal to their charismatic leader. It quickly became clear that this group of coaches are a lot more than just colleagues.
After two weeks of work, James Franklin has finally assembled his entire coaching staff for the 2014 season. Franklin waited until the staff was complete before presenting the group to the public, holding a press conference on Friday afternoon and allowing each and every one of his coaches to address the media. The tight-knit group is largely made up of Vanderbilt coaches that made the move to State College along with Franklin.
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