James Franklin was only Vanderbilt's head coach for three season, but it didn't take long for the fanbase to fall in love with him. He took the Commodores from a 2-10 record to 6-7 in his first year as head coach, followed by two 9-4 seasons in the talented SEC. Under Franklin the Commodores won back-to-back bowl games for the first time in team history and finished in the top-25 both seasons.
Much will be said about James Franklin's hiring as Penn State's 16th head coach. One thing that isn't debatable is Franklin's charisma and positive attitude. Here are only five examples of Penn State's new coach being awesome.
I feel bad for Vanderbilt. I really and truly do. The betrayal we felt two weeks ago when Bill O'Brien abandoned us for the Texans is the same sort of betrayal I imagine Commodores are feeling in Nashville right now.
It's official; Vanderbilt's James Franklin will succeed Bill O'Brien as Penn State's head coach after the Board of Trustees approved his contract this morning at a 9 a.m. public conference call. Franklin becomes the 16th head coach in program history and the fifth in the last three seasons, when including interim coaches Tom Bradley and Larry Johnson.
The Vanderbilt football team will hold a meeting tomorrow morning at 8 a.m. (9 a.m. ET) for James Franklin to say goodbye to the team he las led for three years, The Tennesseean and other sources are reporting tonight.
It's already been reported that backup quarterback Tyler Ferguson transferred from Penn State, but it looks like he's finally made a decision about where he will head. As first reported by Mark Haas of Ferguson's hometown, the quarterback will enroll at Louisville for the spring semester.
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