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In November 2025, James Franklin joined the Virginia Tech Hokies as their 36th head coach. Before that, he had a good run with the Penn State Nittany Lions from 2014 to 2025. The players who Franklin coached over the last few years at Penn State are appearing in the NFL Draft this year. His former […]
The 2026 college football season will begin an entirely new era for Virginia Tech, with Athletic Director Whit Babcock stepping down from his position just months after hiring James Franklin. Babocock, 55, announced his retirement after 12 years on the job, Virginia Tech announced on Thursday. However, he will remain with the Hokies’ athletic department […] The post Virginia Tech Athletic Director Whit Babcock retires after James Franklin hiring appeared first on ClutchPoints.
In his first offseason with the Virginia Tech Hokies, head coach James Franklin is putting a large emphasis on high school recruiting. They found themselves in a high-powered battle for running back Kelvin Morrison out of Hermitage, Pennsylvania. Throughout the recruiting process, he'd taken ...
A SKYDIVER who crashed into a college football game scoreboard was rescued by a crane after getting stuck. Before the Virginia Tech spring college game on Saturday, a skydiver was…
The debut of Virginia Tech Hokies football under new head coach James Franklin began with an unexpected and dangerous pregame incident on Saturday, as a skydiver crashed into the Lane Stadium scoreboard, delaying the spring game by more than an hour. The parachutist was part of a three-person pregame demonstration team scheduled to land on […] The post Skydiver crashes into Lane Stadium before Virginia Tech James Franklin’s spring football debut appeared first on ClutchPoints.
The James Franklin Era at Virginia Tech officially got underway over the weekend with the Hokies’ annual spring football game. But not before a scary moment prior to kickoff. Following the national anthem, a parachutist carrying the American flag flew into the stadium. However, he missed his mark and wound up slamming into the stadium scoreboard, leaving him […] The post Parachutist Left Dangling After Slamming Into Scoreboard At Virginia Tech Spring Football Game appeared first on BroBible.
Virginia Tech’s spring game got off to an inauspicious start on Saturday when one of the parachuters taking part in a pregame stunt got caught on the scoreboard. Photos and video quickly emerged from Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Va. showing one of the parachuters, who had flown in carrying an American flag, stuck on the … The post Parachuter gets caught on scoreboard at Virginia Tech spring game appeared first on Larry Brown Sports.
It’s safe to say that the divorce between Penn State and former head coach James Franklin wasn’t exactly amicable. The former Nittany Lions coach was unceremoniously booted after a 3-3 start to the season in 2025, including an 0-3 start in Big 10 play. He did, however, seemingly land on his feet with the Virginia Tech Hokies, where he’s […] The post James Franklin Seemingly Caught In Lie About How Much NIL Support He Had At Penn State appeared first on BroBible.
Penn State Nittany Lions coach Matt Campbell was one of the most sought-after coaches during his tenure as coach of the Iowa State Cyclones, but he opted to stay in Ames until the height of the coaching carousel that gripped college football last year. After being linked with several high-profile coaches after Franklin was fired, […]
After a shocking midseason exit in 2025, James Franklin opens up about the tricky hiring balance and the "CEO" mentality that cost him his job at Penn State.
Craig Carton critiques James Franklin for his cultural reset at Virginia Tech, questioning the removal of the team's core values.
James Franklin has a script, and he’s sticking to it. Franklin, who spent the last 12 seasons as the head football coach at Penn State, was fired midseason in 2025 after starting the year ranked No. 2 and then going 3-3 to begin the season, including 0-3 in Big Ten play. He landed on his feet, […] The post James Franklin Immediately Got Rid Of The Core Values At Virginia Tech’s Football Facility appeared first on BroBible.
James Franklin is opening up about his "unusual" Penn State exit and the massive chip on his shoulder as he attempts to lead the Virginia Tech Hokies back to ACC dominance.
James Franklin takes over Virginia Tech football, aiming to restore Frank Beamer-era success and lead the Hokies back to national relevance.
