Virginia Tech is within the “early levels” of talks with former Penn State coach James Franklin, ESPN reported Saturday.
There’s “mutual curiosity between the events” and a choice might be made within the coming days, per the report.
Virginia Tech fired head coach Brent Pry on Sept. 14 after an 0-3 begin to his fourth season in Blacksburg. The ultimate straw was a 45-26 house loss to Outdated Dominion the day earlier than his dismissal.
The Hokies (3-6, 2-3 Atlantic Coast Convention) are 3-3 beneath interim coach Philip Montgomery heading into Saturday evening’s contest at Florida State (4-5, 1-5).
Penn State fired Franklin on Oct. 12 following a 3-3 begin to his twelfth season with the Nittany Lions. He ended his tenure with a three-game shedding streak towards Oregon, UCLA and Northwestern.
Together with three seasons at Vanderbilt (2011-13), Franklin owns a profession file of 128-60 (.681) that features an 8-7 file in bowl video games. He led Penn State to the Faculty Soccer Playoff semifinals in 2024.
Franklin, 53, is owed a reported $45 million buyout from Penn State. He additionally has been linked to the teaching emptiness at Arkansas.
–Subject Degree Media